Avoid Explosions with Morclean ATEX Vacuums

Potential explosions can occur when a dust cloud of any combustible material will ignite under certain operating conditions; for example, when the concentration of dust in air falls within the explosion limits and when a source of ignition of the required energy is present.

This is particularly common in industries such as food manufacturing, where there is a lot of combustible dusts in the atmosphere. Hazardous dusts in food industries include materials such as flour, instant coffee, sugar, dried milk, custard powder, potato powder and soup powder.

At Morclean, we supply an extensive range of ATEX rated vacuum cleaners, specifically designed to handle jobs that are not suitable for standard vacuums, when working with potentially hazardous dust and debris in the prevention of explosions.

We have recently sent a Morclean MAV 2 Air Powered Vacuum to a popular bakery product manufacturer in Oxfordshire. The MAV 2 is a rugged die-cast aluminium, trigger operated, air vacuum gun, which can be used in the removal of almost any debris*, including glass, swarf, metal chippings, plastic particles, dust and powder. For fine dust or large volumes of debris the cloth bag can be replaced with a range of different size canisters and filtration systems.

This vacuum cleaner is Category 3 and suitable for use in Gas Zone 2 and Dust Zone 22. Due to its construction and its Anti-Static (Conductive) air supply hose, any static builds up will be dissipated. However, it is the user's responsibility to ensure and maintain a good earth bond at the compressed air connection point.

Our range of ATEX vacuums are suitable for use in various Gas Zones and Dust Zones (i.e. Gas Zone 2 and Dust Zone 22) to pick up hazardous dust and debris without fear of explosion. The Vacuum cleaners are fully earth bonded and have an Anti-static (conductive) vacuum hose and air supply hose to prevent sparks or shocks.

Every Morclean ATEX vacuum cleaner is individually tested and provided with its own test certificate of filtration efficiency and earth path continuity.

For more information, please visit our website at www.morclean.com or get in touch with our sales team on 01246 471147 or you can email us at info@morclean.com