Client Needs: Replacement of aging equipment to keep fine particles of gilsonite from entering the air during crushing, screening and drying.
Solution Proposed: Sly Dust Collection System.
Result: New dust collection system integrated with existing equipment to keep the plant running safely and efficiently.
"Annik Enginnering is very efficient, professional and collaborative"
American Gilsonite is a mining company in Northeastern Utah that supplies Gilsonite® or Uintaite to companies around the globe. It is used as an additive in oil, gas drilling, as well of other industrial applications.
The process of crushing, drying, and packaging gilsonite creates a lot of dust which is highly explosive. American Gilsonite needs a robust, large capacity dust collection system to keep the air clean and safe for their employees on-site. Part of the system was aging and needed to be replaced. A new unit was required but needed to be engineered to precisely fit into the existing system so that the changing of equipment would result in minimal downtime. Annik worked with Sly to engineer a Sly Z2-1 to replace a portion of the existing dust collection system that would integrate with existing equipment. In addition to keeping the fine gilsonite particles from entering the air and becoming a safety hazard, the particles are collected and safely re-introduced to the production line.
The new dust collector needed to integrate seamlessly with existing equipment and replace the old equipment easily to minimize downtime. Updated explosion prevention panels were included in the solution to ensure a high level of safety at the plant.
