Choosing the Right Process Safety Testing for Industrial Manufacturing
Whether you're introducing a new material, modifying production processes, expanding operations, installing new equipment, handling metal powders, resins, plastics, additives, pigments, rubber, wood dust, carbon black, or other combustible materials, there are times when additional process safety testing may be needed.
From metal fabrication and plastics manufacturing to wood products, rubber processing, automotive suppliers, and specialty manufacturers, every facility faces unique process safety challenges. The first step is understanding the characteristics of the materials you're handling.
The challenge isn't simply performing a laboratory test. It's determining which questions need to be answered and which testing will provide the information needed to make informed process safety decisions.
Industrial manufacturing operations routinely handle combustible materials such as metal powders, resins, plastics, additives, pigments, rubber, wood dust, carbon black, and other finely divided materials whose combustible dust characteristics may not be fully understood until they are tested.
From metal fabrication and plastics manufacturing to wood products, rubber processing, automotive suppliers, and specialty manufacturers, every facility faces unique process safety challenges. The first step is understanding the characteristics of the materials you're handling.
The challenge isn't simply performing a laboratory test. It's determining which questions need to be answered and which testing will provide the information needed to make informed process safety decisions.
Industrial manufacturing operations routinely handle combustible materials such as metal powders, resins, plastics, additives, pigments, rubber, wood dust, carbon black, and other finely divided materials whose combustible dust characteristics may not be fully understood until they are tested.
WE UNDERSTAND THE QUESTIONS YOU'RE TRYING TO ANSWER
Most organizations don't contact us because they know exactly which tests they need.
Most organizations don't contact us because they know exactly which tests they need.
They contact us because they're trying to answer questions like:
✔ Can this material support a dust explosion?
✔ How severe could an explosion be?
✔ Could our operating conditions create an ignition source?
✔ Do we need additional testing before moving forward?
✔ Which tests actually apply to our material?
✔ Can this material support a dust explosion?
✔ How severe could an explosion be?
✔ Could our operating conditions create an ignition source?
✔ Do we need additional testing before moving forward?
✔ Which tests actually apply to our material?
That's where the conversation begins.
The most common question we hear isn't “Can you perform this test?”
It's “Where do we start?"
HOW WE HELP
Once we understand your material and your objectives, we help determine the most appropriate testing approach.
Once we understand your material and your objectives, we help determine the most appropriate testing approach.
Depending on your situation, process safety testing for chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers often includes:
- Dust Explosibility Screening
- Explosion Severity Testing (Kst and Pmax)
- Limiting Oxygen Concentration (LOC)
- Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE)
- Minimum Ignition Temperature (MIT)
- Minimum Explosible Concentration (MEC)
- Thermal Stability Testing
- Electrostatic Testing
- Other Specialized Evaluations
Not every project requires every test.
Not sure which tests apply to your material? That's where we can help. Our scientists can recommend the most appropriate testing strategy based on your material, process, and objectives.
Our goal is to recommend the testing that answers your questions, not simply perform every available test.
WHY ORGANIZATIONS WORK WITH DEKRA
When you're making decisions about process safety, you need more than laboratory data.
When you're making decisions about process safety, you need more than laboratory data.
You need people who can help you understand what those results mean for your material, your process, and your operation.
Backed by more than 100 years of safety expertise, our scientists help industrial manufacturers identify combustible dust hazards associated with metals, resins, plastics, wood, and other combustible materials before incidents occur.
Whether you're introducing a new material, modifying production processes, expanding operations, installing new equipment, responding to customer requirements, or reviewing existing process safety data, our scientists help determine the testing needed to answer your specific process safety questions.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
A conversation with one of our Process Safety specialists is designed to help you:
✓ Discuss your material and manufacturing process
✓ Identify the questions you're trying to answer
✓ Determine which testing may be appropriate
✓ Understand what information each test provides
✓ Recommend practical next steps
If testing isn't needed, we'll tell you.
A conversation with one of our Process Safety specialists is designed to help you:
✓ Discuss your material and manufacturing process
✓ Identify the questions you're trying to answer
✓ Determine which testing may be appropriate
✓ Understand what information each test provides
✓ Recommend practical next steps
If testing isn't needed, we'll tell you.