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A product invented for the dairy industry can help reduce the danger of wood dust explosions.

Ever since the wood industry began, fire in the mill has been an underlying danger. Spontaneous combustion of wood chips, wood dust fires and explosions, are events that can wreak havoc and result in major damage and costs. In the worst cases, they take the lives of workers.

For more than 50 years, Zweifel Pomy-Chips, AG, (Spreitenbach, Switzerland) has been one of the largest snack food manufacturers in Europe. The company produces  about 5,000 tons of potato chips annually, and another 1,200 tons of snacks are produced from grain and corn.