Why is an Industrial Process Confined?
An industrial process is a procedure or set of procedures implemented in an industrial setting. These processes are often designed to convert raw materials into finished products, or to transform one finished product into another. They usually involve mechanical, physical or chemical processes, or all three. When the products or materials used are hazardous to humans or the environment, they must be contained.
Industrial containment is a protective device that secures the working environment. It must comply with current safety standards. The glove box has two main functions, namely:
- Process protection: the glove box confines substances and products that are sensitive to atmospheric conditions (ambient air), so that the process is protected. Examples include 3D printing, the manufacture of oxygen-sensitive fuels, titanium or laser welding, etc.
- Protecting personnel and the environment: industrial containment isolates substances or products that are hazardous to humans and the environment. Examples of this include metal or powder powders, cleaning asbestos-contaminated parts, handling chemical compounds or radioactive elements, etc.
The use of a glovebox as a containment system ensures optimum protection during industrial applications. The structure is generally made of stainless steel, with transparent sides to which gloves can be attached.
Our installations come with the following guarantees:
- Our containments are classified as category 1-2 according to ISO 10648-2;
- Static leak testing (down to -1000Pa);
- Operator-adjustable vacuum operating mode down to -350Pa for enclosures used for hazardous substances;
- Pressure regulating valves (optional) for regulating and maintaining vacuum in enclosures used for hazardous substances;
- Mechanical safety valves (option) with safety flow rate in the event of containment failure.
Jacomex: the PureEvo Glove Box
The PureEvo glove box is widely used in industry and research, particularly for elaborate to complex applications requiring a controlled atmosphere. In our Pure range, the PureEvo is the premium purified glove box. It offers great design flexibility, and can be entirely custom-built. It features a range of equipment, including a 21 m3/h double-stage vacuum pump, a transfer airlock with automatic cycle, a stand-alone purification unit, O2 and/or H2O analyzers, a single-line purification unit with automatic regeneration, and automatic pressure regulation without a vacuum pump.
The PureEvo can support you at all stages of the preparation, characterization and production of materials in a pure atmosphere, whether at the pilot or development stage. Its great flexibility enables you to integrate equipment and machines. It is available as a double or single-sided workstation, custom-built or as a standard module.
Jacomex, A Reference in Industrial Containment Systems
Jacomex has been a benchmark in the development and supply of industrial containment systems for 75 years. Jacomex has never ceased to innovate in order to provide equipment tailored to each application.
Our purification units and glove boxes for industry are entirely developed and manufactured in Lyon. We have sold and installed our equipment in over 60 countries, in fields as varied as nuclear power, research, pharmaceuticals, medical, additive manufacturing, energy and organic electronics.
We work to the standards specific to each field of application, and invest in research and development to bring you the latest innovations.
Don’t hesitate to contact us: our experts are here to meet your needs.
