We all have witnessed fire engines racing to extinguish flames billowing from a factory, an oil rig, a coal mine, grain elevators, a refinery, nuclear, or food processing, paper processing plants, or any other environment that uses or generates explosive gases or flammable materials. While most industries do not have to worry about static discharge, whenever flammable gas is in the air, such as acetone or methane, even a small discharge can create a fire or explosion.
How or why did this occur? The reason was likely due to static electricity that caused a spark that ignited the explosive gases or flammable materials. For this reason, it is imperative that to prevent the generation of sparks in these types of environments, one should use a non-sparking tool. One such tool used in these environments are brushes. Non-sparking brushes can be used to machine, clean, or repair in explosive or flammable atmospheres.
Non-sparking brushes are those that do not contain ferrous metals. Ferrous metals include steel and iron, in all of their different combinations. Items that are made from carbon steel, stainless steel, cast iron or wrought iron all have the possibility of producing a spark. Non-ferrous metals include aluminum, copper, brass, silver, lead, and phosphor bronze. Other non-sparking materials include plastic, wood, and leather.
Gordon Brush® manufactures over 100 different styles and shapes of non-sparking brushes using some of the non-ferrous metals stated above and set in either wood or plastic handles. These premium quality American made non-sparking brushes, do not generate a spark when used properly, in explosive or flammable work environments.
In addition to our lines of stock, non-sparking brushes, we would be pleased to customize a non-sparking brush to meet your rigid specifications. Call us for a quote today.
In most cases, one wants to get the most "bang for their buck". However, in these environments, one should avoid wanting the "bang", so purchase your bang-free, non-sparking brushes from Gordon Brush®. Trust the experts in industrial brush manufacturing.
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