When a pet food manufacturer opened its production plant in California, the company began receiving complaints from residents who lived near the facility because of a worsening odor emanating from its process exhaust. Threats of fines and sanctions from local government agencies were real possibilities.
Recognizing the need to control the emissions coming from its facility and the desire to remedy this unfortunate issue with its neighbors, the processor invested nearly $4 million to solve the problem. In addition to its investment in several odor control systems, specifically carbon canisters for adsorption and tall stack dilution, the company hired the Environmental and Energy Systems business unit of Dürr Systems, located in Plymouth, MI, to make the bad odors go away. Dürr has had past experience with not only food manufacturing applications, but specifically with pet food manufacturing facilities.