Grain Storage Silos

Outdoor silos are the right choice for grain storage

Their comparative advantages over other storage methods are:

Easy and Fast Installation

The silos are installed (as well as re-installed) easily and quickly without the requirement of particularly time-consuming and expensive building facilities requiring the minimum space in relation to the amount of storage.

Immediate Filling and Evacuation of Silos

With the help of mechanical product handling systems such as bucket elevators, screw conveyors, chain conveyors and the use of the appropriate receiving hopper, both quick loading and unloading (transportation to a truck) of silos is achieved at speeds that can reach up to 100T/h

Control and Maintenance Capabilities

It is possible to control both the qualitative characteristics with the help of hygrometers and thermometers, as well as the quantitative ones with the help of level and weighing sensors. There are also possibilities of ventilation and recycling of the cereal keeping the original quality of the cereal unchanged.

Combination of Storage Options

Depending on the quantities and the type, silos of different types are selected in the same installation (based on 45, 60 or 66 degree inclined legs) with support on flat or cone-shaped building bases.

Specifications

The main technical construction characteristics that categorize the silos according to their quality are:

Capacities from 10m2 up to 2700m2 with a metal cone of 45 or 60 degrees
Placing possibilities either on pedestals, or on a flat or conical concrete foundation.
Steel sheet, corrugated, galvanized with a high degree of galvanization 600g/m2, thickness 1 and 0.8 mm and resistance to winds up to 150 km/h
The connections of the sheets are made using high quality bolts 6 and 8.8, with metal washers and sealing washers as well as with the use of sealing mastic at various points where the sheets touch.
Necessary equipment for the correct handling, sorting, drying and preservation of cereals
Side hatch and roof hatch with safety frame, which must be unscrewed to allow a person to enter the silo
Stairs equipped with safety rings and lofts with non-slip flooring, with skirting board and safety railing.
Special vents are placed on the roof for air circulation inside the silo (ventilation caps).