Storage Silos

KW - Hopper Bottom Silos Features

The Kepler Weber line of hopper bottom silos is designed to store grain (Wheat,Paddy Rice, Corn Maize, Soyabean, Canola & etc.) or free flow products with the specific weight of up to 0.83t/m³ or 0.60t/m³ in the case of the line of silos for rice. The storage capacities vary from 15 m³ (smallest model) to 1,040 m³ (largest model). This means storing between 11 metric tons to 779 metric tons of product or up to 12,992 bags, 60 kilograms each.

Technical details

» Operational Safety

» Reinforcement Columns

» Funnel

» Covering plates - Roof

» Side plates - Body of the Silo

» Frame Posts

» Vents

» Central Lid

» Access doors

» Body Stairs - External and Internal

Operational Safety

Safety is a fundamental criterion for Kepler Weber and it permeates all the stages beginning with the project's conception all the way to the silo's manufacturing and use. During the phase of creating the project, a careful assessment is carried out on the types of actions during the operations of loading, unloading, and when the silo is empty. During manufacturing, the processes used ensure repetition of the parts with a single standard. The silo also has warning signs posted at all entrances (ladders, doors, and inspection windows) and the ladders and platforms have baseboards, guards, railings, and cable clamps.

Reinforcement Columns

Funnel

The silo funnels are made out high-resistant zinc-coated steel with the possibility of 45° and 60° inclination for products of difficult flow qualities.

All the sheets are sealed between each other, which eliminates any type of infiltration. Due to the inclined condition of assembly, the funnel's internal area remains clean and there is no need for constant washing after the full unloading of the silo.

Covering plates - Roof

The plates used as the silo's roof are made out of zinc-coated steel manufactured from rolled sheets with a trapezoidal shape and with a reinforced rim that has a different size than the interlocking plate in order to provide a perfect fit. Furthermore, the rim on the top plate has a flat surface in the region of support on the neoprene seal washer, making it highly water proof.

Side plates - Body of the Silo

They are produced using automatic sheet rolls with an undulated shape to ensure greater resistance to the assembled set, as well as standardizing the profile and drilling. The result is simple manufacturing and faster assembly time. The sheets are made out of highly resistant steel and coated on the surfaces with 99% pure zinc on a layer of 350 g/m².

Frame Posts

The frame posts are made out of high-resistant steel and have a "C" shape with reinforced edges and are made by means of a continual process of a fully automated sheet metal roller. The small thickness level and low weight facilitate assembly and transportation. The frame posts have the same shape on all parts, which ensures greater visual harmony for the silo. Some silo models have overlapping frame posts, which provide even greater resistance.

Vents

The vents have on the top seal part where they meet the roof an angular section in order to avoid the accumulation of husks and grains, which increases the useful life of the roof and makes it so that cleaning does not need to be so constant.

The roof plates were designed with a slanted and elevated flange fastened with a sealant that keeps out any type of water infiltration and results in greater rigidity for fastening it to the vent.

Central Lid

Designed to give access to inside the silo for inspection and/or maintenance without the need to disassemble any loading equipment or ducts.

It also makes it possible to check the loading process.

Access doors

All the silo models have standard doors located at the equipment's base in order to make it possible to get inside. This door has a more narrow side plate at the body, which is then assembled with other two complementary ones, allowing greater exchange and improving its looks from the outside.

Body Stairs - External and Internal

The external stairs have standard size rest platform, and guardrails. The internal stairs are equipped with cable clamps. They have been designed according to all the safety norms and requirements.

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