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Sandra Dixon, Latin America Sales Manager for SCAFCO Grain Systems Company, received this stunning photo from a dealer in Mexico.
Used for storing corn, this 7546ESZ1 bin was designed for seismic zone 1, and can withstand winds up to 115 miles per hour. The project, which was sold last year, also includes one side discharge, a double-H aeration system with two 20-horsepower centrifugal fans, a portable temperature system, and an 80 MPTH sweep auger. The customer also purchased the 1506SHBTZ1 hopper bin on the right for loading trucks.
When it came to storing soybean meal, the owners of this grain and oilseed milling company in Peru turned to SCAFCO Grain Systems Company to help them overcome some specific challenges. The largest was pure geography: These bins had to be custom designed to withstand the seismic activity of a Zone 4 area that experiences regular earthquakes.
The finished system includes ten Model 1811SHBTZ4 hopper bottom bins, each capable of storing 322 cubic meters of soybean meal. In addition to mass flow and seismic activity, the design also allows for 84″ (2.14M) of clearance under the 45-degree cone bottom, which is more than twice the standard. Each bin measures 18′ (5.5M) in diameter by 60.8′ (18.5M) high.
The data is in: When it comes to quality control, SCAFCO Grain Systems is a well-oiled machine.
Our Quality Manager set ambitious error limits for 2017. It took a lot of teamwork and dedication, but we did more than just meet our goals – we beat them by almost 50%!
We would like to publicly thank the whole SCAFCO team for their hard work in keeping errors to a record minimum. The targets are even tougher this year, so we look forward to working even harder to meet them.