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Grain entrapment is four times more deadly than a shark attack.
It has been a year since the release of SCAFCO Grain Systems’ Entrapment Prevention Anchor Kit (EPAK), and sales are strong. Our customers know better than to take chances: According to Purdue University, grain entrapment represented the leading cause of all agricultural confined-space related incidents in 2016, and more than 60% of those entrapments were fatal.
Adding an EPAK to your SCAFCO order is a quick, easy, and economical step that puts safety first. Find out more: Grain Bin Safety.
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.
It’s always a joy to share good news, and that’s just what one dealer in Mexico did when he texted SCAFCO Grain Systems Company’s Latin America Sales Manager Sandra Dixon with a photo letting her know that even after five years, his customer’s SCAFCO silos are still gleaming.
This grain trading facility started out storing 30,000 tons of wheat in two 10,000-ton 10544ESZ1 bins and two 5,000-ton 7252ESZ1 bins. In January, the customer added one 8748ESZ1 silo. At 73’ (22 m) high by nearly 87’ (26.5 m.) in diameter, it has the capacity for another 7,668 tons of wheat!
We are always excited to see SCAFCO products in action! A customer in Haiti just shared these photos of the installation of two SCAFCO Grain Systems Company water tanks.
Each of these model 3604LSTP-40 tanks stores nearly 105,000 gallons (396,000 liters) of water, and includes a 40-mil PVC vinyl liner and exterior ladders for safe, easy access. The installation crew did a beautiful job!
SCAFCO Grain Systems have been used on every continent and in over 85 different countries around the world. Individual silos and projects delivered around the world are storing wheat, corn, soybeans, barley,
sorghum, rice, sunflowers, palm kernels, and other free-flowing products. Customers can rely on SCAFCO and our full line of commercial and farm silos, hopper-bottom silos, material handling equipment, as well as our
complete line of accessories. SCAFCO is located in Spokane, Washington State, USA.
On January 30 – February 1, 2018, SCAFCO Grain Systems will be exhibiting at the International Production and Processing Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia State, USA at the city’s Georgia World Congress Center. Representing SCAFCO and to explain SCAFCO’s new product features to stand visitors will be Dan Wambeke, Sandra Dixon, and Jim McDonald.
The 2017 IPPE attracted more than 8,000 international visitors from 130 countries. A similar number of international visitors is expected this year.
Booth 7265, Hall B