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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
Recently, at a conference held by the African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest of The United States of America, Dan Wambeke, SCAFCO Grain Systems’ Vice President, on behalf of SCAFCO Grain Systems, accepted an International Business Award in recognition of SCAFCO’s long time export activities to Africa. SCAFCO’s first sale to Africa was made in 1982 by Larry Stone who is now SCAFCO’s president. That project was for a 12,000 MT grain storage and handling system. SCAFCO has been continuously making shipments to customers in Africa in each year ever since 1982.
Sandra Dixon, SCAFCO Grain Systems Latin America Sales Manager, reported that a dealer in Mexico had finished up the installation of (1) 1807SHBT hopper bin shipped from Spokane in September 2017. The shell of the bin had already been lifted on to the hopper when the photograph was taken. The assembled bin is about to be lifted on top of a drive-under structure. The capacity of this bin is 150 tons of corn.
When presented with the opportunity to meet a customer’s requirements for storing stone and aggregates (crushed rock and mineral fragments) weighing 70#/ft.3 (1,121 kg/m3), SCAFCO engineering responded. The result is seen here while still under construction. This is a 30’ (9.14m) diameter SCAFCO hopper bin with ten rings which is 51’-8” (15.74m) eave height. Note that this special bin is heavily reinforced and has no roof. Note also, the shell around the hopper, the giant door for access around the hopper, and ladders and multiple platforms.
Regan Heaton, SCAFCO Grain Systems’ Sales Manager USA/Canada, put on his pilot’s wings for this drone video shoot. Featured are 2 model 4536ESCD SCAFCO Grain Systems bins which will be used for storing garbanzo beans (chickpeas). Included in the project are entrapment prevention anchor kits, a spiral stairway, roof stairs, bin sidewall catwalk supports and an all-galvanized catwalk with walkway.
(2) SCAFCO 3648ESCD
36’ diameter
57’9” overall height
Total capacity of the 2 bins 88,310 bushels
SCAFCO Catwalk is 80’ long and 48” wide supported by SCAFCO catwalk supports.
This was erected by our dealer from Hazelton, ID. Earl Reed, owner of E & C construction.
Project is storing Garbanzo Beans in Othello, WA.
Facility owner is Hinrichs Trading Co.
New drone footage of McCoy Grain Terminal, just outside the small farming community of Rosalia, Washington, USA, provides a bird’s-eye view of SCAFCO bins at their best. This terminal combines three 7885ES flat bottom bins with three 3616SHBT hopper bottom bins for a total site capacity of an impressive 1.3 million bushels.
The facility is projected to save the local wheat industry over $86 million on transport, road damage, and accidents by reducing the need for highway transit. Used primarily for the temporary storage of grain on its way abroad, these bins – and McCoy Grain Terminal itself – play an important role in supporting Washington State’s position as a major wheat exporter.
Sandra Dixon, SCAFCO Grain Systems Latin America Sales Manager received this photograph from a SCAFCO dealer in Venezuela. “When construction is completed,” Sandra informs, “this will be a SCAFCO Grain Systems model 2712SHBTZ1 elevated hopper bottom grain bin.” The diameter is 27’ (8.23 m) and the height will be 66’9” (20.35 m) with a 45 degree cone for storing up to 600 tons of corn. Also included from SCAFCO in this project are an exterior ladder with platform and safety cage, interior ladder, two aeration systems with 3HP axial fans, rack and pinion discharge gate and SCAFCO’s all galvanized catwalk 48” wide x 68’ long (1,219 mm x 20.74 m).
SCAFCO Grain Systems began manufacturing Grain Bins in 1961. Ole Warren became one of the first SCAFCO grain bin dealers. In the photograph at left stands Ole’s Son, Carey Warren, who is continuing to unload SCAFCO Grain bin accessories with a 1947 model forklift that was in his father’s business from a time even before becoming a SCAFCO dealer.
Because safety is our #1 priority, SCAFCO Grain Systems now offers grain bin entrapment prevention upgrade kits for all farm, commercial and hopper bottom bins. Click here for the SCAFCO Grain Systems article explaining the need for this important safety addition to any grain bin – made by any manufacturer. Contact SCAFCO for more information on pricing and availability.
Sandra Dixon, SCAFCO Grain Systems Latin America Sales Manager, provided this photograph taken at the site in Guatemala where (2) SCAFCO model 3302LSTP-40 water tanks are being constructed. These water tanks are 33 feet diameter x 7 feet-3 inches eave height x 16 feet-3 inches overall height. Each tank stores 42,700 gallons (161,600 liters) of water.
Sandra Dixon, SCAFCO Grain Systems’ Latin America Sales Manager whose service at SCAFCO Grain Systems spans more than 20 years, has been traveling a lot lately. Recently in Mexico, Sandra called on a customer where workers were just finishing up the construction of this model 10544ES bin. The project also included a model 3606WIR drying bin, (2) SCAFCO Grain Systems 150 and 80 metric tons per hour, all galvanized steel bucket elevators and (2) SCAFCO Grain Systems 150 tons per hour, all galvanized steel chain conveyors.
Sandra Dixon, SCAFCO Grain Systems’ Latin America Sales Manager recently paid a followup visit to a rice producer in Nicaragua. Sandra reports that the customer is very pleased with the quality and durability of his (4) SCAFCO Grain Systems model 4848ESZ4 grain bins where he stores over 6,540 tons of paddy rice.
With the surge in exploration for natural gas, the industry needs custom engineered solutions for storing and handling massive amounts of frac sand. SCAFCO streamlines the process with advanced designs that allow for clean, dry frac sand to be loaded onto rail or truck at up to 1,000 tons per hour!
For more information, visit our frac sand page here.
World Grain Magazine shows off SCAFCO quality silos in their recent article by David McKee! February 2017, pages 48-52. Click the link below to read the full article. http://www.nxtbook.com/sosland/wg/2017_02_01/#/48