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Purchasing and constructing grain silos are basic considerations that need to be taken into account

April 16, 2025

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Eight precautions for purchasing grain silos

With the continuous development of science and technology, agricultural planting is also gradually modernizing. In terms of grain storage, more and more farms are adopting the storage mode of grain silos. This mode not only has a long storage time but also greatly reduces the operating cost in terms of operation and management. Today we will share with you the eight precautions for purchasing grain steel silo.

1. The design of the steel silo should be correct

The inner diameter of a reasonable steel silo can be regulated at 20-60m, and it can be increased if there are special needs. The ratio of height to diameter is generally within 1 to 1.1 to 1 to 1.5, which is in line with the correct steel silo design model. The wrong design ratio inside the steel silo will lead to the stability and durability of the steel silo in the future.

2. The structure of the assembled steel silo should be reasonable

The warehouse of a reasonable steel silo should be cylindrical, the top and bottom of the warehouse should be spherical, and the foundation is generally a round cone column. Only in this way can the foundation structure and internal construction structure be stable.

3. The storage capacity of steel silos should be large

The capacity of a qualified steel silo should be between 20,000 and 110,000 tons. The larger the capacity, the more materials and items can be stored. This is also a cost-effectiveness issue.

4. The construction time of steel silos should be as short as possible

Generally speaking, the construction of ordinary steel silos can be completed in about 90 days. If it exceeds this time, you should bargain with the steel silo construction company.

5. Reasonable cost saving

Although steel silos can save about 60% of building materials, the land area involved in steel silos must also be considered. This land area is also a cost and should be considered comprehensively.

6. The purchase or construction of steel silos must be safe and reliable

Although steel silos generally do not cause any safety issues, there are still some detailed safety issues that need to be paid attention to, such as the vacuum tightness of steel silos should be good, and materials can be stored for a long time to keep their performance indicators unchanged.

7. The purchase of steel silos should be energy-saving and environmentally friendly

During the warehousing and outbound process, try to use dust collection systems to avoid pollution to the surrounding environment, so as to avoid lawsuits on environmental issues.

8. Customize the appropriate steel silo function according to the needs of the enterprise

Some enterprises need to store grain and materials, so they need to consider the temperature design and the environmental sanitation maintenance inside the steel silo.

The above are the eight precautions for purchasing grain steel silo. I hope that the above description will be helpful to everyone when purchasing grain silos in the future.

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Three major issues to pay attention to when building grain silos

Grain silos are currently widely used equipment in grain storage. They not only have very good advantages in grain storage and food safety, but also save a lot of costs in grain operation. However, building a large grain silo is not an easy task. Today we will explain to you the three major issues to pay attention to when building grain silos.

First of all, when building large steel silos, the overall planning needs special attention.

Secondly, when building large steel silos, it is also necessary to pay attention to the different raw materials used, so the cost of construction will also show certain differences. Many large steel silos must use better raw materials during the construction process to ensure that the steel silos can achieve a more ideal use effect after they are actually put into use, and the service life will be longer.

In addition, when building large steel silos, special attention should be paid to safety considerations. Because there may be some dust in the steel silo. If the amount of dust reaches a certain amount, there may be a threat of dust explosion, which will bring great safety hazards. Therefore, when building steel silos, how to control dust explosion is also a place that must be considered in the design process. Only in this way can we ensure that the steel silo will be put into use again, and there will be absolutely no safety problems.

The above are the three major issues that need to be paid attention to when building grain silos. I hope it will be helpful to everyone when they want to build grain silos in the future.

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Shandong Shelley Grain Steel Silo Co., Ltd

Editor Jin

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