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900 Ton Crane Pick Onto Pair Of 157' Diameter Bins
In 2022 ESI added a second 157' diameter bin (2 million bushels) to this grain terminal facility. To feed the this new bin, a 900 ton crane was required to set the Hawthorne-Seving 30,000 BPH fill conveyor and bridge.
900 Ton Crane Pick Onto Pair Of 157' Diameter Bins
900 Ton Crane Pick Onto Pair Of 157' Diameter Bins
900 Ton Crane Pick Onto Pair Of 157' Diameter Bins
Replacement Silo Hoppers & Gates
This customer had an aging Stout-built concrete grain elevator with original steel hoppers below the silos. After many years of hard use, the original hoppers and rack-and-pinion gates required complete replacement. Without original design drawings to work from, ESI's steel fabrication shop custom designed and built replacements using the worn-out original hoppers as their templates. ESI's millwright crew re-installed the hoppers which aligned perfectly and bolted back into place with no problems.
ESI custom fabricated replacement silo hoppers and gates.
These original Stout silos hoppers required reconstruction.
ESI fabricated exact replacements for the original hoppers.
ESI millwrights re-installed the replacement hoppers.
ESI millwrights re-installed the replacement hoppers.
Feed Mill Truck Loadout Expansion
ESI expanded an existing feed mill with the addition of a new truck loadout system that includes 16 batching bins, a 6 ton traveling open-top weigh lorry (NTEP certified), a Schlagel 16 duct distributor and numerous conveyors.
Feed Mill Truck Loadout Expansion
14' x 14' electric-operated doors providing access to the weigh lorry
Control room and access stairs
View of the batching bins during construction
NTEP Certified Intersystems 6 ton traveling open-top weigh lorry
Truck Receiving Pit With Integrated Dust System
As a second phase of a facility expansion project, ESI added a new 30' x 20' x 14' deep truck receiving pit with a fully-integrated 20,000 CFM dust system and fully enclosed building.The new pit includes six dust pickups, a ladder gate including 4 openings along with an Andco actuator allowing for percentage control of the inbound grain flow. The hopper feeds a pair of 20,000 BPH Hawthorne-Seving drag conveyors that transfer grain to a 20,000 BPH Hawthorne-Seving receiving leg (constructed during phase I of the project).
Receiving pit with dust system and building
Integrated hopper dust pickups
Donaldson Torit Dust Filter
Pit hopper and 4-hole ladder gate with an Andco actuator
Aerial view of new receiving pit building and concrete approaches
BS&B Explosion Suppression and Isolation Equipment
ESI provided and installed (49) BS&B explosion suppression and isolation cannons and (13) Triplex Explosion Pressure sensors at this major Ohio grain terminal facility.
The explosion suppression cannon modules propel an extinguishing agent into the developing fireball of an explosion. After an explosion has been successfully contained by discharge of the cannon modules, they can be refitted on-site. Components necessary for refit can be kept on-site without the need for special licensing for storage or handling. The original cannon and sensor modules can be refurbished, avoiding the need for a complete exchange of hardware. This capability significantly reduces the cost of ownership of the BS&B IPD explosion suppression system.
Explosion Isolation Cannon Mounted Onto A Bucket Elevator
Explosion Suppression Cannon Mounted Onto a Square Spout
Custom ESI Catwalk Providing Access To a BS&B Cannon