This grain operation handles high volumes of grain and multiple commodities. To accommodate both requirements, ESI designed and installed a 12' x 24' grain receiving pit with an oversized hopper that holds approximately 1,000 bushels of grain. With the large grate and hopper a truck can dump its entire load into the pit without running the receiving conveyor. This allows the grain elevator to switch between commodities without holding up the truck line.
Another critical requirement was the need for dust collection. This projects includes baffles below the pit grate and a Donaldson dust filter with dust pickups mounted to the hopper's sidewall. To prevent grain from being pulled into the dust pickups, ESI installed perforated deflector plates covering the dust openings.
The entire receiving pit is covered with a Golden Giant building and includes an attached separate control room.