COMMERCIAL SILOS

With AGI FRAME FC commercial hopper bottom silos We offer versatility, fast assembly and a low cost per tonne. The use of hoppers is proven to be the best solution for frequent product unloading cycles without leaving residual material in the silo, thus minimising the use of mechanical equipment. AGI FRAME offer two hopper models: 45°/60°, to provide the best solution even for ‘wet’ products and with high friction angles, with silo diameters up to 14.55 metres. Hopper sheets, compression rings and support steel are hot dipped galvanized after manufacture. Hopper sheets incorporate mushroom headed bolts on the internal surfaces to ensure maximum cleanliness inside the silo. Smooth wall hopper silos for non-free flowing materials can be supplied as required. A support structure for truck loading can be supplied for smaller diameter FC silos

With AGI FRAME we can meet all customers’ needs for commercial silo applications, with the wide range of FP silo models, from 3.64 up to 32.74 metres diameter. All silo major components are manufactured with highly automated continuous ‘de-coiling’ process techniques, ensuring fast & accurate production. The cylinder is constructed from galvanized corrugated steel sheets with profiled external galvanized vertical stiffeners. The standard sidewall sheets are manufactured from 0.8 mm through to 4.5 mm galvanized and the stiffeners of the bin from 0.8 mm through to 6.00 mm galvanized, (Standard 600 g/m2 steel with a tensile strength up to 470 N/mm2 & a yield stress up to 420 N/mm2. Where necessary laminated sheets are used to meet the calculation requirements. The profiled stiffeners carry the vertical load of the silo to the base, the stiffeners feature strong bolted splice joint plates with a large cross sectional area, critical elements in stiffener design. All sidewall sheets are assembled with AGI FRAME high strength grade 8.8 bolts, with a spun galvanized coating, guaranteed against corrosion & stainless steel/rubber washers. The use of ‘strip’ sealant for both horizontal vertical joints ensures a perfect seal between sidewall sheets & fixings. The AGI FRAME range of silos are suitable for all free-flowing cereals including wheat, maize, barley, rapeseed, soya beans etc & can be offered according to ASAE/ANSI, DIN 1055 Part 6 & Eurocode design standards, also taking into account the local wind, seismic & snow load requirements.