Silo Inspection Blogs

Proper silo maintenance starts with a clear understanding of your structure's current condition. At USA Silo Service, we make that easier than ever with our Mobile Inspection Trailer. Our mobile staging trailer is configured to transport all necessary equipment for silo interior inspections.

 

Our Mobile Inspection Trailer supports safe, thorough silo inspections without the hassle of extended downtime. To help maximize productivity, our Mobile Inspection Trailer can be stocked with some silo restoration equipment and materials to do small repairs on-site at the time of inspection.

 

With this mobile platform, our team can efficiently evaluate your silos using specialized tools and techniques that meet the same rigorous standards as in-plant inspections.

 

This innovative solution is part of our broader commitment to proactive silo care. Regular inspections identify warning signs of structural issues before they become expensive problems. When paired with services like silo cleaning and routine maintenance, our silo inspections help extend silo life and ensure safe operation.

 

Don't wait for material flow issues or structural concerns to force a shutdown. Schedule a silo inspection using our Mobile Inspection Trailer and take the next step toward reliable and long-term silo performance.

 

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Concrete storage domes are a durable, efficient bulk material storage option. Yet over time, storage domes face challenges from their non-standard flow pattern. Unlike storage silos and bins, concrete storage domes are often constructed at a 35-degree angle and range from 150 to 250 feet in diameter. This design makes material build-up much more likely to occur on interior walls. This unique shape also makes material buildup more challenging to remove from dome walls and fluidizing equipment.

 

To keep concrete storage domes operating at peak capacity, it's essential to schedule regular professional cleaning, inspection, and maintenance services.

 

How often you need cleaning varies depending on your specific materials, operating environment, and usage patterns. That's why working with a trusted silo cleaning expert like USA Silo Service is invaluable. Our silo cleaning experts assess your needs and help create a cleaning schedule tailored to your facility and stored material.

 

When you choose USA Silo Service for your silo and dome cleaning needs, you get the benefit of a full-service silo service company. In conjunction with our sister company, Marietta Silos, the Silo One Call lets you take care of all your silo services with just one call.

 

Stay ahead of costly downtime and keep your storage dome in top shape. Explore the dome cleaning services available from USA Silo Service, or schedule your next dome repair or restoration today.

Silo structural failures regularly make the news. While they sometimes result in seemingly minor inconveniences or temporary facility or road closures, they can also be fatal. Such tragedies serve as a stark reminder of the importance of routine, professional silo inspections in avoiding silo disasters.

 

Keeping up with a regular silo inspection schedule is the best way to ensure unexpected issues don't arise. Best practices recommend professional inspections at two- to five-year intervals to help identify any issues that could lead to silo failure.

 

When scheduling a silo inspection, it is essential to use a trusted silo inspection company that has the required experience and industry knowledge to complete a thorough inspection that is appropriate for your silo and stored material. Professional silo inspections cover more areas of the silo than an in-house inspection. Trained silo inspectors also know a great deal more about what to look for and which areas are the most common sites of potential failure. During a professional inspection, silo experts and/or a trained silo engineer will thoroughly analyze your silo(s) to identify any major and minor issues.

 

An inspection is only helpful in preventing disasters if you follow through with the recommended preventive maintenance. It's important to schedule any necessary repairs as soon as possible. Selecting a silo company like Marietta Group that can handle your repair, maintenance, and inspection needs under one roof helps make it easier to follow through. Identifying potential problems and correcting them early on can also help save you money. Silo issues that need to be remediated only become more costly to repair and more dangerous the longer you wait. The cost of keeping up with preventive maintenance is significantly lower than the price of major repairs or construction after a structural failure.

 

In addition to keeping silos safe and extending their usable life, maintaining and repairing your silo quickly also helps prevent emergency silo issues, including structural failure. Failing to complete preventive maintenance is a leading cause of costly, dangerous silo failure. Addressing minor issues as soon as they arise helps keep the costs of silo ownership low as major repairs, emergencies, and structural failures are more expensive up front, take longer to correct, and inevitably result in unplanned downtime.

 

If you do experience an emergency silo issue, the Marietta Group team acts quickly to offer emergency services that meet all of your silo needs. Our experts have the experience and expertise to fix your silo problems for good.

 

Without routine silo inspections, silo repair emergencies and structural failures can seem like they came out of nowhere. Failing to complete preventive maintenance is a leading cause of costly, dangerous silo failure. Addressing minor issues as soon as they arise helps keep the costs of silo ownership low as major repairs, emergencies, and structural failures are more expensive up front, take longer to correct, and inevitably result in unplanned downtime or potential disasters.

 

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