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Fast-Track Your Next Silo Cleaning
Hung-up, clogged or slow-running silos are a problem. They impact efficiency and hurt your bottom line - not to mention your silo structure. The Boss™ accelerates the cleaning process, minimizing downtime and time spent on-site to give you immediate cost savings. Our proprietary system moves more material than conventional silo cleaning methods so our customers can return their silos to full capacity more quickly. With over 30 years of silo cleaning experience, USA Silo Services has seen numerous cases where material buildup hampered productivity. Check out a few of these examples below.
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Fast-Track Your Next Silo Cleaning
Hung-up, clogged or slow-running silos are a problem. They impact efficiency and hurt your bottom line - not to mention your silo structure. The Boss™ accelerates the cleaning process, minimizing downtime and time spent on-site to give you immediate cost savings. Our proprietary system moves more material than conventional silo cleaning methods so our customers can return their silos to full capacity more quickly. With over 30 years of silo cleaning experience, USA Silo Services has seen numerous cases where material buildup hampered productivity. Check out a few of these examples below.
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Gypsum Byproduct Silo Cleaning
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A gypsum silo with significant product buildup along the walls created a productivity bottleneck. The silo suffered from rat holing that allowed for only restrictive material flow and reduced the storage capacity by 75%. Using The Boss silo cleaning machine, USA Silo Service restored the production schedule in only a few days.
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Gypsum Byproduct Silo Cleaning
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A gypsum silo with significant product buildup along the walls created a productivity bottleneck. The silo suffered from rat holing that allowed for only restrictive material flow and reduced the storage capacity by 75%. Using The Boss silo cleaning machine, USA Silo Service restored the production schedule in only a few days.
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Fly Ash Silo Cleaning
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A fly ash storage silo experienced restricted, asymmetric material flow that slowed production times. Unlike the above gypsum byproduct silo cleaning example, this case was due to several rat holes above the discharge points. To clean this silo, USA Silo Service first had to remove material buildup down through the silo cone.
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Fly Ash Silo Cleaning
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A fly ash storage silo experienced restricted, asymmetric material flow that slowed production times. Unlike the above gypsum byproduct silo cleaning example, this case was due to several rat holes above the discharge points. To clean this silo, USA Silo Service first had to remove material buildup down through the silo cone.
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Coal Silo Cleaning
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A coal storage silo experiencing production delays and asymmetric flow was found to have buildup above the cone level and plugged discharge chutes at the cone bottom. In addition to causing slow material discharge, the issues caused asymmetric flow damaging the silo wall. USA Silo Service quickly removed the blockages before additional structural damage was caused.
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Coal Silo Cleaning
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A coal storage silo experiencing production delays and asymmetric flow was found to have buildup above the cone level and plugged discharge chutes at the cone bottom. In addition to causing slow material discharge, the issues caused asymmetric flow damaging the silo wall. USA Silo Service quickly removed the blockages before additional structural damage was caused.
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No matter the silo type or stored material, USA Silo Service can meet your silo cleaning needs.
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Modern silos have been used since the late 19th century. Yet since that time, their design, construction, and recommended maintenance services have undergone drastic changes to improve safety. Here are the top ways facility owners and managers can help prevent storage silo disasters.
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If you've noticed a change in your production schedules, a clogged silo could be to blame. As material builds up inside your silo, it causes material flow issues that can slow down your daily operations. These blockages can bring your entire operation to a standstill when left unchecked. Blockages and material flow issues can also stress your silo beyond what it was designed to withstand, resulting in delamination, cracking, and even structural wall failure.
While it's true that getting your silo professionally cleaned necessitates planned downtime, that's always preferable to unplanned downtime. You can also help make the most of professional silo cleaning by choosing a silo cleaning company that can get the job done quickly without sacrificing quality or safety.
Silo cleaning methods generally involve specialized equipment and vacuum truck services. Silo cleaning equipment is typically one of three different types of silo cleaning machines: whip, pneumatic, or enhanced pneumatic. The most powerful system available in the US is used exclusively by USA Silo Service. The enhanced pneumatic system, The Boss™, uses a unique clean-out head and is up to two-thirds more powerful than conventional silo cleaning methods. In addition, the Boss USA accelerates the cleaning process by removing more material faster and more efficiently than any other clean-out method, including the whip system.
Our silo-cleaning machine is the boss of silo cleaning because it is the fastest and most efficient approach in the industry. This means less time spent on-site and less downtime, which equals immediate cost savings. USA Silo Service further maximizes your cost savings by evaluating material removed during cleaning to see if it can be salvaged for use. Anything that cannot be used can be removed via our vacuum truck service.
Schedule your next silo cleaning today. The Boss silo cleaning machine and USA Silo Service can help you get back on a regular silo cleaning schedule to maximize your efficiency, production, and safety.