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HARVESTING AND STORAGE

WHITE Projects and installed using Graph in the feed’s material flow supported by
Engineering equipment. This controls the Fike dust protection system.
ensured optimal quality, on-time deliv- Further protection of the slow speed
ery and maintained accuracy for on-site belt & bucket elevator with an internal
alignment, The steelwork arrangement ATEX zone 20 rating is the inclusion of
includes a short transfer tower near the plastic buckets, head & boot belt align-
Grain Terminal centre house and a very tall ment, bearing, rotation and speed sensors.
tower near to Silo 3 which is connected by Two Delta Neu dust filters & the associated
a double deck gantry conveying structure dust extraction system has been installed
with trestles to ground across approxi- & successfully operating within the main
mately 100m. The double deck gantries tower structure. Filter 1 is dedicated to the
The Silo 3 high and low level intercon- are contained within an extremely tight elevator operation with Filter 2 functioning
necting conveyors have been adapted to footprint running alongside Silo 4 and the in conjunction with the grain feed onto the
allow connection into the transfer reclaim adjacent bulk flat storage facility with ad- enclosed mill gallery belt conveyor where
system and then for extension and mod- ditional low- and high-level transitions at a new aspirated infeed coffin box has been
ification when the Silo 4 concrete grain either end into the centre house & Silo 3 incorporated.
terminal comes back on stream later in respectively. Key to the project is the overall system
2023. The transfer reclaim system will be Throughout the project, design stairways automation and control of which working
heavily utilised whilst the new concrete Silo and safe-operator maintenance platforms under T H WHITE Projects in conjunction
4, which is currently making good progress, have been incorporated plus the inclusion with D B Brooks as the MCC & site wiring
is constructed. of lifting beams, electrical sockets and contractor, TBA have ensured an accurate
Connecting the feed to and from the lighting. This is very evident in the main software design, its implementation & in-
Grain Terminal are a series of high-capacity operating tower which houses the common tegration with the existing Grain Terminal
chain conveyors rated at 500 tph on the belt and bucket elevator through its middle operating system.
transfer and 650t ph on the reclaim plus a as it travels upwards from the 5m deep After a successful period of dry & wet
single common Guttridge elevator catering pit to the top of the tower over a 45m commissioning the 20,000 tonne steel silo
for all selected routes. distance and just over 200 steps if you are
ascending the numerous flights of stairs. In grain storage facility, connecting transfer
To implement the transfer reclaim ar- the base of the tower the lower-level area reclaim conveying & elevating system and
rangement a significant amount of civil is clad to assist in the weatherproofing of 16,000 tonne bulk flat store became op-
engineering design and ongoing inspec- the large elevator pit which has safe-stair erational in August with the final commis-
tion via CSP was required to support the personnel access inside. Further cladding sioning & handover to the Port of Tilbury
necessary groundworks throughout the and enclosure is present towards the top London Ltd completed this February 2023.
site. The groundworks content included section of the tower structure where the Based in the Southeast of England and lo-
all the necessary piled concrete bases for connection is made with the mill gallery belt cated on the banks of the River Thames,
the towers, trestles, plinths, switch rooms, conveyor and feed system. Also contained the Grain Terminal which handles approx-
transformers & main tower elevator pit plus within the tower is a significant amount of imately 2 million tonnes of cereals, pulses
the associated drainage, sumps, pumping interconnecting 600mm square wear re- & beans per annum was initially built in the
station, road bridge and fire main dry riser. sistant lined chute runs and diverter valves 1960s & plays a significant role through-
All the fabricated hot dip galvanised connecting the various material routes. out the global market in ensuring the food
steelwork on the contract has been struc- Plate magnets are deployed in the eleva- chain is reliably supported & supplied with
turally designed and manufactured by T H tor chutes to collect any ferrous objects on time quality materials.

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SYMAGA HAVE ACHIEVED GROWTH DEMANDS

BY UPGRADING THE SILOS

our factory and our production process Ana, Marta and Alfonso explain how
and of course taking care of our human Symaga has become what it is nowadays,
team. In order to show the progress of our and how it strives to adapt to its interna-
company we have posted a new corporate tional customers through investments on
video that presents all the key facts which projects such as MES and SGA for an indus-
have contributed to our evolution of the last trial production 4.0, always supported by an
years, reinforcing Symaga as your reliable employer network of 150 highly engaged
partner for your storage project. professionals under a permanent ongoing
We have a proven record of 60M m3 of training which ensures the reliability of each
storage capacity built in more than 14.000 project, from the layout drawing to the end
In today´s fast changing environment big projects in over 150 countries. Our ex- of the assembly. As a second generation
achieving growth demands continous perience of more than 35 years combined of the Garrido family they tell us about
improvement to adapt to the demands with our group of 150 professionals makes the important values his father has passed
surrounding us. In Symaga have achieved us one of the key leaders in manufacturing down to them, which they hope to pre-
this by upgrading our silos, Symaga have industrial Silos. serve for the future generations ensuring
achieved this by upgrading our silos both the continuity and growth of the company.

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