Bulk storage silos for food products
Ensure optimal powder storage and handling with versatile silos designed for efficient integration into your production line, maintaining product integrity from storage to discharge.
Stores and Conveys Bulk Food Powders
GEA’s engineered powder storage and conveying silos are designed for food and dairy production lines, addressing the need for efficient bulk material management. These silos are available in epoxy-coated steel, stainless steel, or aluminum, supporting indoor or outdoor installations. They provide precise material handling for applications including milk powder, icing sugar, and bread flour, enhancing storage and conveying tasks. Utilizing vacuum, pressure, and explosion relief systems, these silos ensure safe operations in continuous and automated processes. Integration capabilities include loadcell weighing and various level measurement options, optimizing production flow. These systems are customizable to suit specific plant requirements and ensure compliance with industry standards, allowing seamless integration and improved energy efficiency.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with automated storage and conveying operations.
- Minimizes material waste through precise level measurement and control.
- Supports diverse product requirements with customizable material options.
- Ensures safe operation with integrated vacuum and pressure relief systems.
- Facilitates easy integration into existing production lines with flexible installation options.
- Applications
- Mixtures,Ingredients,Sugar,Cereals,Dairy powders,Flour,Starch,Food products,Salt
- End products
- Icing sugar,Table salt,Instant oatmeal,Cornstarch,Cake mixes,Bread flour,Milk powder,Whey protein concentrate,Breakfast cereal
- Steps before
- Grinding,Mixing,Product Preparation,Pre-processing
- Steps after
- Packaging,Sterilization,Product Conveying,Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- dairy powders,sugar,flour,starch,salt,ingredients,mixtures,cereals
- Output ingredients
- stored powder,processed materials,separated air and product
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Construction Material
- Epoxy coated steel,stainless steel,aluminium
- Silo Type
- Indoor or outdoor
- Silo Shape
- Round with conical and chisel
- Safety Systems
- Vacuum,pressure and explosion relief systems
- Access Equipment
- Ladders,platforms,manholes,windows,illumination
- Dehumidification System
- For hygroscopic products and humid or tropical environments
- Ventilation System
- Heating and cooling as required
- Filling System
- Road tanker,pneumatic,and mechanical
- Weighing and Measurement
- Loadcell weighing,point,ultrasonic,guided radar
- Discharge Equipment
- Vibratory,aeration,mechanical devices
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Changeover time
- Quick changeover
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- Efficient energy usage
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Air incorporation control
- Advanced control systems
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Construction Material
- Epoxy coated steel,stainless steel,aluminium
- Silo Type
- Indoor or outdoor
- Silo Shape
- Round with conical and chisel
- Access Equipment
- Ladders,platforms,manholes,windows
- Height and Size
- Customizable based on application
- Discharge Equipment
- Vibratory,aeration,mechanical devices
- Construction Material
- Epoxy coated steel / Stainless steel / Aluminium
- Silo Type
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Silo Shape
- Round with conical and chisel
- Access Equipment
- Ladders / Platforms / Manholes / Windows / Illumination
- System Integration
- Entire powder storage and conveying system including software
- Discharge Method
- Vibratory / Aeration / Mechanical devices