Cement is an important material in construction and used for making concrete and mortar for plaster or for use in joints of brick or stone. Cement is available in bags for retail use or can be ordered in bulk directly from the manufacturer. Cement is required in bulk for large construction projects and ready mix concrete plants and this cement is stored in silos that can discharge the required quantity of cement as and when required. The bulk cement is stored in the silos with cement made available in bulk cement carriers, which are transportable silos of a kind. The cement in these carriers is pumped into the silo with various equipment. You can also store the cement in bags in a silo(silo de cemento), but this requires the additional operation of slitting and emptying the bags.
Cement can also be of many types, and it is not uncommon for large projects to have a number of silos to store each type of cement. These silos are used for the storage and distribution of the cement. These structures can be permanent as in the case of batching plants for ready mix concrete suppliers, or erected temporarily for a project duration. Most of them will have blowers to expel the cement into other equipment or into trucks or other carriers.
There are broadly three types of cement silos. They can be horizontal, vertical(silos verticales para cemento) or detachable, as in bulk cement trucks.
A horizontal silo is often square and will be supported on legs and have a discharge cone at its bottom. Most horizontal silos are steel structures that support themselves and do not require any foundations. They can have a number of compartments, which makes it easy for maintaining a constant inventory of cement so that the project never suffers from a dearth of cement in a project.
Vertical silos are often steel cylindrical structures and supported on four tube legs. These silos can have a capacity of that varies from 500 tons to 10,000 tons, with heights varying from 10m to 25m. Diameters can vary from 7m to 20m. The height and diameter will vary according to the needs of the project. Cement manufacturers will erect a battery such silos on their premises, and equip them with blowers and other machinery to unload the cement into bulk carriers, both road and rail, and even to bagging plants. Most vertical silos make for permanent structures that require proper foundations.
Portable or detachable silos are made of modular components that can be assembled quickly and be erected within hours at the site that needs such bulk cement storage. Cement truck carriers can also be considered detachable carriers our website: https://aimixgrupo.com/silo-horizontal-para-cemento/.
All cement storage silos, whether permanent or portable, will have equipment like blowers that help in expelling the product from the silo. These are largely electrically operated. The blower equipment can be set up very easily, to make the silo functional. Measuring devices can be also attached to govern the quantities of cement that is discharged. Most projects require the silos to be dismantled after the project is completed, and this has led to a market being created for selling and buying(vendiendo y comprando) of old silos. Their steel construction makes them durable and long lasting.