After over a century in the silo construction, inspection, and repair industry, Marietta Silos has learned several ways to help our customers save money on silo maintenance. We always recommend a routine, professional silo inspection schedule to help ensure potential problems are spotted and corrected as early as possible. The best time to schedule your silo inspection is after professional silo cleaning. Following a silo cleaning, all areas of the silo interior are visible to our trained silo inspector or silo engineer. This allows them to provide the most in-depth silo inspection and can help ensure interior damage to areas like silo roof beams is caught before it becomes a problem.

 

But how can you save on silo cleanings?

 

Our sister company, USA Silo Service, provides industry-leading silo cleaning services. Together, Marietta Silos and USA Silo Service are able to handle all aspects of your silo maintenance needs, from cleaning and inspection, to repair and maintenance. To truly make the most of your silo cleaning, schedule your silo inspection and minimize downtime and expense while ensuring your silo continues to operate safely and efficiently for years to come.

 

USA Silo Service also provides vacuum truck services that enable customers to recover, recycle, and remove the material buildup that is cleaned from their silo interior.

 

Learn more about the benefits of USA Silo Services Vacuum Truck Services in their latest blog, "Bulk Material Debris Removal and Disposal."

 

 

Coal power plants and other industries that burn pulverized coal must manage the resulting byproduct fly ash. When released directly into the air, fly ash negatively impacts air quality. In 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published requirements for the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals like fly ash.¹ Today, fly ash is stored in concrete storage silos and domes and has numerous commercial and industrial applications. In paints, adhesives, and composites, fly ash is used as a filler. In the cement industry, fly ash can be added to mixes to improve concrete durability, make mixes easier to work, and improve permeability.

 

Marietta Silos leads the industry in fly ash silo construction and has constructed more fly ash silos than any other company combined. We have earned an unparalleled reputation for excellence through extensive experience with concrete fly ash silos with numerous leading power utilities and contractors throughout the United States. Marietta Silos is also highly experienced in silo building and design for bottom ash and palletized fly ash storage silos.

 

 

When it comes to storage dome cleaning and maintenance, it's important to consider how the unique shape impacts material flow and buildup. Regardless of whether domes store cement or fly ash, hardened material will still accumulate along the interior surface. To remove this material buildup from storage domes, specialized equipment used by silo and dome cleaning professionals is essential. Furthermore, the large, domed ceiling can make cleaning of material buildup more challenging.

 

Once fully empty and cleaned, storage domes can be inspected by a trained professional who can recommend necessary maintenance and repairs. It's also a good time to replace or repair existing fluidizing equipment, like air pads, to help ensure continued material flow.

 

Ready for your next dome cleaning? Contact USA Silo Services to Request a Quote.

 

 

¹ US EPA, O. (2014, December 11). Disposal of coal combustion residuals from electric utilities rulemakings [Other Policies and Guidance]. https://www.epa.gov/coalash/coal-ash-rule.

Cement plant facility managers understand the importance of limiting downtime and ensuring cement silos maintain optimum storage capacities. However, without a routine inspection, cleaning, and maintenance schedule, moisture intrusion and/or impaction can lead to material buildup, blockages, and material flow issues. Air pads and other fluidizing equipment also needs to be inspected and serviced regularly by a professional silo cleaning company to ensure correct operation. These common silo problems can cause shifts in the production schedule that greatly impact the bottom line.

 

USA Silo Service can clean, inspect, and maintain your cement storage silo or dome. For nearly thirty years, we've repeatedly seen that our enhanced pneumatic cleaning method with our proprietary cleanout head, The Boss™, is the most powerful silo cleaning method available. The USA Silo Service cleaning solution is 2/3 more powerful than conventional cleaning methods. In addition, since The Boss moves more material per hour, our system delivers optimal cleaning quickly and correctly, resulting in less downtime and production loss, ultimately saving you money.

 

Cleaning, inspecting, and maintaining your cement silo is one of the best ways to improve your cement plant operations. A clean, well-maintained silo not only helps you stick to production schedules and yield maximum production, it also helps you ensure the quality of your product and protect employee safety.

 

Schedule your next silo cleaning today. The Boss silo cleaning machine and USA Silo Service can help you return to a regular silo cleaning schedule to maximize efficiency, production, and safety.