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Sealed storage of moist grain and maize kernels - from combine direct into silo

Sealed storage of grain and maize kernels The principle of sealed storage has been known for centuries. Technological progress within the last 40 years has made it possible to use this principle in large scale in modern farming. Sealed storage of feed grain allows for earlier harvesting, which offers a number of advantages: ■ More flexible utilization of your combine capacity. ■ Less risk of breaking of ears, thus increasing the crop yield. ■ A higher content of amino acids in the grain, which gives a higher feed value. For sealed storage the still newly harvested grain is filled direct...

*New research Pigs utilize phosphorus and protein better with sealed grain storage A completely new investigation from The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Foulum Research Centre, Aarhus University, shows that pigs’ utilization of phosphorus in grain increases by 12% when the grain comes from sealed storage instead of dry storage. Further, the utilization of protein increases by 2.5%. Higher nutrient value and less addition of phosphorus and protein in the feed mixture strengthen your economy. Read the entire investigation at www.assentoftsilo.dk ”Our investigation shows that sealed...

The most important advantages of sealed grain storage ■ For pig breeders Storage requires a minimum of work load, and consequently other places in the plant can be brought into focus. Sealed storage entails higher nutrient value, so that less feed and less feed additives are required. It meets future requirements of pure feed without salmonella infection, for instance, as no vermin can live in a sealed stored grain. Barley, wheat and corn are stored separately, so the feed mixing always can be optimized. ■ In cattle farming Cow stomachs digest sealed stored grain really well. Moist grain...

Sealed silo for storage of maize kernels The new feed which increases your competitiveness A warmer climate together with new maize types have made parts of Denmark ideal for growing maize kernels to maturity. Especially on sandy soil, maize can cause a precipitous increase in the number of feed units per hectare, which ensures a very short payback time of the silo plant. Sealed stored maize kernels has also had a positive effect on the welfare in many Danish piggeries – less disease, less stress, fewer odour nuisances and reduction in tail biting, among other things. Increase number of...

Silos directly from producer to user The Assentoft silo range is based on a 50-year experience and has been continuously updated, so that today we supply economical storage, in which the quality has not been compromised. The product is monitored by Assentoft – from steelworks to finished silo plant. The silos are calculated according to Eurocodes. No damages due to snow load registered. Smooth walls prevents hanging on silo walls. Wide roof top with ample space for conveyors Hot-dip galvanized bolts and nuts, ladders, fittings, etc. ■ Few mechanical parts and motors ensure minimum...

Pressure/vacuum valve At high positive/negative pressure this valve ensures that air is let in/out of the silo. For maize silos, the valve is available in stainless steel. Water gauge The water gauge allows for supervision of silo pressure. CO2 equipment and access door Supplied as standard equipment for grain silos. Assentoft recommends addition of ½ kg CO2 pr. cubic metre silo content. Sealed opener Opens and closes automatically during silo emptying.

Assentoft sealed silos are available in 18 different diameters and volumes from 104 m³ to 5.740 m³ Silos with cone bottom for maize kernels Silos for both grain and maize kernels Height Tons Tons bar- wheat/ ley maize Height Tons Tons bar- wheat/ ley maize Grain silos with steel cone bottom on legs * The first figure in the type designation = diameter in cm.

Tons wheat/ Tons wheat/ Tons wheat/ maize * The first figure in the type designation = diameter in cm. 9

Foundation and emptying systems Flat bottom for sealed storage of grain and maize kernels Grain silos and maize silos with diameters above Ø8.5 m are supplied with flat bottoms and Assentoft sweep auger systems. The system is reliable and financially advantageous. The sweep auger ensures final emptying of the silo. With this system you get: Thoroughly tested Danish quality Minimum maintenance High reliability 2-size sweep auger gears with up to 11 kW motor. Control panel with sweep auger after-run to prevent the sweep auger from running empty ■ Thermal fuse electric motor. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■...

Maize silo with cone bottom Up to Ø7.73m the maize silo is supplied with a stainless cone bottom – with high emptying security and a minimum of mechanical parts in the silo. In the middle of the silo a 50° steep, stainless cone is cast into the foundation. A Ø200mm auger pipe with a Ø180mm stainless auger goes from the bottom of the cone out through the foundation and on to the grinding section. When the silo is built, the outer approx. 1,500mm towards the silo wall is subsequently cast with a concrete cone with an approx. 45°slope. The cone design ensures complete emptying of the silo....

Conveyor plants Assentoft Silo supplies complete conveyor plants Fully welded grain pit/welded grain pit Chain elevators Is supplied as a complete unit ready to be cast in. Available with 20 and 40-ton capacities. A sturdy and economical solution, which can be installed in an inclined posiiton, directly from grain pit to gangway/roof edge. Flexible mechanical conveyors Assentoft conveyor plants are constructed of flexible standard elements, which ensure efficient installation, long life and high finish. The plant is installed by experienced fitters. Bucket elevators Capacities of 40, 60, 80...

776/6 for 327 m³ and 720/6 for 281 m³. Filled by blower, capacity up to 30 tons/hour. Simple and economical solution. Two 442/8 silos , total 286 m³ filled by blower. Two 930/10 silos, total 1732 m³. 40 tons conveyors with pit, chain elevator and walkway with reversible chain conveyor. 1238/8 for 1287 m³ and 930/8 for 706 m³. 40 tons transport by chain elevator to roof edge and 2 chain elevators along roof ladder. Two GA 1005/14 silos, total 2756 m³. 80 tons transport with pit conveyor, bucket elevator and reversible chain conveyor.