Supporting Weibull Silos Around the World
ESI is the partner for Weibull owners to keep their sugar silos up and running, since Weibull directed its activities to other markets in the mid-1990s With a similar working principle as the Eurosilo system, ESI is the partner for more and more Weibull owners to keep their silos up and running, since Weibull directed its activities to other markets in the mid-1990s. Originally, the Weibull silos were developed for the Swedish beet sugar industry. The first silo, built in 1933, was designed by Nils Weibull, a civil engineer. Since then, the silo system was modified for other applications such as starch, lime, and fly ash. The main application however still is white sugar.
Wide Adoption
The Weibull silos offered an effective alternative to ground-level warehouses in terms of space requirements, handling costs, and control of temperature and humidity. This is why the use of Weibull silos quickly spread across sugar producing regions in Europe and the USA. With infeed from the top, a distribution frame to create layers inside the silo, and a mechanical outfeed system, the silos are also suitable for other materials.…
