Square silos for global supplier printing ink and colourants
Flint Group relies again on TSC’s custom made storage solution again.
Changing market conditions in printing obliges the Flint Group to produce more efficiently. Part of this improvement is optimizing the short term storage capacity. After a successful project back in 2013 for one of its plants in The Netherlands, this time the German compeer in Frankfurt turned to TSC.
There were several challenges to deal with in this project. The silos have been integrated in an existing hall with limited height. By building square and directly near the walls, a minimum amount of valuable space was lost. A bonus point to this is that the process technology has been accommodated in the silo tower, which prevents that separate steel constructions were required. Besides, for the sake of flexibility, five of six silo bins have been executed in different dimensions.
At the same time will be dealt with fine ink powder, characterized by particles down to 1 micron and with poor flow properties. The smooth walls and relatively big, steep hoppers are taking care of a smooth and hassle-free outflow of these difficult products. The silo has totally been executed dust-free and furthermore prepared for pressure relief in case of possible internal explosions. Via consciously created weak spots the pressure will be led away properly in that case.
The tailor-made square silos allowed Flint to position all flanges, hatches and burst reliefs accurate on the millimeter, guaranteeing a maximum flexibility taking up a minimum amount of space.
