Cargill AgHorizons, Shelton, NE.
160' wide x 600' long Grain Fabric Building
Location:
Shelton, NE Building Size: 160' wide x
600' long
Application: Grain Storage Fabric Covered Building
Cargill AgHorizons, a
business unit of Cargill, Incorporated, is a
customer-focused organization working to bring
product and service solutions to producers. With
142,000 employees in 61 countries, the company is
committed to using its knowledge and experience to
collaborate with customers to help them succeed. In
2006, Cargill identified the need to store at least
1.5 million bushels of corn / grain at the
AgHorizons site in Shelton, Nebraska. Considering
this tremendous need, Cargill looked to the
fertilizer industry to identify various products
being used for high volume purposes. This is
how the relationship between Cargill and fabric
buildings began.
Matt Richardson is the
FSG Operations Leader for Cargill AgHorizons in
south central Nebraska. "The two main reasons we
chose a fabric building is because of the clearspan
space and the ease of installation," says
Richardson. The fact that the building offered a
permanent solution and would allow operations in any
environment, including wind, rain or snow, was an
instant attraction. Cargill decided to purchase a
160' wide by 600' long grain fabric building with an 8'
wall to store 1.5 million bushels of corn / grain.
Previously, Cargill had
been using large bunkers with concrete or wood walls
covered with tarps to store large volumes of grain
and other commodities. "In the past we always had
grain condensation issues where mold forms on the
corn / grain,"¯ says Richardson. "The purchase of
this grain storage fabric building is a permanent solution without
the cost of a steel structure."
Compared to a steel
building, the grain fabric building offers clear,
open span
space, whereas a conventional building requires
additional support poles. These support poles get in
the way when maneuvering large machinery around
within a building. As well, installation of a fabric
building is typically much faster. "It took just ten
days to go up and it was simple to construct," says
Richardson. "The entire project was 2.5 months and
it would have been at least double the time frame
for a conventional building to be part of the
project."
"The two main
reasons we chose a fabric covered, steel truss
building is because of the clearspan space and the
ease of installation."
- Matt Richardson, FSG Operations
Leader
Cargill is planning to
install a portable conveyor to be used when filling
the structure with corn / grain and will use a
tractor and portable auger to reclaim the corn /
grain by truck. "This was a fun project,"¯ says
Richardson. "It is the first in our division and we
are looking forward to seeing how it works out. This
grain fabric building gives us big space that is
affordable."
"The grain fabric building took just
ten days to go
up and it was simple to construct,"
says Matt.
Installation of the grain storage fabric
building
took just ten days.
1.5 Million Bushels of Corn / Grain
will be
Stored at the Cargill AgHorizons Facility.
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