Silo Cleaning

Silos must be periodically cleaned from the build-up of the stored material on the silo walls. Over time, these material deposits can become solid masses.  Build-up material (which can be up to 15% of the silo volume) often becomes unusable, can change the geometry of the silo and leads to the frequent formation of blockages in the silo.

If you do not clean silos regularly, you can be faced with problems such as:

• Unusable stored materials.
• Reduction of usable space.
• Increased time for loading and unloading.

If a silo is not cleaned properly by qualified specialists, there can be a serious risk of explosion. Also, silo cleaning is difficult and often poses a health hazard.  It requires strict compliance with safety and technical standards. Therefore, silo cleaning should be in strict compliance with policies and regulations, and performed only by experienced professionals.

Tip-Top Industrial Solutions has extensive experience in silo cleaning by different technologies and professional equipment. All employees have special training, they are approved for high-altitude work and they have all necessary permits for fire and electrical safety. Silo cleaning is provided in strict compliance with all rules regarding fire safety and other regulations for such work. Tip-Top Industrial Solutions specialists choose the best solutions for your company depending on the stored material, type and shape of your silos.

Silo Whip
The Silo Whip is an innovation that allows cleaning a storage unit from the outside without using alpinists or mini explosions. A portable, remote controlled tool can be lowered into storage containers through a manhole opening. Powered by compressed air the patented motor uses a variety of whips and chains (with cutting edges) to knock down even the toughest materials without damaging the walls of the storage bins.