Articles & News
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The fluidized screw—a safer airslide option
Since cement fluidizes when full of air, a fully fluidized floor has become a common means of reclaim for bulk-storage facilities. But a new hybrid system of airslides and a ...
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FabricSpan provides dome airforms, custom fabrication
Since its start in 2008, fabric-structure manufacturer FabricSpan has produced 6.4 million square feet of finished product on projects worldwide. That kind of resume has established the company as an ...
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Moving more coal. Faster.
China Coal opts for six domes with live-reclaim systems that can process 60,000 metric tons of coal at each dome every three days When Dome Technology CEO Bradley Bateman met ...
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Automation solutions, Part II
Today’s bulk-storage solutions are relying more and more on fully automated systems. Here are some common automated systems now engineered into domes: Systems monitoring conveyors are especially important as poor ...
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Dome Technology recognized for safe work at Yorkton site
On May 19 Crosswired LLC recognized Dome Technology for completing more than 100,000 hours of work without a reportable or loss-time incident at the Yorkton Louis Dreyfus storage-dome project. Dome ...
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Automation: Solutions for operational ease
For years the bulk-storage industry was dominated by options requiring manpower and near-constant attention, but today’s trend leans more and more towards fully automated systems. To get the best systems, ...
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Dome Technology works on project for American Crystal Sugar Company
Construction is underway on a sugar storage dome for American Crystal Sugar Company. Located in Montgomery, Illinois, tunnels are currently being formed for the dome, which will stand 134 feet ...
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Quality-control reporting streamlined with new mobile app
Dome Technology has added a new tool to streamline its quality-control reporting. Superintendents at projects worldwide are now using a mobile-forms app to submit daily reports. By using a smartphone ...
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Update on Louis Dreyfus projects
Work continues at two locations on projects with global commodities leader Louis Dreyfus. At the Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, site, the dome is constructed, and crews are working on building the ...