Bulk Materials

Dry Bulk Storage Silos

The Tank Connection bolted Rolled Taper Panel (RTP) silos for the storage of minerals and aggregates in a wide range of industries.

In cement and mineral storage systems, Ammermann together with our overseas partners can provide you with the most cost efficient approach for a complete storage and truck load out facility.

• Drive through hopper outlet silos up to 3000m3  and flat bottom silos up to 5000m3
• Silos from as small as 100m3 up to and above 5000m3
• Typical hopper slopes: 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 & custom slopes

The Tank Connection silo is the most feasible storage solution on todays market offering a superior product that is easily containerised and shipped world wide. Installation is completely from ground level using their jacking system which  eliminates the need for costly site scaffolding and crane hire.

It remains the only bolted storage silo design that is recognised as an alternate design to field weld construction.

Silo Erection

The Tank Connection bolted silo site installation is less than half the time required for field-weld construction.

The bolted silo construction is modular and utilises a factory baked-on powder coat system, which is superior to any field applied coatings.

Due to its modular assembly, the Tank Connection silo construction is easily containerised and shipped worldwide. It remains the only bolted storage silo design that is recognised as an alternate design to field-weld construction.

The merits of the products performance in the field have made it the preferred steel silo design for cement storage worldwide.

Storage Silo Coatings

FUSION 5000 FBE™ for Dry Bulk Storage Tanks

FBE (Fusion Bond Epoxy) outperforms all bolted tank linings offered worldwide

Superior flow promotion qualities

Super abrasion resistant qualities

EXT FUSION 5000 FBE™ + EXT FUSION SDP™

Outperforms all other tank exterior coating systems worldwide

Exclusive FBE epoxy powder fused to substrate with a topcoat of SD (superdurable) polyester

Rated at “5 years” without change per AMAA 2604-05 specification in Southern Florida Exposure Tests

The Unmatched Performance of Tank Connection’s Fusion FBE™ System

At Tank Connection, we rightfully claim the premier powder coat system for bolted storage tanks worldwide. Our proprietary system and controlled station processes are unmatched by any other bolted tank manufacturer.

Tank Connection’s state-of-the-art powder coat technology is the only powder coat line “certified” by Akzo Nobel for bolted storage tanks. Akzo Nobel is the largest powder coat supplier worldwide.

TC’s fusion powder system is applied through an electrostatic process from an automated state-of-the-art, fusion powder coating line. The proprietary fusion powder coating systems offered by Tank Connection are thermoset powders that utilize low-molecular-weight polymers. Once the powder is applied, the bolted steel panels enter an oven where the resins, pigments and other reactive agents cross-link to produce a high molecular weight binder system. Thus, resulting with a tough, durable coating system designed for high chemical resistance, corrosion resistance, flexibility, chip resistance, weather ability and UV protection.

Tank Connection’s thermoset processes are irreversible. Once curing and cross-linking takes place, the powder coating process can not be returned to its original form by any means. Testing data by Akzo Nobel clearly shows that TC’s Fusion™ System is unmatched in performance!

Dry Bulk Storage Reference

Mineral Storage

Cement, Flyash, Lime, Pebbled Lime, Quick Lime, Hydrated Lime, Diatomaceous Earth, Barite, Perlite, Bentonite, Calcium Carbonate, Alumina, Gypsum, Talc, Sand, Coal, Kaolin Clay, Other Clay, Phosphates, Mineral Salt, Vermiculite, Zeolite, Ore, Feldspar, Integrated Storage Systems

Power Utility Service

Fly Ash, Bottom Ash, PRB Coal, Lignite Coal, Lime, Limestone, Powdered Limestone, FGD storage systems, Pebble Lime, Dry Other, Integrated Storage Systems, Specialists in Mass Flow, Integrated Storage Systems

FGD & Limestone Storage Systems

Lime, Limestone, Powdered Limestone, FGD storage systems, Integrated Storage Systems, Specialists in Mass Flow, Integrated Storage Systems

Storage Terminals

All Types Dry Bulk Materials, Truck Load Out Systems, Integrated Storage Systems, Specialists in Mass Flow, Integrated Storage Systems

Chemical Storage

Carbon Black, Sodium Carbonate (Soda), Soda Ash, Fly Ash, Bottom Ash, Miscellaneous Ash, Cement, Sodium Hydroxide, Urea Prills, Sodium Nitrate, Petroleum Coke, Coal Coke, Magnesium Oxide, Rubber, Soap, Detergent, Glass, Gullet, Stucco, Miscellaneous Acid, Potassium Carbonate K2C03, Potassium Nitrate KN03, Aluminum Trihydroxide, Integrated Storage Systems

Cement Terminals

Cement, Fly Ash, Sand, Rock, Aggregate, Integrated Storage Systems, Truck Loadout Systems, Integrated Storage Systems

Food Storage

Flour, Pearl Starch, Starch, Sugar, Rice, Salt, Soybean Meal, Cornmeal, Bonemeal, Meat Meal, Dried Distillers Grain, Beet Pellets, Buttermilk Solids, Corn Gluten, Dextrose, Farina, Feather Meal, Fish – Whole/Meal, Flour Premix, Milk Solids, Mids/Middlings, Oyster Meal, Blood, Peanuts, Malt, Integrated Storage Systems

Plastic Resin Storage & Blenders

ABS Pellets, Nylon Pellets, Polycarbonate Pellets, Polyethylene Pellets, Polyester Pellets, Polypropylene Pellets, Polystyrene Pellets, PVA Pellets, Virgin PVC Pellets, Other Plastic Pellets, PVC Compound, PET, Rim Regrind, Film, Other Regrind, Other Powders, Linear Low Polyethylene, PVC Powder, PVC Flexible Pellets, Starch, Thermo Plastic Granules, San Resin, K-Resin, Integrated Storage Systems

Ag & Meal Storage

Corn, Wheat, Milo, Soybeans, Grain Dust, Guar Beans, Rice Hulls, Coffee Beans, Corn Hull, Cotton Seed, Cocoa Beans, Mustard Seed, Misc. Grains, Barley, Integrated Storage Systems

Biomass Storage

Wood Chips, Sawdust, Hogged Fuel Bark, Wood Flour, Charcoal, Sanders Dust, Other Wood Fuel, Dry Wood Waste, Starch, Integrated Storage Systems

Dry — Other

Kiln Dust, Furnace Dust, Crushed Rock Dust, Roofing Granules, Dewatered Sludge, Product Testing, Engineering Services, Consulting, Blend Tanks, Column Enclosure, Bottom Reclaim Unloaders, Integrated Storage Systems