All specialists under one roof

Silos for the Plastics Processing Industry:

Silo Technology

Innovative Technology Economic Benefits

The Zeppelin group

100 years of meeting your tasks

has helped us gain strength
through experience.
The industry sector of the Zeppelin group is among the leading
manufacturers of plants for the storage, conveying, blending,
and proportioning of high-quality bulk solids. Thanks to our
world-wide activities and locations in all important industrial
centres we can always provide our clients with the latest, most
innovative and secure process technology to ensure maximum
economic success.
As the direct successor of Earl Ferdinand von Zeppelin who,
more than 100 years ago, turned the human dream of flying into
reality by building his legendary air ships we are used to looking
ahead. Constantly innovating, striving for perfection and maximum
functionality in our products has turned us into the company
that Zeppelin is known as today: the technological leader for
handling high-quality bulk solids.

On site world-wide always near

our customers. Production plants
in Germany, Belgium, Brazil, and
China as well as partners and
representations all over the world
enable Zeppelin to serve our
customers with speed, flexibility
and the utmost closeness to
our customers. More than 200
engineers including specialists in
chemical engineering guarantee
innovative and economic design
of plants.

As far as construction of silos is

concerned Zeppelin has been the leader
in the international market for decades.
Thanks to our own modern manufacturing plant and the international
experience of our assembly staff and
service engineers we guarantee quality
of the highest level.

Competence in bulk solids handling

you can rely on Zeppelin.

The industrial Zeppelin group and the number of divisions belonging to it orient themselves strictly to the requirements of their
different groups of clients all activities have, however, one thing
in common: the economic handling of high-quality bulk solids.
Silo plants for the plastic, food, and chemical industry integrated in
the general logistics concept starting with consultation and design
up to manufacture, assembly, and after-sales service.
Turn-key plants for the plastics processing and chemical industry
as well as for rubber producers and tiremakers.
Conveying components for any application: for powders or pellets,
for high or low pressures, for products with good or poor flowability,
for standard or special applications.
Silogistic: turn-key plants for plastics producers, engineering companies, and forwarders from the world-wide leader in the planning
and construction of logistic centers and manufacturing plants.

Pulling all the strings: the central

office for the industry sector is
located in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Here, in the largest Test Center in
the world for pellets and powders
tests are carried out on an industrial
scale the results of which are
available to the subsidiaries.
On this basis our clients are always
on the safe side no matter where
their plant is located.

Know-how

With Zeppelin high-class

bulk solids are in safe hands.
The success of companies which process high-quality polymers
raises and falls by the quality of the raw material handling.
Those seeking profitable solutions put their trust in Zeppelin -
and in the experience of an internationally successful industrial
company. As a system supplier, Zeppelin supplies turn-key silo
plants especially for the plastics processing industry. The services
comprise with consultation and engineering, manufacture and
commissioning.

Research and development

Those who want to be successful today and in future must know
everything about their bulk solids. Take advantage among others
of one of the largest libraries for bulk solids all over the world
or the Test Center in which tests are carried out on a 1 : 1 scale.
With Zeppelin you have the future under control:

investigations of flow properties, product ageing,

contamination, and wear protection
optimization of silo filling and discharge
water accumulation and condensation, degassing behaviour
explosion protection
Consulting
We think in the long term and advise you accordingly. After all,
your plant performance has a direct influence on your productivity.
Besides all the process engineering details, our system strategies
also allow for future developments, preparing you optimally for the
markets of tomorrow:

advice on new products with different flow properties

modification and optimization of existing plants
development of concepts
advice on profitability
logistic consulting
4

Services

Zeppelin our know-how

your advantage!
The quality of our systems is the basis for your productivity.
Thats why Zeppelin offers not only silo plants, but also competent
support, first-class service and an impressive service package
not to mention our top-quality products. From your point of view,
this means lasting quality from a good source and hence an
excellent return on your investment.

Service program
It goes without saying that a global company should score particularly high in terms of customer service. We promise all-round, longterm customer satisfaction right from the start. Zeppelin quality
also stands for:

optimization or adaptation even after several years

modification / repair of silos
relocation of individual silos or complete plants
spare parts service
Service
Close contact with the customer means you can expect high
quality on the service side, too. The idea is that you leave the
entire project in our hands, thus freeing up your time for more
important business!

installation service
full project management beginning with the architect via
the foundation builder up to the official authorities
supply of structural design calculations (provable or proven)
instruction and training of your personnel
maintenance service

Production program

A full range of products

for every application

Only TV-certified welders are

employed by Zeppelin. This fact
and the advantages of an unconditional quality in our demanding
business form the basis for the
nowadays well-known long-term
Zeppelin quality.

Aluminium storage silos

The solution for most fields of application
requiring economical, safe, and reliable
storage of high-quality bulk solids (pellets,
powders, etc.)

available in shell diameters from 2.400 to

4.200 mm standardized for bulk densities

of 6 and 10 kN/m (others on request)

with long or short silo skirt, pipe feet

or brackets
with wide accessories program
Small bins made from aluminium
or stainless steel
for use as temporary or daily silo.
Stainless steel silos

The optimum solution for extreme requirements: minimum wear maximum product
purity. Here again, the customer benefits from
our first-class fabrication know-how.
Multi-chamber silos
The ingenious alternative for limited space
conditions suitable for a wide range of products,
small batch quantities or separation of batches.
Explosion-proof silos for explosive bulk solids
With explosion-proof design according to
VDI 3673 / VDI 2263. Designed for maximum
explosion protection and equipped with
rupture disks just in case!

Quality standards

Optimum processing quality

standing for among others certified
welding quality and the silo interior
being free from edges thanks to a
low-scratch production method.
Optimum design also in accordance
with your individual data
Detailed drawings and static calculations required for the building permit,
drafts in the planning phase, assistance
during the project realization whether
required for the architect, laying the
foundation or for the local authorities.

Anti-slip coating
Anti-slip coating or checkered
plates offer additional safety for
your personnel

13

Delivery free site completely

assembled
Assembly service
Instruction and training
of your personnel
Smooth integration of the silo plant in
your general conception
Electric system: All electrical connections
are in the terminal box in the silo skirt 3

Silo binvent filters (for powders):

High-quality filters 4 suitable for your
product characteristics, designed to fill
tank vehicles (appropriate for the final
gush of product), complete with pneumatic cleaning, compressed air supply
tank, and brand filter elements.

Daily bins

Typical silo
for pellets

Safety pressure relief valve according

to BGV C 12 5
Made from aluminium or
stainless steel 2
Silo capacities of 1 m and more
For any bulk density
Silo anchoring on concrete
foundation or steel structure
Filling pipe elbow
Whether for filling via the silo shell
or via the silo roof: we recommend
filling pipe elbows made from
stainless steel offering an especially
high strength of material

Mass flow if required

With explosion protection in
accordance with VDI 3673 / VDI 2263
if necessary

11

12

Safety device against

faults during filling
Mass flow

Funnel flow

 Inerting or a haze for the bulk

solids: methods to avoid humidity
or condensation of water
Outlet flange 1 complete with
emergency slide valve

Silo measuring technology

With the reliable measuring technology from leading manufacturers
(completely cabled in the terminal
box located in the silo skirt) you
will always have an overview. The
programme comprises minimum
and maximum level indicators 6
(optionally with alarm), continuous
filling level measurement 7 , silo
weighing systems 9 and control
cabinets 8 up to silo control
systems. By the way: for visualization of the silo filling levels a silo
management system can be used
which transfers the data to internal
and external systems. 10

Illumination of the silo skirt

11

Lockable door in the silo skirt

12

Safe access elements 13

Roof edge railing, ladder, and connecting walkways in accordance
with regulations for prevention of
accidents, maintenance platform or
anti-slip coating

Typical silo
for powders

Pressure relief valve

Silo binvent filter

Product discharge 14
On request Zeppelin designs your
silo for mass flow so that the bulk
solids can be discharged constantly
from the silo (first-in / first-out
principle).

17

Vibrating bottom / auxiliary

discharge equipment 15
Filling of silos:
Coupling 16 for the filling pipe 17
low-wear filling line DN 100 made
from aluminium or stainless
steel, operating panel 18 at the
filling pipe, squeezing valve 19

14

11

15

Emergency slide valve

Foundation ring For safe anchoring,

as standard foundation rings are
galvanized and delivered in advance

18
3

8
17500 kg 17500 kg

19

16

Full

Full

Empty

Empty

10

Quit

9
Suction box

Filling level control and visualization

Vibration limit switch:

For use as maximum level indicator
(assembly in the silo roof) or
for indication of intermediate or
minimum filling level (assembly in
the silo shell or the cone). Housing
made from die-cast aluminium,
extension arm made from stainless
steel. Optionally an explosion-proof
type is available.

Silot (electromechanical
plumbline gauge):
For virtually continuous control
of the filling level, suitable for
granular up to highly dust evolving
bulk solids. A starting impulse
lowers the measuring cable with
the contact weight by means of
a cable winch in the silo.

Rotary paddle type limit switch:

For use as maximum level indicator
(assembly in the silo roof) or for
indication of minimum or intermediate filling levels (assembly in
the silo shell or silo cone). Housing
made from die-cast aluminium,
measuring blade and blade shaft
made from stainless steel, protective tube made from aluminium.
Optionally an explosion-proof type
is also available.

Visualization:
Always everything under control:
All relevant information concerning
your silos can be recovered from
modern software.

Load cell:
Reliable and simple possibility for
continuous weighing of a complete
silo. Independent from the type of
bulk solids (powder or pellets) the
silo contents will be recorded by
load cells.
Ultrasonic level indicator:
For touch-free and continuous
control of filling levels, suitable
for granular bulk solids and those
giving-off dust.

Manufacturing competence

Zeppelin long-term quality

means money well spent.

Companies who do their sums opt for quality right

from the start because investments have to pay
from themselves also at long-term.
In other words: The better the system design, the more
professional the logistics concept, and the higher the
fabrication quality the more economic the silo system
and the better your profits! In short: the sooner you
get in touch with Zeppelin, the better!

Patented technology, e. g. special

machines for cone-forming means
a competitive advantage for us
and first-class products for you.
Innovative welding techniques
(such as simultaneous double-sided
welding) speed up the fabrication
of your product, and guarantee a
minimum of weld seams in lasting
Zeppelin quality.

Zeppelin uses only high-calibre

professionals for its production, too.
Our TV-certified welders undergo
extensive in-house training in the
interests of long-term product
quality. From your point of view this
means an optimum surface finish
for your silo, resulting in optimum
flow properties and maximum
strength.

Water torch: Fast precise

powerful. The water torch cuts
aluminium plates up to approx.
200 mm and steel plates up to
approx. 150 mm with a pump
pressure of 4100 bar.

10

Quality management

With Zeppelin you will get

the future under control

It goes without saying that quality procedures at Zeppelin are everything you would
expect from such a first-class supplier.
This is not only for your benefit but also for
the entire industry: for example, it was our
engineers who assisted the TV authorities
in defining the DIN calculation regulations.

As an internationally active and

successful industrial group Zeppelin
has all important and relevant
approvals for welding and
manufacturing techniques.

All quality tests (whether destructive or non-destructive) are carried

out in the Zeppelin laboratories.

Vertical assembly of Zeppelin silos:

a further guarantee for extreme
precision and hence maximum stability. In the long term, this means
satisfied and successful customers.

11

www.lake-of-consens.com

All specialists under one roof

The Zeppelin group of companies:

All specialists under one roof.
Zeppelin Silos & Systems GmbH
Leutholdstr. 108
D-88045 Friedrichshafen
Phone: (+49) 75 41 20 2-02
Fax:
(+49) 75 41 20 2-491
email: zentral.fn@zeppelin.com
Zeppelin Materials Handling GmbH
Leutholdstr. 108
D-88045 Friedrichshafen
Phone: (+49) 75 41 20 2-02
Fax:
(+49) 75 41 20 2-581
email: info.fn@zeppelin.com
Zeppelin Belgium N.V.
Munsterenstraat 9
3600 Genk, Belgium
Phone: (+32) 89 62 94 00
Fax:
(+32) 89 61 18 31
e-mail:
zeppelin.belgium@zeppelin.be
Presented by:

Zeppelin Technolgy Far East Pte, Ltd.

#18-06 Odeon Towers
331 North Bridge Road
Singapore 188720
Phone: (+65) 63 36 33 20
Fax:
(+65) 63 39 99 29
e-mail: buero@zeppelin-zfe.com.sg
Zeppelin Systems USA, Inc.
P.O. Box 40501
Houston TX 77240-0501, USA
Phone: (+1) 71 38 49 56 66
Fax:
(+1) 71 38 49 56 55
e-mail:
zeppelin-usa@zeppelin-usa.com

Please visit our internet web site:

http://www.zeppelin-industry.com
Zeppelin Silos & Systems GmbH,
SD 11/05. Any changes are reserved.

JMB Zeppelin Equipamentos

Industriais Ltda.
Rua Joo XXIII, N 650
CEP 09851-630 Jardim Nazareth
So Bernardo do Campo, SP
So Paulo, Brazil
Phone: (+55) 11 43 93 94 00
Fax:
(+55) 11 43 92 23 33
e-mail: diretoria@jmbzeppelin.com.br
Zeppelin Systems India Pvt Ltd.
F411-414, Kailas Industrial Complex
Godrej Park Site Off L.B.S. Marg
Vikhroll (West), Mumbay 400 079
India
Phone: (+91) 22 25 18 16 14
Fax:
(+91) 22 55 97 49 05
e-mail: zeppelin@mtnl.net.in
Zeppelin Solid Technology
(Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Rm. B816, Huibin Office Bldg.
No. 8, Beichendong Street
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100101
China
Phone: (+86) 10 84 98 51 56
Fax:
(+86) 10 84 98 41 16
e-mail: office@zeppelin-china.com
Zeppelin Plast Tech S.r.l.
Centro Direzionale Summit
Palazzo C/Via Brescia
20063 Cernusco sul Naviglio
Italy
Phone: (+39) 02 92 10 69 05
Fax:
(+39) 02 92 10 42 19
e-mail: info@zeppelin-zi.it