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Silo Safety System KCS

Safety for people and the environment
Find out more about this product for Dosing Plants, Mixing Plants, Packaging Plants / Battery Production

Introduction

Silo Safety System 1
Silo Safety System 2
Silo Safety System 3
Damage to a silo or its accessories is most likely during filling operation from the tanker due to the risk of overfilling or excess pressurisation.
The KCS system prevents both overfilling and excess pressurisation avoiding damage to silo, venting filter and other accessories. It also reduces the risk of dust emission into the atmosphere.
 
Avoids harm to people and damage to silo and accessories
Avoids harm to people and damage to silo and accessories
Reduces risk of air pollution
Reduces risk of air pollution
Eliminates risk of filling the wrong silo
Eliminates risk of filling the wrong silo

Technical Specs

Description

The KCS Silo Safety System for the safeguarding of silos consists of a central electronic monitoring and control panel which manages a series of silos and a component kit including, in the basic version, one power panel for each silo, a silo pipe connection, a pinch valve, a tanker coupling to the filling pipe, a maximum level indicator, a differential pressure switch or electronic pressure meter, a pressure gauge for the venting filter, a pressure relief valve, and an audible alarm.
 
Silo Safety System

Function

The KCS Silo Safety System can be used for silos which are filled with powders or granular materials by tanker.
Damage to the silo or its accessories is most likely during filling operation from the tanker. This is due to the risk of overfilling or excess pressurisation.
The KCS system, supplied in component form, prevents both overfilling and excess pressurisation, thus avoiding damage to the silo, to the venting filter or other accessories, and reducing the risk of dust emission into the atmosphere.
 

Features

  • Monitoring up to 32 silos simultaneously
  • System events list
  • Starts and stops filter cleaning automatically
  • Electronic pressure meter gives indication of when filter may need attention
  • Internal pressure monitoring of each silo
  • Maximum level indication
  • Reveals presence of compressed air to venting filter (if air jet filter is used) and pinch valve

Benefits

  • Avoids harm to people and damage to the silo and its accessories
  • Reduces risk of air pollution
  • Eliminates risk of filling the wrong silo

Options

  • Central control panel
  • Individual power panel
  • Pressure gauge
  • Pressure relief valve VCP
  • Audible alarm
  • Tanker coupling
  • Venting filter
  • Pressure switch/differential pressure meter
  • Spigot for pressure switch/meter
  • Level indicator
  • Pinch valve incl. pneumatic control panel

Multimedia

KCS - Regular Silo Filling Operation
KCS - Excess Pressure During Tanker Purging
KCS - Excess Pressure and Pressure Switch Failure
KCS - Negative Pressure Due To Material Collapsing

Download

Here below you will find all documents regarding this product. Click "Other Languages" for translated versions.

Brochures

KCS_EN_1014_EDIT.pdf
Latest edition: October 2014
English
Code: 203001108
jap_KCS_0603.pdf
Latest edition: June 2003
Japanese
Code:
KCS_0912_EDIT.pdf
Latest edition: September 2012
Italian
Code: TOR.600
KCS_DE_0315_EDIT.pdf
Latest edition: March 2015
German
Code: 203001160
KCS_FR_0915_EDIT.pdf
Latest edition: September 2015
French
Code: 203001189
KCS_US_1014_EDIT.pdf
Issue : 10/14
Latest edition: October 2014
American english
Code:
KCS_RU_1014_EDIT.pdf
Latest edition: May 2021
Russian
Code: 203001767

Application Datasheets

DS_AnimalFeedMilling_KCS_1214_ENG.pdf
Latest edition: December 2014
English
Code:
DS_Asphalt_KCS_1214_ENG.pdf
Latest edition: December 2014
English
Code:
DS_BiscuitProcessing_KCS_1214_ENG.pdf
Latest edition: December 2014
English
Code:
DS_ConcreteProduction_KCS_0415_ENG.pdf
Latest edition: April 2015
English
Code:
DS_DryMix_KCS_0415_ENG.pdf
Latest edition: April 2015
English
Code:
DS_FlourMilling_KCS_0115_ENG.pdf
Latest edition: January 2015
English
Code:
DS_LimeDosing_KCS_0415_ENG.pdf
Latest edition: April 2015
English
Code:
DS_PaintandVarnish_KCS_0915_ENG.pdf
Latest edition: January 2015
English
Code:
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