An emergency call was received from a cement plant late one afternoon. The plant had a blocked silo with 1,000 tons of mixed limestone and clinker that needed to be cleared immediately.

Our crew arrived on site at the cement plant the following morning. Using the SCS cleaning method we were able to clear approximately 300 tons of loose material, with the remaining 700 tons in the form of rocks. Of these 700 tons of rocks, approximately 650 tons were broken down and reused throughout the system and only 50 tons needed to be recycled.

The silo utilized a conveyor belt at the bottom to remove material. Although it is common to experience delays in removal of cleaned material when a conveyor belt is used, our crew completed the cleaning of the silo in just 3 working days.

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