Bulk Goods in Containers
Moving susceptible Material in difficult Environments
02.09.2010 | Author / Deskman: M. Hofmann / Marcel Dröttboom
Standard containers provide a cost proven and cost efficient solution for just-in-time delivery over long distances. A newly developed solution has passed the test – the systems allows for the transport and storage of susceptible bulk materials directly in a container even under demanding environmental conditions.
Siloadmaxx has developed a system for efficient loading of sensitive substances into a standard ISO container. At the beginning of 2010 the German company was approached by a manufacturer of dry bulk material to evaluate whether different bulk materials and other additives could be transported, stored and easily supplied ‘just-in-time’ in such a container under difficult environmental conditions. As a special requirement, the material should be fed into the production process directly from the container.
In a demanding test, a container was shipped over the long distance from Germany to China. In Hong Kong, the container, equipped with a siloadmaxx liner bag, had to protect the dry bulk material against the high local humidity for three months, before it was returned to Germany. After the arrival in Germany, laboratory examination showed that the material was still in perfect condition.
The test proved the suitability of the selected solution, which contributes to the optimization of the logistic supply chain and offers significant time and cost reduction potential.
Challenging Demands
The client approached Siloadmaxx with the request for a logistic solution hat would support the penetration of the Asian market and the establishment of a local production site. The challenge of this test was that the quality of raw materials in Asia had to meet European standards and that this quality had to be preserved over the complete transport chain (maritime and overland). In addition, the procedure had to offer an alternative solution to the commonly used tower silos and secure the local supply of raw materials. The production process depends on a just-in-time delivery of raw as well as supplemental materials. Due to the long transport rout, a reserve supply directly out of the standard ISO containers was required.
The following questions had to be answered:
- Is it possible to use a container to load, transport, store the bulk material and directly supply the production process?
- Will the material preserve its characteristics under all environmental conditions?
- Does the system provide a significant competitive advantage?
- Does the system allow for the desired degree of flexibility and regional independence?
Content of the Article:
- Page 1: Moving susceptible Material in difficult Environments
- Page 2: Usability of Containers
- Page 3: Great Independence
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