Agricultural businesses around the world are currently expanding, which means that grain silos also need to be larger. The most efficient approach is to store the product on your own farm and sell it once the market price has reached the desired level. Antti has adapted to this trend and developed silos that are even larger than ever before. The main product is called “Iso-Antti”.
Our research and development is based on the current state of the energy industry.
Iso-Antti is the largest grain drying silo in Scandinavia, developed specifically on the basis of our customer-oriented research and development work. Research and development were essential because we wanted to create a quality product without simply adopting a “more is more” approach to building materials. Controlling the building materials is an important factor in the product’s service life, as, for example, the total weight of all the building materials required for a silo affects the total price of freight and shipping. One of the focal points of our research and development is energy efficiency and sustainability, so optimising the building materials is important in many ways.
Research and development in the field of silos has made our material consumption even more efficient.
In order to build Iso-Antti with fewer building materials, we have developed a completely new structural profile for our silos. The walls of our current silos are the result of our old design and new methods of material use. Although the walls are now thinner, the overall structural limits are much better thanks to the special steel quality we use in our silos today. This means we will use fewer building materials while making the silos more stable.
We have also used these new materials in our standard-size silos.
investments
Research and development require different investments. The new profile of our silos is made of extremely durable steel. All necessary elements of the silos are manufactured in Antti’s own factory with modernised equipment.
With the new machines, we can now improve the performance of our silo material production, build even larger silos and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The new machines have also improved the dimensional accuracy of the silo parts, which makes installation easier. One of the best aspects of the new equipment is its effect on the coating of the silos. Zinc-coated silos can withstand extreme weather conditions, and the quality of the coating itself is always excellent.
