Muyang opens new production facility in Henan, China

Muyang officially opened a new production facility recently in Henan, China.
The new facility is built on an area of more than 20,000 square meters in Xinzheng City, about 30 kilometers away from China’s biggest transport hub, Zhengzhou. The new facility will mainly focus on the manufacturing of accessory parts and equipment for Muyang’s feed mill engineering and steel silo erection businesses in Northern China.
This addition enables Muyang to further improve its ability to provide solutions, and customers can reap the rewards of better and faster support.
Muyang is an integrated solution provider of plants, equipment and services in the fields of feed manufacturing, grain milling, grain handling and storage, environment protection, food processing, steel structure building as well as industrial automation. The international technology group employs more than 4,000 people worldwide, with sales in 85 countries.

Cargill grain elevator doubles storage capacity in Tennessee

A Cargill AgHorizons grain elevator project in Hales Point, Tenn., will significantly increase storage capacity, improve grain-unloading speed, save critical time and reduce transportation expenses. The project, completed by KBD Group, will allow Cargill to double the amount of grain it can handle.
The Cargill project includes one million bushels of working/storage space, new truck receiving systems, a new barge loading system and a new office building with the demolition of the existing access road and two existing buildings. Site work includes construction of new gravel access roads, sediment basins, stripping, grading and erosion control on an eight-acre site. Structural and mechanical work includes 3 grain bins, barge tower, receiving pits, boot pits, 2 truck dumps, reclaim tunnel, transfer conveyor and tower. Electrical work includes installation of new utility provided transformer, rework of existing primary service, new switchgear, installation of MCC’s, lighting, and all power and control wiring.


The original elevator was built in 1964.

Cargill joins venture to expand grain elevator

Cargill Inc. and Agrex Inc. have entered a 50-50 joint venture to expand an Indiana grain elevator at a cost of $20 million, according to reports.
The expansion will triple the unloading and warehouse capacity for corn, soybeans and wheat being handled by the elevator. Rail track space will increase from 65 cars to 90 cars and rail capacity will expand to 50,000 bushels per hour (from 20,000 bushels). Grain drying capacity will be quadrupled.
The expansion is expected to be completed by the fall 2013 harvest.

GEAPS announces 2011 bin sweep technical conference

The Grain Elevator & Processing Society’s annual technical conference and Exchange exhibition is set to take place Feb. 27-March 1, 2011 in Portland, Ore.
The workshop, “Bin Sweeps and Bin Entry: Tackling an Industry Challenge,” will address important issues relating to Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s “zero-bin-entry” grain elevator regulations while unguarded bin sweep equipment is running. It will also include an overview of regulatory issues, a segment on the insurance industry’s perspective and a discussion about compliance of grain companies. Bin sweep manufacturers will be given five to seven minutes to discuss how their equipment helps meet zero-entry challenges.
The deadline for bin sweep manufacturers to apply is Dec.1, and a limited number of vendors who best address how their equipment helps meet the requirements will be chosen to participate. More information and an application is available by contacting Chuck House by e-mail at chuckh@geaps.com or by phone at +1.952.928.4640.

National Education Center for Agricultural Safety offers grain entrapment rescue training

The National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) is offering grain entrapment rescue training to first responders.
With help from simulation equipment donated by GOWMARK, Nationwide Agribusiness and Grain Systems Incorporated, NECAS hopes to ensure that rural fire departments or emergency rescue squads are properly trained for the possibility of a grain entrapment rescue. "In our business, as well as the business of farming, there are times when one must enter a grain bin," said Randy Holthaus, GROWMARK grain systems marketing manager. "In the event of a problem, the actions of the first responders can mean the difference between life and death, so timely training is key."