What are Silo or Equipment Failures?
Hundreds of industrial and farm silos, bins and hoppers experience some degree of failure each year due to improper design, faulty construction, and/or erratic operation.
Although failure may involve a catastrophic collapse of the structure, it can also display in less obvious forms, such as cracks in a concrete wall, wrinkles/dents in a steel shell, and/or bending/deflection of a support beam. Even these more “minor” issues can be important danger signals, indicating that corrective measures are probably required.
![Silo failure collapse](https://jenike.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Silo-failure-collapse-in-progress-1.jpeg)
Silo completely collapses.
![Silo failure cluster wrinkles](https://jenike.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/silo-failure-cluster-wrinkles-642x770.jpeg)
Silo failure in shape of cluster wrinkles.
![Silo failure denting](https://jenike.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/silo-failure-denting-1-768x1024-1-768x1024-1-768x770.jpeg)
Major denting in silo.
![Silo failure collapse](https://jenike.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/silo-hopper-failure-676x770.jpeg)
Silo failure as the top of the vessel collapses.
![Silo wrinkles](https://jenike.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/silo-wrinkles-eccentricloads-2.jpeg)
Silo wrinkles may look minor, but can in fact lead to major production issues.
![Silo failure ring corrosion](https://jenike.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/silo-failure-ring-corrosion-1024x673-1024x673-1-900x673.jpeg)
Corrosion around the silo can lead to a variety of issues.