Innovative approaches to elevator design

Key parameters in the development of a grain elevator project

When developing a grain elevator project, the following factors are considered: geographical location, energy resources, transportation patterns, process flows and environmental safety. All these components affect the cost of construction and operation.

Reliability is a complex property that depends on the purpose of the equipment and its operating conditions. It is formed from the following indicators:

• Fail-safe.
  
• Durability.
• Repairability.
• Preservation.

Correct location of road and railway receiving and shipping units at the grain complex, professionally selected technological scheme, optimality of grain transportation schemes, minimization of transport mechanisms themselves - all this allows to ensure the highest productivity with the lowest costs.

Elevator design from Grain Capital

The experience of Grain Capital's automation department shows that innovative approaches to automation system design can reduce installation and commissioning time and financial costs by up to 20%.

One way to reduce construction costs is the widespread use of distributed peripheral devices when building control systems. This can save up to 30% of the cost of cable and wiring products. Reducing the number of cable and wiring products and cable management systems also shortens installation and commissioning times, reducing installation and commissioning costs.

Experience of our specialists in the design of elevators

When implementing the project of reconstruction of power supply systems and remote automated control of Rakhnyansky elevator, owned by Louis Dreyfus Commodities Ukraine L.T.D., the task of controlling more than 240 electric gate valves of the sub-silo floor was set. The use of distributed peripheral devices reduced cable costs to a minimum and reduced installation time from 4 months to 2 months.

When preparing a tender offer for the construction of power supply and remote automated control systems for Zhmeryn elevator for Kryazh&Kusto Elevator Company, Grain Capital suggested installing control cabinets in close proximity to consumers. This allowed to reduce the total project cost by 12% and cut the time of electrical installation works of the working tower in half.

In the process of realization of the project of construction of power supply systems and remote automated control of the elevator in Konotop for LLC "Vitchizna" it was proposed to include the equipment of the first stage in the general control system using distributed periphery devices. This allowed for installation without long production stoppages and ensured investment savings.

These examples demonstrate how Grain Capital 's innovative solutions and professional approach can achieve significant investment savings in the construction of elevator complexes.

Author of the article: Sergey Artyushkin - Head of Research&Development at Grain Capital