Egan Company
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Cenex Harvest States

INTEGRATING A MAJOR EXPANSION OF GRAIN ELEVATOR

PROJECT:

Cenex Harvest States (CHS)

LOCATION:

Savage, MN

BUILDING TYPE:

Agriculture

EGAN EXPERTISE:

Motor Control Centers // Process Controls Installation

PROJECT TEAM:

Cenex Harvest States (CHS)

PROJECT FACTS:

Continuous industrial service and support

SPECIALTIES FEATURED WITH THIS PROJECT:

Process Controls System Integration

  • Egan Company integrated automation of a new 801,000-bushel bin, more than doubling CHS previous storage capacity and moving product to barges and rail cars more efficiently.
  • Egan installed two new motor control centers for product supply and control motors for conveyance to-and-from the new bin.
  • New controls were also added to replace aspects of the existing system for monitoring bearing temperature and belt alignment, continuous level/point level indication, gates, and aeriation.
  • Egan has been working with CHS since 1999 when it delivered a total system upgrade, installing new ControlLogix and RSView software.
  • The facility can now efficiently store and manage about 1.36 million bushels of grain product.