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SILOSACK The Collapsible Seed Bin
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SILOSACK
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Why the SILOSACK? Lower Cost to Purchase and Operate – 46% Savings on the purchase price compared to our competition; 82% Savings on freight – Modular design enables component replacement; less expensive to repair or replace Collapsible – Reduces # of trucks needed for transport; 240 SILOSACKs Empty Units Per Truck (UPT): – Reduces return freight costs for repositioning your fleet – Reduces Warehouse Storage Space of empty bins Lower Tare Weight – Increase product load per truck; reducing number of outbound trucks – Load 17 filled SILOSACK; One more UPT than competition – Reduces chance of worker injury; lighter weight and no sharp steel edges – Reduces Warehouse labor; Set up and break down by one person Durable – Similar units still in agricultural operations in since 2002 Compatible with bulk seed handling equipment Tamper-proof features can be designed into each bin Compact footprint
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SILOSACK Dimensions Set Up: 47” x 47” x 48” Break-down size:43” X 48” X 3” Pallet dimensions:48” X 48” X 4.25” Volume capacity: 44.8 cubic feet Weight capacity: 3,000 lb. Stacking: 5 high Materials used: Pallet: High Impact HMWPE Walls: Woven Polypropylene fabric, plywood panels. Tare Weight Interflow Pallet 45 lb. SILOSACK 100 lb. Lid30 lb. Total Tare 175 lb. PROBOX Dimensions Set Up: 56.5” x 45” x 65” Break-down size: 56.5” x 45” x 39.3” Volume capacity: 58.3 cubic feet Weight capacity: 2,500 lb. Stacking: 4 high Materials used: High-Density Polyethylene Tare Weight Top19 lb. Base331 lb. Total Tare 350 lb. Specifications Compared
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ACTUAL USE TESTING
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Transportation Savings on Shipping 10k Filled Bins and Returning 10k Empty Bins PROBOXSILOSACKReduced TripsSavings # Trucks for delivery62558936$18,000 # Trucks for Return22842186$93,000 Total Round Trip Savings$111,000 Transportation Cost at $500/one way trip. Due to lighter tare weight, can load 17 filled SILOSACK per unit versus 16 filled PROBOX
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Labor Savings to Setup and Takedown 10k Bins - One Full Cycle PROBOXSILOSACKSavings Number of Labor Hours2500 hrs1250 hrs Labor Cost$50,000$25,000 Total Labor Savings $25,000 or 156 man-days Labor is assumed at $20/hour and at 2080 hours per year. Assume: Setup and takedown 16 units or Bins/ hour PROBOX requires a two person team; SILOSACK only requires one person
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Warehouse Savings on Storing 10k Full Bins PROBOXSILOSACKSavings Height Full65”52.5”12.5”/Bin Stack Height4 High5 High1 Bin Height Total Warehouse Square Feet Used44,141 sqft32,000 sqft12,141 sqft Warehouse Cost / Year$220,705$160,000$60,705 Warehouse space based on $5.00 /square foot/year Footprint on PROBOX 56.5”x45” ; SILOSACK 48”x48”
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