4B Components Newsletter - The Scoop
4B Low Profile Elevator Buckets

4B LOW PROFILE ELEVATOR BUCKETS

The May/June 2017 issue of Grain Journal highlighted how quick and easy low profile elevator buckets can boost leg capacity.  

Many of the operations profiled in the article are 4B low profile bucket customers.

4B has been helping customers upgrade their existing elevators legs to increase capacity for over 30 years. Give us a call (309-698-5611) and see how we can help you.

• READ THE GRAIN JOURNAL ARTICLE

White Farms Grain Bin Collapse Video

INDIANA FARM BECOMES FACEBOOK FAMOUS AFTER BIN COLLAPSE

Clean up continues at a farm in southwest Indiana where a grain bin and hopper toppled over in a spectacular fashion.

The video Jordan White of White Farms in Switz City, IN has been viewed more than 11.4 million times since it was posted Monday July 31.

No one was injured during the event.

WATCH THE VIDEO

4B Grain Dust Explosion Video

4B GRAIN DUST EXPLOSION VIDEO

This slow motion video details just how easily grain dust can ignite and cause a devastating explosion.

The five points of the "Dust Explosion Pentagon" are highlighted.

4B Tech Team

4B ONSITE TECHNICAL SERVICES

After 4B products have been installed by a qualified electrician, 4B's commissioning service is available to inspect and certify proper installation of our sensors and control units prior to operation.  

4B's Tech Team also provides an annual site inspection service to ensure our systems are running at 100% to protect your people and your plant.

CLICK FOR SERVICE INFO 
 

Advanced Tools to Evaluate Dust Explosions and Protective Systems

TOOLS EVALUATE DUST EXPLOSIONS AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS

A recent article in Powder & Bulk Solids outlines the U.S. and European standards that have been developed to help engineers protect and mitigate the consequences of industrial dust explosions.

READ THE PBS ARTICLE 

Purdue University Report

FEWER GRAIN DUST EXPLOSIONS REPORTED NATIONWIDE IN 2016

The number of grain dust explosions in the United States fell to a 10-year low in 2016, but two of the incidents resulted in the first reported fatalities since 2013, according to an annual report released by Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

READ THE REPORT 

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