April 01, 2019

Innovation in catwalks and towers, the Chief way

by Christopher Riggleman, Chief, USA

From humble beginnings to a diverse corporation with a global presence, Chief Industries, Inc has not wasted a moment, since it opened for business in 1954. With divisions and subsidiaries representing a diverse array of interests, and a skilled workforce of approximately 1,300, Chief is proud to have celebrated its 60th anniversary, and looks forward to a future of continued growth.

Established in 1961, Chief Agri has grown to offer a full line of grain and commodity storage, aeration and material handling products throughout the world. From our mission, to our products, and our brand, we have our finger on the pulse of agricultural in order to provide safe, solid and quality products. The key to creating trusted equipment is change.
 


Change and the increased need for safety
Changes in farming technology have increased crop yields dramatically. In order to produce quality yields, the size and speed of farm equipment, from harvest to storage, has challenged the agricultural business and technology side to meet the robust demands.

Even on the farm level, the change from filling bins with augers, to the use of grain legs, has come from the result of both size of the farms, to the ease of operation and safety standpoint of permanent installation of grain legs.

Along with the equipment, the demand for safety of personnel has increased. The need for easily accessible equipment for personnel is essential in today’s agricultural workforce. Chief is not only aware of the demand for superior standards of safety, but we also work with installers and customers to design tower and catwalk systems that provide ease of installation and operator usage.

How Chief meets these demands via catwalks and towers
Because each customer operation base is unique, we provide a variety of support options. We work closely with our customers to provide a detailed designed system to fit any layout. With a full line of four-column and two-column towers, and a diversity of widths of catwalks, we can help design a system for any application. We offer many accessories and customisable options to meet any application.

Tower systems are used either independently to support equipment such as bucket elevators, cleaners’ distributors or tied in with other structures, such as a catwalk to span equipment from one area of a facility to another. Towers are also used as a means of access for personnel to equipment on a grain facility.


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