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Collection center for receiving, cleaning, drying, storage and dispatch of grain. 1. Receive grain at our shed either by truck or train 2. We use a hydraulic dumper to tilt the truck and unload the grain into our floor hopper 3. By gravity the grain falls to the hopper grate and is directed to the bucket elevator 4. The elevator raises the grain to the cleaner which is a complete cleaning system to separate field impurities that come with the grain 5. A dust extractor connected by an air duct to the cleaner is used to remove light impurities such as husks, small insects, chaff and organic dust. 6. A set of small perforated sieves removes impurities that are smaller than the grain such as broken grain, halves, other seeds, soil, small stones and insects. 7. Then a set of larger sieves separates impurities that are larger than the grain such as straw, leaves, large stones, cobs, etc. 8. The clean grain leaves the cleaning system and is elevated by buckets to a flow control silo to facilitate the discharge of grain thanks to its conical funnel elevated by metal pillars. 9. This silo is used as temporary storage at the reception, regulating the flow of the product and optimizing the performance of the equipment. 10. Again the grain is transported to an elevator that raises the product to a grain dryer that lowers the humidity percentage of the recently harvested grain so that it can be stored for several days in Silos. 11. Drying occurs in 70% of the tower using hot air circulating against the flow of the grain and cooling in 30% of the tower using air at ambient temperature. 12. Now we have a product with ideal temperature and humidity to be transported and elevated by buckets to the storage silos. 13. The silo is filled by gravity with clean, dry grain, which eliminates the risk of contamination by alflatoxins and pests from the field. 14. An intelligent sensor system monitors the temperature and humidity of the grain, automatically activating an aeration system that maintains the quality of the product during the storage period. 15. The silo has vents that balance the internal pressure during the loading and unloading process, preventing the accumulation of grains and impurities on the roof. 16. The grains are discharged from the silo by gravity to a conveyor that feeds a bucket elevator to raise the product to the truck or train dispatch hoppers. 17. The dispatch hoppers are equipped to control the flow and reduce the loading time onto trucks.