Silo roof for cement industry Poland
- Company:
- Zeman HDF, Zekon
- Client:
- Lafarge Cement SA Oddzial w. Bielawach
- Investor, Builder:
- Lafarge Cement SA Oddzial w. Bielawach
- Designer:
- Zeman HDF
- Country, City:
- Poland, Piechcin
- Object category:
- Steel Construction for Industry
- Material:
- Roof, Façade, steel
- Services:
- Supply, engineering, installation, production
- Completion:
- 2008
Kurzbeschreibung
A milestone in engineering: For the first time in Europe, a roof structure of this size was fully preassembled and then lifted as a single unit onto a clinker silo using massive cranes.
The Facts:
🔸 Dome diameter: 58 meters (significantly larger than that of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome)
🔸 Weight: 320 metric tons
🔸 Lifting height: 37 meters
🔸 Duration of the lifting operation: 6 hours
🔸 Preparation: several months
💡 Why was it done this way?
Due to extremely high safety standards, the roof next to the silo was preassembled—a logistical and structural feat.
Zeman HDF has more photos of the impressive hoisting operation: https://zemanhdf.pl/en/realizacje/55-silos-piechcin.html
Work performed:
A milestone in engineering: For the first time in Europe, a roof structure of this size was fully preassembled and then lifted as a single unit onto a clinker silo using massive cranes.
The Facts:
🔸 Dome diameter: 58 meters (significantly larger than that of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome)
🔸 Weight: 320 metric tons
🔸 Lifting height: 37 meters
🔸 Duration of the lifting operation: 6 hours
🔸 Preparation: several months
💡 Why was it done this way?
Due to extremely high safety standards, the roof next to the silo was preassembled—a logistical and structural feat.
Zeman HDF has more photos of the impressive hoisting operation: https://zemanhdf.pl/en/realizacje/55-silos-piechcin.html
Work performed: Planning, design, production, and installation of the silo roof. Assembly on the ground and hoisting using two cranes in a synchronized movement. Steel structure for the conveyor belts.