Prado Silos is expanding its productive capacity and competitiveness with new investments in the company’s manufacturing plant. The acquisition of new profiling and bending machines allows for greater control over the whole production process, optimising the final results for each silo. With this new equipment, Prado Silos is engaging a crucial effort to respond to the continued increase in sales, expanding the range of solutions while reducing costs, delivery times and reliance on external suppliers. Prado Silos continues to reinforce its position as the most experienced silo manufacturer in Europe, striving and investing every day to meet the requirements of its clients and swiftly reacting to their demands.
In the midst of the 21st century, the progressive introduction of technologies such as automation, robotics and digital monitoring have changed both appearance and organisation of the factories and workshops where Prado Silos has been manufacturing storage solutions for decades. From the very beginning, the company has sought to constantly improve its production processes along with the precision and reliability of its products, in order to satisfy the specific demands of a mishmash of constantly evolving markets (storage for the agricultural sector, bulk materials, biomass, etc.).
In line with this approach, three new machines have recently joined the fleet to increase capacity and improve production control: a combined punch-laser profiling machine, a new hydraulic bending machine and a three-roll bending machine, complementing the production resources already in place for the manufacture of ferrules, reinforcements and roof parts.
The latest addition to our technological arsenal, the combined punch-laser profiling machine, represents a significant upgrade to the whole manufacturing process of silos and metal structures. This state-of-the-art machine offers an outstanding ability to handle 0.8 mm to 6 mm thick parts, making it an ideal resource for the production of robust and precise components.
- Excellent edge quality: the CO2 laser guarantees an excellent edge quality thanks to outstanding beam results.
- Scratch-free processing: the descending die enables scratch-free punching and forming processes, preserving the galvanised coating of each part.
- Smart automation: the software allows to load, unload, and sort parts reliably and automatically.
The dual techniques (punching and laser cutting) combined with a 3 m worktable and computer numerical control (CNC) offer unmatched efficiency and accuracy, minimising material waste and thereby reducing the associated costs. The smart laser working-head concept and an optimised universal cooling interface provide outstanding energy balance.
This technical specialisation in the manufacture of high quality profiles with tight tolerance will enable the different production lines to meet the increasing production demand while fulfilling orders more efficiently. State-of-the-art technology, user-friendly operation and automated control systems eliminate the need for complex and expensive finishing or quality-impairing operations.
At the same time, the Prado Silos working team can now rely on a new tool freshly implemented, broadening the range of hydraulic bending machines and press brakes. This hydraulic CNC bending machine operates on parts ranging from 0.8 mm to 6 mm thick; since the very first day of deployment, its safety, modernity and reliability have convinced our operators, turning this new equipment into a key industrial asset for optimising the construction of our silos and metal structures.
- Fastest bending machine in its class
- User-friendly: quick and easy to program
- Compact design for symmetrical part flow
- Perfect angles measured by laser
- Flexible tool preparation
The hydraulic bending machine stands out as one of the most widely used assets in the manufacture of silos due to its efficiency and precision, which guarantees a better finishing and machining results for critical components. Within the context of Prado Silos factory, this new hydraulic bending machine reveals its potential by offering high working speed, precise and accurate bending angles thanks to CNC, as well as a more efficient and intuitive operation of the whole system, thus enhancing the final quality and consistency of each silo produced in our facilities .
Last but not least, Prado Silos has invested in strengthening the profile bending section with the incorporation of a new CNC horizontal three-roll bending machine, which provides more flexibility when it comes to combining processes and joint tasks, owing to its speed, precision, efficiency and versatility; this industrial asset was requested by the operators at the core of the plant to boost efficiency, as it can work with different materials and profiles, meeting the most demanding requirements of each project with consistent and flawless results.
This new bending machine equipped with three rolls offers more options, saving time and resources in the manufacturing process of each silo by eliminating the need for specific cutting and welding operations, while providing greater agility in the manufacture of certain complex metal parts and structures, exceeding the most demanding standards.
Strategic technological innovation in Prado Silos production lines opens up new opportunities for product design and customisation, adjusting the productive process to new competitive demands and consolidating the company’s position as a benchmark in the large-scale storage solutions industry. Along with the expansion of production capacity, these new equipment upgrade provides additional control over the manufacturing process as a whole, representing an essential investment to maintain growth and sustain the continued increase in sales over the last few years, and which is expected to continue.
With a diversified product range and reduced dependence on external suppliers, Prado Silos will strengthen its position to meet the most complex needs of its clients and react quickly to their demands. These investments result in shorter lead times for silos and accessories deliveries in all our projects, finally contributing to reach higher client satisfaction and improved competitiveness in our highly challenging market.
For more than seven decades, continuous investment in new machinery has always been in the DNA of Prado Silos, thus bringing to life the industrial commitment to excellence in manufacturing and providing our clients with optimal deadlines, conditions and products, backed up by an exhaustive control of the production process.
