{"id":2384,"date":"2019-11-20T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albersalligator.com\/?post_type=blogs&#038;p=2384"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:48:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:48:46","slug":"alligator-silodome-new-affordable-cover-for-water-silos","status":"publish","type":"blogs","link":"https:\/\/albersalligator.com\/en\/blogs\/alligator-silodome-new-affordable-cover-for-water-silos\/","title":{"rendered":"Alligator SiloDome, new affordable cover for water silos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Albers Alligator and Buwatec:<br>\u201cNew affordable cover for water silos\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After 10 years of research, Martin Spekle from Albers Alligator and Kees Ooms from Buwatec have developed the perfect cover for water silos of up to ten meters. The solution is named Alligator SiloDome and at Buwatec the BuwaDome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have just placed the first cover at a grower in Belgium and I know that there is a lot of interest for it,\u201d says Martin. \u201cBuwatec has delivered the first roofs to the United States to full satisfaction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum loading on the water silo<\/strong><br>During Greentech, Martin explains why with the use of a drawing. \u201cA good cover keeps the tank closed without overloading the silo. We achieved that in this design with a lightweight aluminum frame and, depending on the silo diameter, the required reinforcement rings that make the frame rigid and sturdy. If necessary, the frame can be supported in the middle with an aluminum stand. The cover is tensioned all around with elastic bands. After tensioning, the fabric is secured to the frame with special tensioning blocks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Installation without a crane<\/strong><br>The research was mainly directed at the simplification and refinement of the idea. \u201cThe frame is very light because of the aluminum and can be placed quickly with a small number of workers and without a crane. Every now and then a grower wants to clean the silo inside. That is why we have provided the cover with a reinforced manhole so that the water silo is always accessible. In short: a solid and reliable cover that is affordable for every grower,\u201d Martin summarizes. \u201cDelivery goes via our dealers, of course. We are now working on making this construction also applicable to existing and larger silos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Text: floraldaily.com<br>Date of publication: June 6, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/albersalligator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SiloDOME_NL_3_20.pdf\">download de leaflet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2459\" data-src=\"https:\/\/albersalligator.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/20250515065006\/SiloDome.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2459 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2463\" data-src=\"https:\/\/albersalligator.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/20250515065008\/SiloDome2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2463 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2467\" data-src=\"https:\/\/albersalligator.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/20250515065009\/SiloDome-van-boven.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2467 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2471\" data-src=\"https:\/\/albersalligator.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/20250515065010\/SiloDome3a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2471 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albers Alligator and Buwatec:\u201cNew affordable cover for water silos\u201d After 10 years of research, Martin Spekle from Albers Alligator and Kees Ooms from Buwatec have developed the perfect cover for water silos of up to ten meters. The solution is named Alligator SiloDome and at Buwatec the BuwaDome. \u201cWe have just placed the first cover &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/albersalligator.com\/en\/blogs\/alligator-silodome-new-affordable-cover-for-water-silos\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1271,"menu_order":0,"template":"","blogs-category":[79],"class_list":["post-2384","blogs","type-blogs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blogs-category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Alligator SiloDome, new affordable cover for water silos | Albers Alligator<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/albersalligator.com\/en\/blogs\/alligator-silodome-new-affordable-cover-for-water-silos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alligator SiloDome, new affordable cover for water silos | Albers Alligator\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Albers Alligator and Buwatec:\u201cNew affordable cover for water silos\u201d After 10 years of research, Martin Spekle from Albers Alligator and Kees Ooms from Buwatec have developed the perfect cover for water silos of up to ten meters. 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