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The concept of active floor was invented
in the mid eighties by Jean-Claude Poncet as a solution to clean
residual piles from inside horizontal silos. Basically, the foot
of the pile is reckoned to be its weak part. The technique consists
in destabilizing the foot of the pile by vibration to provoke its
collapsing. Initially developed for grain silos, the active floor
VIBRAFLOOR is now in use in various bulk industries, inside silos,
ships and railway cars.
An active floor is made of independent
modules, laid side by side and end to end to cover a floor area.
Modules are factory pre assembled and hauled
to site by trucks or containers. Installation consists in positioning
modules on the floor and connecting electric motors.
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