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FEATURE: NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL PROFILES

Grain drying, handling and storage equipment

Sukup
Manufacturing Company
P.O. Box 677, 1555 255th St.
Sheffield, Iowa, U.S. 50475-0677
Tel: 1.641.892.4222 * Fax: 1.641.892.4629
E-mail: info@sukup.com
Internet: www.sukup.com

Sukup Manufacturing Company, Sheffield,
Iowa, U.S., is a family-owned, full-line grain drying, handling and storage equipment manufacturer,
serving the grain industry since 1963. The company
manufactures non-stiffened and stiffened grain bins
for on-farm storage as well as commercial operations.
Sukup bin sizes range from 15-feet-in-diameter, threering farm bins to 105-feet-in-diameter, 25-ring commercial bins. Sukup commercial bins are available with
a choice of 5,000-, 15,000- or 30,000-pound roofs.
Sukup also manufactures single and multiple module grain dryers and tower dryers. Sukup grain dryers
feature the patented Quad Metering Roll System,
which prevents overdrying and ensures more consistent moisture content. Sukup stacked dryers also fea-

ture the patented Grain Cross-Over System, which reduces variation in moisture content between the inner
and outer portions of the columns as well as between
the two sides of the dryer. Sukup tower dryers have capacities up to 7,000 bph. Computerized controls make
Sukup Tower Dryers easy to operate and top-quality
components ensure long life.
The Sukup line of products also includes centrifugal and axial fans for drying and aeration, bin
floors and supports, stirring machines and unloading equipment.
For more information on Sukup Manufacturing Company, visit www.sukup.com. Phone:
1.641.892.4222. Fax: 1.641.892.4629. E-mail:
info@sukup.com.

Material handling equipment

Sweet Manufacturing
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P.O. Box 1086
Springfield, Ohio, U.S. 45501
Tel: (937) 325-1511
Fax: (937) 322-1963
E-mail: sales@sweetmfg.com
Internet: www.sweetmfg.com

Sweet Manufacturing Company is a manufacturer with more than 50 years of experience in engineering and design of material handling equipment,
such as bucket elevators, chain conveyors, belt conveyors, towers and various support systems, as well as processing systems that include heat processors, coolers,
etc., in the industrial and agriculture markets.
Information on Sweet's product line can be found
at www.sweetmfg.com. With equipment sold worldwide, Sweet's customers vary from large export grain
terminals and feed manufacturers to companies that
elevate and convey seeds, flour, sugar and similar bulk
or free-flowing materials. "The Quality Line" by Sweet
Manufacturing is built to last. For more information
about Sweet, visit www.sweetmfg.com.

Leading the way in elevator bucket manufacturing

Tapco Inc.
225 Rock Industrial Park Drive
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. 63044
Tel: 1.314.739.9191 * Fax: 1.314.739.5880
Internet: www.tapcoinc.com

Tapco Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., stocks one of
the largest inventories of grain elevator-style buckets
and bolts in the western hemisphere, with more than
900,000 buckets and 12 million bolts.
Tapco uses the best quality material for its buckets:
100% prime virgin high-density linear polyethylene,
impact modified nylon and thermoplastic urethane. The
company's focus is on building and maintaining solid
and reputable relationships with its customers. Tapco's
Super EuroBucket, a nonmetallic European-style bucket, is designed to replace the pressed steel buckets. It is
currently available in 10 sizes. Tapco also has one of the
largest inventories of abrasion-resistant sheeting, drag
flights and hanger bearings in North America.
Its shipping staff is geared to handle the most ur-

gent of emergencies. Tapco is researching and developing new and different products relating to bulk
material handling.
Tapco has exported to businesses in more than
50 countries. Stock is maintained in North America,
Central America, South America, Australia, Western
Europe and the Pacific Rim.
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