FRAME Srl · 2017. 11. 20. · norm EN ISO 14713: 1999 Galv anising Standar ds Contents 01. A brief history 02. Company overview 03. Company strengths 04. The quality 05. Manufacturing

FRAME SrlCompany Profile

Originally established as a general engineering company in Ozzano Emilia, near

Bologna (Italy) FRAME first entered the corrugated silo market in the mid 1990’s.

FRAME is now a part of AG Growth International INC (www.aggrowth.com) a

company listed at Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE:AFN)

FRAME has now grown into one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of metallic silos

for both agricultural & commercial applications & having also developed a wide

range of silo accessories such as catwalks, support towers, aeration systems &

sweep augers, as part of AG Growth International Group of Canada. Within the

AGI group are manufacturers such as Hi‐Roller, Tramco, Westeel, Global Industries

(MFS/York) etc. etc.

This new partnership with AGI has ensured the consolidation of FRAME as a major

European manufacturing base within the Group to service key markets, with

significant investment to be made in the Fiesso manufacturing plant, & the

opportunity to maximize the synergies of design, technical advantages between

the various companies within the Group, while maintaining the independence in

respect of marketing & sales.

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01. A brief history02. Company overview03. Company strengths 04. The quality05. Manufacturing methods

06. Frame geographic markets

07. Project references08. The Frame belief

01. A brief history

Headquarters: Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, 40064, BO,

Italy

Site area: 3,400 sqm

Activities: Engineering, purchasing, accounts,

commercial activities, small scale specialist

manufacturing, shipping

Production: Fiesso d’Artico,

30032, VE, Italy.

Site area: 20,000 sqm

Activities:

Production, production planning, shipping.

Manufacturing facilities include de‐coiling, high speed corrugating, & single operation

punching of sidewall sheets for complete accuracy, de‐coiling & robotic bending of

stiffeners, de‐coiling of roof sheets.Total sites area: 23,400 sqm

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02. Company Overview

In the period between 2009 and 2017, there has been significant growth within

the company & FRAME has consolidated its position as a leading supplier of

silos & associated accessories throughout many parts of the world.

The ability to fulfil our clients varied needs where necessary, from the

preparation of the initial offer via our internet based quotation system,

according to the specific requirements of the client, submission of detailed

drawings, even analysis of soil tests to supervision of the erection of the silos if

required, have allowed FRAME to become one of Europe’s largest & respected

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FRAME has its technical, administrative headquarters in Ozzano Emilia, near Bologna in

Northern Italy.

The main manufacturing facility, with de‐coiling, corrugating, profiling & robotic

bending facilities remains in Fiesso d’Artico, not far from Venice.

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01. A brief history02. Company overview03. Company strengths 04. The quality 05. Manufacturing methods




From its small beginnings, FRAME is now firmly established as one of Europe’s largest

designers, manufacturers & suppliers of all types of corrugated steel silos for

commercial & agricultural applications as well as the ancillary products such as

catwalks, ladders, platforms, aeration & temperature sensing systems, support towers

etc etc.

With its large manufacturing facilities based both in Ozzano Emilia and Fiesso d’Artico

the company’s annual steel consumption exceeds 20,000 tonnes; the steel used in the

manufacturing process is purchased exclusively from Europe’s leading producers.

Over the past almost 30 years, FRAME has supplied silos throughout the world & is now

a preferred supplier to many of Europe’s leading manufacturers of grain processing

equipment as well as some of the most respected engineering companies in Europe &

their locally based agents.

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Our in‐house design facility enables FRAME to respond rapidly to our client’s specific

requirements in respect of design standards, ASAE, DIN or Eurocode, as well as the local

seismic, wind speed & snow loads, loading capacities, fill/empty cycles etc, providing

the relevant constitutions, base loads & weights with a minimum of delay.

FRAME has a very experienced team of Area Sales Managers available to advise our clients on the most cost effective solution to their specific requirements.

Our acclaimed SeSaMo on‐line quotation system enables offers to be prepared with a minimum of delay & is available to selected/exclusive agents

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03. Company Strengths

Our Technical Department makes extensive utilization of both Auto Cad & 3D modelling in

both project & component design.

FRAME has a policy of continuously seeking improvements to current designs &

manufacturing processes to offer both cost savings to our clients as well as safeguarding

environmental conditions wherever possible.

Our highly skilled workforce, together with the highly efficient manufacturing facilities

using the latest technology, ensure that FRAME silos are supplied to the highest quality

standards, at competitive prices & within realistic lead times.

Clients can prepare their own preliminary silo layouts using the FRAME Standards’

Autocad models downloadable through a dedicated FTP site

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The Technical Department has also the ability to develop Finite Element Analysis Models

(FEM Modelling) giving to the customers the right solution for foundations, seismic

accelerations, etc.

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FRAME has a policy of continuously seeking improvements to our current designs &

manufacturing processes to offer both cost savings to our clients as well as improving

environmental conditions wherever possible.

Our highly skilled workforce, together with the highly efficient manufacturing facilities

using the latest technologies, ensure that FRAME silos are supplied to the highest quality

standards, at competitive prices & within realistic lead times.

FRAME manufactures one of the widest ranges of flat & hopper bottom silos &

accessories available from one source.

In order to provide the most cost effective solutions, FRAME use standard designs

wherever possible, however, where necessary can provide ‘special’ alternatives to suit

our clients specific requirements.

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FRAME have their own laboratory for analysis of both raw material & manufactured

components, in addition, quality control & traceability procedures are implemented

throughout the manufacturing processes.

04. The Quality

FP & FC silos are manufactured using the highest quality materials according to the Euro

norm EN ISO 14713: 1999

Galvanising Standards

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04. The Quality

FRAME have been awarded with the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Assurance certificate for the

design, production & installation of grain storage silos, ensuring that the highest

standards are maintained through all stages of the project.

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04. The Quality

In 2014 FRAME were awarded the UNI EN1090‐1:2012 certification from ICIM

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04. The Quality

Under the latest EU requirements, any ‘series’ manufactured structural metal

components either manufactured or imported into the EU must comply with the CE

marking requirements, in fact it will be a criminal offence to supply structural steel work

within the EU unless it conforms to this standard & carries the legitimate CE mark.

The penalties for businesses found not complying with this requirement will be severe,

they will be prevented from trading & will have to incur the cost of any consequential

product recalls & fines.

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04. The Quality – UNI EN 1090 – CE Mark

All welding processes carried out by FRAME are UNI EN ISO 3834‐2 compliant.

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04. The Quality

Modern manufacturing methods, including de‐coiling of sidewall sheets

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05. Manufacturing methods

Highly efficient corrugating rolls ensure fast

production times.

The high capacity hydraulic press

punches & shears the FP & FC silo

sidewall sheets to size in one operation.

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Automated ‘robotic’ manufacturing systems ensure high capacity & accurate

production. This slide shows the stiffener manufacturing facility.

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There are FRAME installations in:

EUROPE: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, C.I.S., Croatia, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,

Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom as well as in Italy.

AMERICA: Argentina, Caribbean, Paraguay, Venezuela

ASIA: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Turkey

Middle East: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

AFRICA: Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt,

Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,

Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa,

Uganda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia

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06. FRAME Geographic Markets

Location Capacity (Tons) Product Silo Model Year

Tanzania 10,000 Wheat Nr. 4 FP 18/15 2001

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07. Project references

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Algeria 15,000 Wheat Nr. 6 FP 14/24 2001


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Italy 5,000 Wheat Nr. 9 FC45 9/14 2005



Italy 700 Wheat ‐ Maize Nr. 5 FC45 4/20 2005

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Madagascar 30,000 Paddy Rice Nr. 8 FP 18/22 2006


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Hungary 10,200 Maize Nr. 2 FP 22/21 2006


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Iran 70,000 Wheat Nr. 10 FP 26/22 2006


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Iran 120,000 Wheat Nr. 16 FP 26/22 2006


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Madagascar 32,000 Wheat Nr. 8 FP 20/21 2007



Lithuania 27,000 Rape Seed Nr. 5 FP 24/22 2007

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Italy 20,000 Maize Nr. 3 FP 24/25 2008

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Indonesia 5,000 Wheat Nr. 8 FC60 8/12 2008


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Indonesia 15,000 Maize Nr. 6 FP 20/12 2008


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UK 11,000 Wheat Nr.6FC45 12/25 2008


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UK 30,000 Wheat Nr. 4 FP 26/24 2008



Venezuela 30,000 White Maize Nr. 9 FP 20/17 2009

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Egypt 60,000 Wheat Nr. 12 FP 20/24 2010


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Saudi Arabia 170,000 Maize Nr. 22 FP 24/29 2011


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Yemen 50,000 Wheat Nr. 7 FP 26/21 2012

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Nigeria 1,800 Barley Nr. 3 FP 9/19 2013

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Bangladesh 120,000 Wheat Nr. 12 FP 27/28 2013


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Poland 28,000 Corn Nr. 2 FP 30/33 2015


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Poland 59,000 Corn Nr. 4 FP 30/33+ No. 8 FC 7/29

2016


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Russia 31,000 Wheat No. 4 FP 24/17 + No. 1 FC 7/12 + No. 4 FC 6/13 + No. 1 CR 5/4

2016


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Ukraine 48,300 Corn No. 4 FP 23/19 + No. 6 FP 18/19 + No. 5 FP 14/21 + No. 4 FC 6/20 + No. 2 FC 5/21 + No. 2 FC 5/11 + No. 2 FC 5/12

2016


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Romania 200,000 Wheat No. 20 FP 26/32 2016


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Turkey 30,000 Wheat No. 10 FP 20/14 + No. 2 FC 5/4

2016


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Zambia 20,400 Wheat No. 6 FP 18/21 2016


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To provide cost effective, highest quality, technically advanced & environmentally

friendly solutions to our client’s individual storage requirements in the fastest timescale

utilising the latest designs, materials & through the most efficient administrative &

manufacturing procedures.

08. The FRAME belief

FRAME Srl

Via Bertella 2

40064 – Ozzano Emilia – Bologna

ITALY

www.framespa.it

Mail: [email protected]

Office Contact: +39 051 798 107

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FRAME Srl · 2017. 11. 20. · norm EN ISO 14713: 1999 Galv anising Standar ds Contents 01. A brief history 02. Company overview 03. Company strengths 04. The quality 05. Manufacturing