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[VIDEO] Libra's NextGen Silo Safety System Helps Prevent Costly Plant Mistakes

The NextGen Silo Safety System guards against the most dangerous and expensive accident that can occur at an asphalt plant – inadvertently opening the wrong silo.

Feb 27, 2019

The NextGen Silo Safety System guards against the most dangerous and expensive accident that can occur at an asphalt plant – inadvertently opening the wrong silo. Equipment damage, personal injury, litigation and lost production are all consequences of a silo accident. The NextGen3 Silo Safety System is designed to dramatically reduce these risks.

Learn more about the NextGen System here.

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