Material Processing

Bulk Solids Handling Equipment

Box Dumpers

Sterling's full line of Box Dumpers remove material from containers and places it into your material handling system quickly and affordably.

Container Tilters

Container Tilters allow you to tilt containers to their corners or side for easy product removal.

Batch Mixers (Vertical Augers)

Sterling Batch Mixers provide an efficient method of obtaining a homogeneous mix of most dry materials.

Screw Conveyors

Screw Conveyors are designed to convey flowable solid materials.

Bulk Bag Loaders

Sterling Bulk Bag Loaders are available for manual operation as well as fully automated units incorporating electric hoists, flow control valves, and various methods of conveying material into bulk bags.

Bulk Bag Unloaders

Sterling Bulk Bag Unloaders are available for manual operation as well as fully automated units incorporating electric hoists, bag massagers, flow control valves, and various methods of conveying material out of bulk bags.

Bag Break-Compactor Systems

Our Bag Break Systems are designed in the modular concept using standard components.

Portable Storage Bins

Our extensive line of portable material holding bins are ideal for storing and transporting both raw materials and finished product.

Surge/Day
Storage Bins

Our extensive line of stationary material holding bins are ideal for storing both raw materials and finished product.

Silos

Sterling Silos provide an efficient method of storing bulk quantities of material including plastics, powders, and a variety of dry materials for process.

Welded Silos and Accessories

Welded storage silos, used in conjunction with Sterling pneumatic conveying systems, are designed to meet Uniform Building Code or ANSI requirements for seismic design. Construction is to the highest quality standards and includes: tank sections that are dimensionally held to extremely close tolerance for high weldment integrity; submerged arc welding of carbon steel cylinders for 100% penetration with no slag or porosity; automatic powerbrushing of exterior circumferential welds to white metal finish for inspection and coating; and sand blasted interiors with high tooth profile for superior paint-to-metal bonding with superior grade coatings. Stainless steel and aluminum silos are also available.