Schafer BSI Silo Containers
Reusable stainless steel IBC containers for liquids
Design Features
Tank Material: Stainless steel 304 304L 316 316L 316Ti 321
Wall Thicknesses: 2.0 mm or 2.5 mm for the top, shell and hopper
Manhole: DN 400 or DN 457 in the top, with screwed cover and eyebolts or tension ring
Hopper: 30° angled slope (other angles possible), with welded calotte
Seals: According to customer requirements and/or application
Transport Frame: Galvanised or stainless steel, sprayed on request (stackable, suitable for handling by crane and all other pallet lifting equipment).
- Safety-valve (pressure relief at 0.65 bar) and aeration vents in the top
- Ball-valve or butterfly-valve, disc-valve
- Stacking frame, stackable at least 5 high
- Four way entry for Fork lift trucks
Applications: Chemicals, petrochemicals, food industry, construction industry, plant construction
Approval: As a metal Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC), code 31A, for land and sea transport of hazardous liquid materials of packaging groups II and III. Maximum density of the filling goods is 1.83 kg/l.
The design fulfils the test requirements for IBCs for the transport of dangerous materials contained in the following international standards:
- European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
- Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)
- International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code)
- United Nations Recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods (UN)

Container Dimensions
Basic size 1215 x 1015 mm, alternatively 1200 x 100 mm | ||
Type | Volume (Litres)* | Height (mm) 30° |
BSIF 465 | 502 | 1200 |
BSIF 550 | 550 | 1320, 1350 (1) |
BSIF 650 | 650 |
1420, 1450 (1) |
BSIF 800 | 800 | 1570, 1600 (1) |
BSIF 900 | 900 | 1670, 1700 (1) |
BSIF 1000 | 1000 | 1770, 1800 (1) |
* Other volumes possible