The large concrete structure quite literally rose out of the ground using a slipform process. Iowa State University’s Kent Corp. Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex is currently under construction. Once completed, the complex will include feed milling and mixing equipment, grain storage bins, grain drying and handling equipment, a warehouse and an educational building with classroom, lab, and meeting spaces.
The process of building the feed mill tower took four-and-a-half days, with two crews working 12-hours shifts, 24 hours a day, rain or shine.
The main tower is more than 100 feet tall, and the front-end tower rises more than 44 feet.
The anticipated completion date of the feed mill and grain science complex is fall 2022. Renderings of what the outside of the facility will look like when finished can be seen on the feed mill’s website.
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