Answers / Bulk reclaim systems
WaveFloor is a modular system that combines gravity, sensors, controls, and independent reclaim modules to move stored bulk material toward a vessel outlet. These answers explain the system, common material applications, safety limits, and the information needed to start a project review.
By WaveFloor, a U.S. joint venture between VibraFloor and CFAB Global. VibraFloor contributes patented reclaim technology; CFAB Global supports North American fabrication and project delivery. Company leadership: Deryck Cleppe, Chief Executive Officer.
WaveFloor is a modular reclaim system for bulk materials stored in silos, domes, and other vessels. A sloped floor, sensors, controls, and independent modules work together to move material toward a discharge point. Each layout is planned around the stored product and vessel.
Gravity moves free-flowing material down the sloped floor first. When sensors detect a cleared zone, the controls activate modules in sequence from the outlet toward the vessel wall. The system uses this staged motion to reclaim material that remains near the floor.
Example applications include cereals and oilseeds, animal-feed ingredients, biomass such as wood pellets, and industrial materials such as cement, fertilizers, and limestone. Product flow properties and the vessel design determine whether a particular application is suitable.
No. WaveFloor is designed to avoid routine manual clean-out inside the vessel during standard reclaim, but it does not eliminate every need for inspection, maintenance, or entry. Site-specific confined-space, lockout/tagout, and other safety procedures still apply.
The system can be arranged for conical and linear floors, as well as other vessel footprints. The project team reviews the outlet location, dimensions, material behavior, operating conditions, and discharge goals before confirming a configuration.
Start with the material, vessel type and dimensions, storage capacity, discharge point, target throughput, site location, and project timing. The WaveFloor team can use these details to begin an application review and identify what additional engineering information is needed.
System at a glance
| Component | Role in reclaim |
|---|---|
| Sloped floor | Uses gravity to move material toward the outlet. |
| Capacitive sensors | Detect when a reclaim zone clears. |
| Independent modules | Create controlled wave action through the material. |
| Controls | Sequence module activation from the outlet up the floor. |
USDA · September 2026
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported 1.31 billion bushels of old-crop corn in off-farm positions on September 1, 2026; total stocks across all positions were 2.10 billion bushels. This is a dated inventory measure, not a storage-capacity or annual-throughput figure.
Read the USDA NASS Grain Stocks reportOSHA · Grain handling safety
OSHA reported three fatalities, 13 reported amputations, and 36 hospitalizations among grain-industry workers in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri from October 2020 through September 2023. Automated reclaim does not replace site-specific safety programs or required procedures.
These public statistics describe U.S. inventory and reported grain-industry safety events; they are context, not WaveFloor product-performance results. Source dates and scope are stated above.
