Islands in the Caribbean endure plenty of weather events, but Hurricane Maria in 2017 was particularly damaging to Puerto Rico. According to their government, the water system—consisting of 114 municipal water treatment plants—was severely damaged, leaving about half of the residents without water.
Extra funding and attention to long-term solutions include water level storage sensors and software by BinMaster.
See through silo walls without touching product
Food manufacturers find non-contact level sensors attractive for a number of reasons. Of course, since nothing comes into contact with the material, there’s no risk of equipment interfering with the process or rogue parts breaking off and getting stuck in equipment or contaminating ingredients intended for human consumption. Plus, they provide continuous level measurement for optimizing inventory and preventing silos from running empty. No food manufacturer wants to risk tagging a bad batch due to a missing ingredient. Today’s most popular non-contact technologies are laser, radar, and 3D scanners.
According to Forbes, more than 54% of all manufacturers have instituted or launched a smart factory initiative. Smart factories call for asset tracking, intelligent RFID, and sensors to lower costs, provide advanced analytics, and make data cloud accessible.
The rate of implementation is happening at a dizzying rate, often leaving operations with a hodge-podge of log-ins, reports and tracking.
BinMaster sensors and software have been a mainstay for smart factories for decades—in fact, before the term smart factory was fashionable! We know—and helped build—the smart factory movement. First with eBob, and now with Binventory, that hodge-podge of data is pulled together into one easy-to-decipher inventory report.
To avoid production delays, a major plastics production plant needed to keep a closer eye on their bulk inventory. The plant fed a variety of products from plastic pellet storage silos. The facility also used polyvinyl chloride (S-PVC), the world’s third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic.
Enter ResinView® and smart level sensors by BinMaster that delivered accurate, reliable, and continuous non-contact volume measurements.
Os perigos da agricultura ocorrem em todo o mundo. É uma profissão desafiadora. O Brasil, por exemplo, começou a manter estatísticas mais detalhadas sobre acidentes industriais a partir de 1969. Foi divulgado que quase 18% de todos os trabalhadores industriais (incluindo a agricultura) sofreram acidentes. Medidas preventivas ajudaram a reduzir para 3.84% em 1984.
Manufacturing leaders are tackling supply chain issues with digital solutions. Leveraging Industry 4.0 solutions, a recent McKinsey survey showed 39% have implemented a control-tower approach to increase supply chain transparency. About 25% are fast-tracking automation to stem worker shortages.
Steve Schulz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Logistics & Supply Chain Management at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, said the program has taken a quick trajectory towards this technological revolution.
Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) is a state-of-the-art production system to continuously monitor agricultural operations, based on animal science and technology. This practice helps agricultural production managers monitor animal performance and health and optimize feed strategies. Studies show that smart PLF can decrease protein intake by 25% and nitrogen in the environment by 40%.
BinMaster offers bin monitoring tools for PLF agricultural operations with the latest in level sensing technology, helping maximize effective decision making.
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