Poultry operations require a variety of bulk materials: everything from liquified fat to lime and grains. A Midwest-based poultry feed mill faced a tedious and manual inventory process before BinMaster brought a solution.
Raising livestock requires tight control of what materials are ordered, how long feed is stored, and when feed is running out and needs to be restocked. Sensors and software help track all three.
Ethanol operations face plenty of challenges when it comes to bulk inventory measurement. Dust, accuracy, and reliability all must be considered with raw material storage.
BinMaster's case study looks at extreme amounts of dust. For this operation, silos experienced fill rates of up to 580 tons per hour; the dust created by filling made it extremely difficult for the producer to track the filling and emptying processes.
Using just a single measurement did not account for the topography of material in bins. Multiple points created a reliable average-level measurement.
Thirty non-contact radar level sensors and BinCloud® software will be integrated into the engineering and feed technology complex for monitoring grain bin levels.
BinMaster is donating the equipment to Iowa State, following in the footsteps of other private donors helping to build the $21.2 million facility.
It takes just five basic components to design an inventory system for managing solids, powders, or liquids stored in bins, tanks, silos, and other storage vessels. BinMaster works with manufacturers, mills, and farms to build solutions tailored to each application and bulk materials being measured.
Fast-paced processing, industrial, and agricultural environments are driving the need for accurate, real-time data. Sensor manufacturers and software developers—including BinMaster—have been working rigorously to create new and innovative solutions.
Seeking ways to monitor inventory more efficiently? Here are some popular trends in the level sensing and inventory software world for your consideration.
The PitView® cloud application reduces the risk of harmful spills or breeches in a manure management system. By automating the measuring and reporting of waste levels, it allows users to view level information on a phone, tablet, or PC. Plus, PitView makes it easier to prepare documentation required by regulators.
Set up is a snap. Costs are affordable. BinMaster's MCP-300 provides an affordable answer to level detection in sanitary food and pharmaceutical industries.
These small sensors include a colorful LED status display which you set up and fully control using your phone and an app through Bluetooth (IO-Link).
Jeff was looking for an alternative to the proximity sensors he was using in his seed storage bins. The sensor needed to work reliably with seasonal temperature changes, use the existing fittings, and not break his budget.
BinMaster's MCP-200 mini-capacitance probe for solids may be the sensor that Jeff is searching for.
While big bins need big sensors, monitoring and measuring bulk materials in smaller storage and process vessels is just as critical. The food industry, water treatment plants, and pharmaceutical operations often mix ingredients in smaller amounts stored in tiny tanks and small silos.
Applications requiring compact point-level monitoring can utilize the MCP-100—as well as the rest of BinMaster's family of mini capacitance probes—for reliable alerts.
Repeatedly checking to see if bins are full is tiresome. Employees take risks every time they climb a bin or silo, open a heavy hatch, and drop tape measures for manual inventory measurements.
BinMaster's simple-yet-effective BM-25 bin level indicator provides a better, safer way to manage stored bulk materials.
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