The Company
The company is a farm location owned by an agribusiness, considered one of the top major food processing companies in the United States. They produce a large protein portfolio with leading brands worldwide.
The Challenge
The need to monitor levels in effluent pits is critical to ensure each pit and lagoon operates as designed and complies with regulatory standards. Overflows must be avoided, and that makes remote monitoring critical. However, most manure management lagoons and pits are located far from facilities and power. Installing power thousands of feet from the closest source can be expensive—up to $100 each foot.
The Solution
Monitoring pits and lagoons with livestock waste must be done to eliminate the risk of harmful spills or costly breaches. PitView® pulls information from radar level sensors and stores it in the cloud. The data is then available on tablets, computers, and mobile phones.
When faced with the challenge of animal waste lagoons (sometimes called anaerobic lagoons) located in remote locations, PitView was adapted to a solar-powered system.
The sensors and software update levels continuously without the use of manpower, who probably prefer to avoid the smell. Measurements are taken in regularly scheduled intervals daily, around the clock. That way, you’ll know exactly when it’s time to run the manure pit pump.
This customer’s four locations monitor their most critical waste, but the system is easily scalable, and in the future, the company can choose to expand the solution to all company farm locations.
PitView ensures:
• Workers can stop manually measuring lagoons
• Staff can respond promptly thanks to text and email alerts
• Occupational risks are reduced by eliminating long trips to remote locations
• Staff can monitor multiple pits, lagoons, or sites on one dashboard
• The company can export measurement history for compliance reports
• Everyone sees the same data, which is constantly updating
• Workers can view or run reports whenever they need them to know when levels rise too high
• Supervisors can schedule tank trucks and field applications in advance
In Conclusion
Accuracy, time-savings, and liability reduction were improved for this PitView customer. Solar was a great solution born from a simple request and the spirit of customer service by BinMaster's sales and engineering professionals. Solar power opens a world of applications for inventory management.
To explore this solution, talk to your BinMaster sales professional about your ideas.
