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Grain Journal - November/December 2009
Ag Partners LLC in Alton, IA was faced with rebuilding their entire terminal after an explosion largely destroyed the elevator in July 2008. The explosion essentially wiped out the 1.1-million bushel elevator which is a joint venture between locally-owned Albert City Elevators/MFC, a 13-location cooperative, and Cargill Inc. BinMaster level controls help the newly rebuilt operation manage inventory and optimize storage capacity.

Grain Journal - September/October 2009
With 2009 predicted to be the biggest fall crop ever, Farmers Elevator Company of Platte, South Dakota faced adding storage and handling capacity to serve the needs of local farmers. The new "annex across the street" includes a new 315,000 bushel bin outfitted with BinMaster level controls.

Canadian Processing Equipment - August 2009
With just-in-time manufacturing and companies looking to minimize inventory levels, effectively managing material supplies is more important than ever before. Monitoring bin levels helps companies optimize material storage and save money. Furthermore, climbing to the top of bins presents a potential employee safety issue, to say nothing about the time and people it takes to scale a yard full of tall bins. Point level controls can provide simple alerts to prevent bin overfills. Continuous bin level management systems can help optimize inventory levels, virtually eliminate the need for employees to climb bins, and save valuable time by allowing bin measurements to be read from a personal computer or other centralized location.

BioMass Products & Technology - July 2009
Effectively managing and rotating inventories, ensuring employee safety and getting more work done with fewer people is the reality facing many biomass operations today. Continuous bin level management systems from BinMaster can help optimize inventory levels, virtually eliminate the need for employees to climb bins, and save valuable time by allowing bin measurements to be read from a personal computer or other centralized location. This article by BinMaster marketing director Jenny Christensen discusses the benefits of 3DLevelScanner and SmartBob inventory management technologies.

Grain Journal - May/June 2009
The Columbia Grain International Elevator in Carter, MT recently added a loop track and additional grain handling equipment to significantly increase capacity and allow the facility to load 110-car shuttle trains on the BNSF Railway. This article featured in Grain Journal provides an overview of the equipment added, includng BinMaster level control indicators..