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Food, consumer products, packaging…nearly everything…involves the use of bulk solids at some point during their manufacture. In the retail world, inventory record accuracy costs an average of 1.75% loss of revenue. Their suppliers also suffer up to 0.73% loss of revenue. In a world of Industry 4.0 and block chain practices, a discrepancy with inventory measurements undermines inventory control, makes ordering decisions ineffective and results in poor delivery and higher inventory costs.
The grain industry faces many challenges in managing inventory in large bins where a single vessel may hold a million bushels, making "binventory" crucial to the profitability of an operation. This white paper discusses how continuous-level sensors can be sued for accurate inventory management for local or company-wide monitoring. The are various options available for data reporting, including cloud-based applications, software, consoles, and automated text and email alerts. Learn about matching the right type of sensor for your operation for bins large and small, plus how point-level indicators can be applied for affordable high and low-level alert conditions.
Point-level sensors are inexpensive, easy to use, and durable, but you gotta choose the right one for the right situation. Proper level measurements, alarms, and inventory control should involve more than eny, meeny, miny, mo, and BinMaster representatives can help.
Poultry operations require a variety of bulk materials with everything from liquified fat to lime and grains. A Midwest-based poultry feed mill faced a very tedious and manual inventory process before BinMaster brought solutions. 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.
Ethanol operations face plenty of challenges including bulk inventory measurement. Dust, accuracy, and reliability all must be considered with raw material storage. Our case study looks at extreme amounts of dust - especially during fill rates of up to 580 tons per hour - which made it extremely difficult 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 an average-level measurement.
The new BMR-100rotary is an affordable level switch to alert to vessel levels in solid materials with a bulk density of 2 lb. It offers simple, electromechanical measurements for ordinary storage and processing operations.
Monitor inventory in bins, tanks, or silos and organize it in one place with BinCloud®. New features released in BinCloud make inventory management evermore easier, more intuitive, and more convenient.
BinMaster offers a great choice of sensors that moves bulk inventory-level data to cloud-based applications. Level sensors play a big role in helping a range of industries including those in grain storage and handling.
Sometimes stories illustrate solutions. A major concrete company reduced material shortages and simplified life for drivers and dispatchers using sensors and cloud software called CementView®. Read the story of how a company with 10 ready-mix plant locations automated monitoring of 58 silos containing cement powder, IPF, and fly ash. CementView® keeps dispatchers informed. Using a PC, tablet, or phone dispatchers can monitor inventory for each silo and plant location by material. Text and email messages automatically alert to low levels.
Up and down. Up and down. Measure, measure, measure. While BinMaster’s SmartBob sensor provides a sturdy and accurate method of measuring grain in a silo, it’s no replacement for a trusty yo-yo where a user can perform walk the dog or flying saucer tricks. The SmartBob does, however, resemble an automated yo-yo that drops a sensor down to the bulk material and back to the spool. Sturdy’s the word as many of the original SmartBobs have been operating for more than 25 years.
From the outside in, choosing between a point or continuous level sensor can be pretty daunting. Not to mention the process of narrowing down sensors in either category! Leave it to us at BinMaster to help you learn the ins and outs of level measurement sensor options. Check out our comprehensive...
Accounting professionals and bulk operators grapple with inventory accuracy challenges that impact financial statements and operations planning. Traditional measurement (tapes and spreadsheets) often result in substantial discrepancies. Precise inventory data plays a pivotal role in several key...
