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.
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.
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.
BinCloud takes your inventory in bins, tanks, or silos and organizes it in one simple software. It does away with climbing vessels, manual measurements, and spreadsheets. Instead, get one login to view current levels, place orders, and generate reports. New features in BinCloud make inventory management increasingly easier, intuitive, and convenient. BinCloud isn’t limited to liquids and tanks. With the right sensors, BinCloud can create real-time, graphical reports for everything from coffee beans to plastics and powder. Do you handle all of the above, ask a BinMaster sales rep about integrating all your bulk products on one, easy-to-use platform, whether you use BinMaster sensors or not.
BinMaster sensors and software have earned a solid reputation in multiple industries thanks to a high quality of product backed by our secret sauce -- awesome people who listen and respond to customers.
IoT (Internet of Things) is booming. It prescribes a wireless network of devices embedded with sensors for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data. Global spending on IoT will reach $1.1 trillion by 2023. Binmaster technology falls into the IoT world with cloud sensors and cloud software monitoring bulk products like grain, plastic pellets, and aggregates stored in bins, silos, and other storage vessels.
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