EXTRON'S ELI WIRELESS LEVEL CABLE MAKE LIFE EASIER Brothers Mark and Mike Krcil farm 3,000 acres near Glencoe, Minn., and the fourth-generation farmers work land that has been in their family for more than 100 years. In the past they used temp cables that had to be read manually to get an idea of what
Many grain storage facility operators may not be aware that OSHA recently updated its standards for grain elevators to include new safety requirements. Elevator operators now must provide temperature monitoring systems for bearings and motion detector devices that can shut down belt elevators if they malfunction. There are also requirements for monitoring devices that will trigger alarms if belts are
Extron is excited to have our new, intrinsically safe wireless temperature transmitter featured on World-Grain's post GEAPS Idea Exchange 2017 round up. [READ MORE] The new wireless transmitter joins Extron's Grain Management Solutions product line. The transmitter is battery powered and equipped with wireless communication ability thereby eliminating the need for excessive lead wire. Retrofitting is easy
Join Extron at Booth #115 for the Minnesota Grain & Feed Association's 11oth Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Minneapolis. The MGFA is committed to serving the agribusiness industry with integrity, respect and innovation in its programs and services. For more information and to register for the show click here. Stop by booth #115
Grain Journal Article: Extron Monitoring System Detects Hot Spot in Idaho Ground Pile Rudy deWit estimates that his facility's Extron Grain Management System saved his company $100,000 worth of wheat stored in a temporary ground pile, when it detected an unsuspected hot spot. The 1-million-bushel pile is located at Thresher Artisan Wheat's 2.5 million-bushel grain elevator
Publication: World Grain BLACKFOOT, IDAHO, U.S. — Thresher Artisan Wheat, an Agspring Company that provides wheat and grain crop for the food industry, recently installed two new remote monitoring systems at its grain management facility in American Falls, Idaho, U.S., to remotely monitor wheat conditions. Since 2014, Thresher has been using Extron Company’s technology to
Our very own Mark Spindler was recently interviewed by Feedstuffs Magazine to discuss the importance of implementing wireless solutions like Extron's Ground Pile Management System in order to adequately time the sale and storage of grain. This system utilizes temperature monitoring, fan control and ongoing carbon dioxide readings to dramatically improve ground pile storage for