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BinView is a Web-Based monitoring solution for bins, tanks and silos that enables remote wireless inventory management of bulk solids or liquids. The core components of the solution are SmartBob2, SmartBob-TS1, SmartSonic ultrasonic or SmartWave radar sensors mounted on the bins, a wireless or wired data communications network, a gateway to provide connectivity to a personal computer or IP network, and data collection software that can be accessed by any computer that has a connection to the Internet.

This solution provides real-time control as data streams instantaneously from BinMaster sensors to the Internet providing accurate, reliable bin information. BinView offers 24/7 monitoring and is live on the Internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week, streaming the most current inventory data or historical data to authorized users. Automated alerts immediately send email and cell phone alerts when bin conditions meet user-defined thresholds.

Wireless communications devices simplify and reduce installation costs with a wireless solution optimized for bin monitoring. Traditional wired networks can also be used. BinView is highly scaleable and is able monitor one or a hundred bins and grow as operations expand. Site mapping capabilities include a built-in visual mapping feature that shows tank types, locations and levels to streamline operations and optimize filling and emptying schedules.

BinView eliminates the need to manually check bin levels which saves time, money and manpower and improves the efficiency of ordering and logistics. Advanced reporting includes historical records that help companies maximize inventory management, enhance decision making, understand trends and keep people informed at every level of the organization. As data security is critical, BinView features end-to-end encryption and authentication to ensure data is safe and confidential from the bin to the corporate office.

Features:
• Remote monitoring via Smartphone, tablet, or PC
• 24/7 monitoring anywhere there’s internet access
• Accurate, reliable bin information updates automatically
• Automated alerts via email or SMS text message
• Wireless gateways and BinCom modules simplify installation
• Highly scalable for one or many vessels for one or multiple locations
• Eliminates manual monitoring to save time and enhance safety
• Historical reporting to optimize purchasing and logistics

System Components:
• Wireless or wired data communications network
• Gateway to provide connectivity to an IP network
• BinView web application accessed from the Internet
• Sensors for continuous level measurment

Applications:
• Remote wireless inventory management of solid material or liquids in tanks, bins and silos
• Poultry breeding, hatching and growing facilities, cattle and  hog operations
• Fertilizer plants, feed mills and grain elevators
• Packaging and plastics manufacturing
• Cement batch plants, pharmaceutical manufacturing and wood pellet production

BINVENTORY™ is the new name for eBob™ Inventory Management Software. The advanced software platform is now not only compatible with SmartBob, but also a wide variety of BinMaster continuous level sensors or just about any sensor using the Modbus RTU protocol. Plus, BINVENTORY™ is a complete solution for managing the inventory of either solids or liquids contained in bins, tanks, or silos.

You need to real-time inventory data. The software sends data from your level sensors to a personal computer connected to your LAN, WAN, or VPN, which ensures it is secure. It collects data from up to 256 vessels and sends automated high and low level alerts, visualizes vessel levels, and generates usage reports. The multi-site feature supports any number of sites and vessels across the company regardless of location, so long as they are accessible via the company’s private network.

This powerful software works with a wide variety of sensors including the 3DLevelScanner, SmartBob cable-based sensors, ultrasonic, magnetostrictive, and pressure transducers used for level measurement. You can configure vessels of various shapes and sizes, including horizontal tanks, split silos, and non-linear tanks that can be difficult to configure and monitor. A simple wizard that contains drawings of each vessel type is easy to setup to ensure accurate results. For spot-on accuracy, bulk density properties and strapping tables can be entered for vessels containing solids, while specific gravity is entered for liquid tanks.

BINVENTORY™ software helps you effectively manage inventory levels without having to manually inspect and measure each vessel, saving valuable time while optimizing inventory turns and storage capacity. It is easy to use and requires no special training or support. Say goodbye to “making rounds” to obtain manual readings, while keeping your staff safe from climbing silos. BINVENTORY™ is a highly affordable inventory tracking system for any size operation.

Features:
• Works with a wide variety of sensors including the 3DLeveScanner, SmartBob cable-based sensors, ultrasonic, magnetostrictive, and pressure transducers
• Windows XP Pro, Vista Business and Windows 7 compatible – simple setup and operation
• View data for an individual vessel, a select group of vessels, or all vessels
• Activate instant readings or program automatic measurements
• Set programmable alarms for high / low levels or “time to replenish”
• Automated email for alarm notifications; email detailed bin inventories at scheduled times
• Network and wireless options available for sensor communications
• Simple wizard containing drawings of each tank type is easy to set up
• Easy to add bulk density or specific gravity properties to customize the software for your operation

Specifications:
• Dedicated PC functions as eBob host/controller PC connected to SmartBob2 sensors using RS-485 communications or wireless modems
• Host/controller PC is connected to  LAN, WAN or VPN
• Measurement history and system parameters stored in SQL database, either locally on the host PC or corporate server.
• Viewer software can be installed on other PCs on the network

Applications:
• Level measurement using a wide variety of sensors including the 3DLeveScanner, SmartBob cable-based sensors, ultrasonic, magnetostrictive, and pressure transducers
• Monitoring up to 256 vessels without manually checking levels
• Optimizing inventory and vessel levels for maximum storage capacity
• Sharing information with managers or vendors at multiple locations

BinCom is BinMaster’s intelligent monitoring solution that enables operations of all types to track levels in bins, tanks, and silos and monitor the location of mobile assets such as equipment and vehicles. It combines the benefits of using low-power, wireless sensor technology and cellular data transfer to get reliable, timely information to simplify and organize your operations. Data from all types of sensors streams seamlessly to the cloud, allowing access to your data from a PC, tablet, SmartPhone or any device connected to the Internet.

BinCom helps you monitor and manage the level of solids, powders or liquids in vessels either on your premises or a vendor’s or customer’s location miles away. By knowing which vessels are ready to be filled, you can place orders in a timely manner, plan delivery schedules, allocate equipment assets, map optimal routes to save time, and optimize the use of your delivery vehicles. You’ll know where each delivery vehicle is en route, so you can quickly respond to customers. Plus, you’ll know the location of valuable equipment and assets on a job site or customer location.

Features:
• Cloud-based data monitoring via PC, tablet, or SmartPhone
• Automated alerts to optimize delivery schedules and prevent outages
• Controlled access to data by individuals within your company or by your customers
• Save time, fuel, manpower, and provide better customer service
• Reduce the number of service calls and improve customer satisfaction

Specifications:
• Diverse line of transceivers, gateways, and asset trackers
• Cellular CDMA, Cellular GSM, WiFi, or Ethernet communication platforms
• Accepts digital or analog (DI/AI), RS-485, or dry contact inputs

Applications:
• Diverse line of transceivers, gateways, and asset trackers
• Cellular CDMA, Cellular GSM, WiFi, or Ethernet communication platforms
• Accepts digital or analog (DI/AI), RS-485, or dry contact inputs

The DPM-100 digital panel meter is a versatile, easy-to-use display for any Modbus-enabled level sensor. Useful for indoor or outdoor applications, it features a large, bright LED display that is easily visible regardless of bright sunlight, smoke, fog, dust, or distance. The DPM-100 can be programmed as a Modbus RTU master, slave, or snooper. Each device is capable of scanning up to 16 process variables, making it ideal for multiple tank level monitoring and control. A convenient keypad allows users to set and acknowledge alarms and manage output relays.

Features:
• Manufacturers using Modbus-enabled sensors to manage process operations
• Monitoring the level of solids, powders, or liquids stored in bins, tanks, or silos
• Operations that are managing a wide number of process variables
• Plants where multiple storage vessels must be continuously monitored
• Process operations where overfills and outages must be prevented

Specifications:
• Input/Output: Modbus RTU over RS-485
• Display: Upper display: 0.60" (15 mm) high. Lower display: 0.46" (12 mm) high. Both are 6 digits, red LEDs
• Display Scan Rate: Master/Snooper: 1/second to once every 99.9 seconds. Slave: Dependent on master device (e.g. PLC)
• Front Panel: NEMA 4X, IP65
• Non-Volatile Memory: All programmed settings are stored in nonvolatile memory for a minimum of ten years if power is lost.
• Power Options: 85-265 VAC 50/60 Hz, 90-265 VDC, 20 W max, or optional model with 12-24 VDC ±10%, 15 W max.
• Fuse: Required external fuse: UL Recognized, 5 A max, slow blow; up to 6 meters may share one 5 A fuse.
• Environmental: Operating temperature range: -40 to 65°C; Storage temperature range: -40 to 85°C
• Relative Humidity: 0 to 90% non-condensing
• Power: USB Port

Applications:
• Compatible with level sensors using the Modbus protocol
• Three modes of operation – master, slave, and snooper
• Customizable upper and lower large, easy-to-read red LED displays
• Accommodates up to 16 process variables in a variety of math functions
• Automatically scans at set intervals or scan manually
• Rugged front panel design stands up to weather and high impact
• Advanced linearization capability compensates for vessel shape and submerged structures

The SmartBob2 Console is the easiest way to remotely initiate and view measurements from multiple SmartBob2 sensors. This compact, manually-operated console provides fast measurement readings from one up to 128 SmartBob remotes at a single location … with the push of a button. The SmartBob Console can be used alone or integrated into a network using eBob software. It provides basic, local control and monitoring of a single SmartBob remote or a network of up to 128 SmartBob remotes at a networked site.

The SmartBob Console is a valuable vessel management tool providing users access to a wealth of information. Individual bin parameters are programmed into the SmartBob Console and measurements are displayed as distance to product, height of product, percent full, and weight. The weight display function is derived using a Wizard type menu to estimate weight – calculated by entering vessel shape and dimensions, plus the product density in lb./ft3 or kg/m3. All bin parameters, last measurement data and all user settings are retained in the SmartBob Console memory, even the event of power loss.

For users who routinely utilize Modbus in their operations, BinMaster offers the Model C-100MB which is a compact control console that allows control of a SmartBob sensor network via a Modbus interface to simplify bin inventory management. SmartBob sensors are utilized to take automated measurements using cable-based technology and the C-100MB console then provides an interface for the Modbus master to initiate measurements, monitor measurement progress and retrieve data for any or all SmartBob sensors enabled in the C-100MB console. Remotely accessed via a Modbus interface, the C-100MB console makes it easy to control from 1 up to 120 SmartBob sensors with a few keystrokes or automatically through use of an interval timer or external start input signal.

Features:
• Back lit LCD graphics display accesses vessel data instantly
• Intuitive user interface makes it easy to configure the unit and retrieve data
• Display indicates status of the SmartBob sensor during the measurement cycle
• Six-button, membrane style external keypad for user control and operation
• Enter key, escape key and four directional keys
• Menu system of simple choices and value adjustments

Specifications:
• Contained in an impact resistant, polycarbonate plastic enclosure for installation in a protected outdoor environment
• Industrial operating temperature range of -4°F to 158°F (-20°C to 70°C)
• Two water-tight cord grips for easy attachment of cables
• RS-485 port for the SmartBob network with lightning / surge protection circuit provides transient protection from lightning
• Internal memory chip retains user settings, vessel configuration and last measurement data in the event of a power failure
• Wiring compartment is easily accessible for installation and maintenance

Applications:
• Any operation with SmartBob sensors that wants to monitor vessel levels in real time from a centralized location
• Safely and easily initiate and view measurements from multiple SmartBob2 or SmartBob-TS1 sensors
• Local control and monitoring from one up to 128 SmartBob sensors at a single location
• Use alone or integrate into a network using eBob software