SILOWEIGH.NET digital

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DIGITAL transmission reduces wiring between silos and DAQ unit to a single digital cable, reducing installation time and preserving full accuracy - up to 3000 ft from silos. Digital Junction Boxes replace one of the connection boxes at each vessel.  The DAQ unit gathers digital data from all vessels, storing it for transmission to a local computer and assuring no-break operation.  The associated computer acts as a web server, allowing any computer on the local area network to view the screens below, using just a web browser.

SiloWeigh.Net's local database is also a web server, allowing Internet pages to be generated and viewed (through a browser such as Internet Explorer) on computers throughout the local network.  You see all your vessels shown as 3-D graphics, plus the actual weight in tons - and you get a trend graph too.  Vessel symbols change color as alarm limits are passed, giving you a high visibility warning of impending problems. If you have several silos holding the same material at each location, these can be Grouped;  you can drill down to view group totals, all silos within one group or the detail view of each vessel – see below.

The detail view shows the current vessel level and weight at the right, with a history trend graph at left.  The graph can be changed to show the last 24 hours, week or month, or you can select a date range for display.  The graph shows the four alarm settings; Overfill, High, Reorder and Low, and an alarm log displays the most recent alarms. Various useful metrics, such as average time from Refill alarm to refilling, are displayed.  You can also download the history data for use in other applications. Setup and calibration are done via password protected menu screens.

Actual data from a working silo 8 to 24 optional relay alarm setpoints can be programmed to light visible indicators, sound audible alarms or operate pinch-off valves to prevent overfill.  Aditionally, up to 8 inputs can accept alarm cancel buttons or overpressure switches to prevent filter blowout. Relays are popular `Opto-22`type, available everywhere.

Internet database is housed on a commercial server with professional maintenance and backup service to ensure your data is never lost, is secure from hacker attack and is available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.  Whether you choose to link the SiloWeigh.Net database to your own company database or use SiloWeigh.Net’s services for all your needs, the SiloWeigh.Net server is your source for silo data from all your companies or divisions, all plants, all groups and all vessels.  The single database is subdivided among all SiloWeigh.Net’s clients, each having its own passwords for access.  You see your company and other companies cannot access your data.

Any or all the data is accessible by a remote database server, using TCP/IP protocol, enabling it to be combined with private company data on customers, products and orders.  This allows clients to organize dispatching of deliveries or sales. Here's an example of the automatic ordering process, taken live from the cement company's web site.  The  level at the customer's vessel has fallen to the reorder value and triggered this order from the cement supplier.  Once set up and verified, the process can proceed without any further manual intervention. Emergency low or high levels can also be programmed to send Emails or SMS messages to cell phones.

Yes, we do divided silos.  Most companies cannot handle vessels that are divided to store two separate materials.  Regardless of the position of the partition, SiloWeigh.Net uses all four legs signals to compute the weight in each side.  It's just as easy to install, just as easy to calibrate. 

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