May 28, 2009: BinMaster® SmartBob-TS1 Continuous Level Measurement

Dust Penetrating, Cabled-Based Sensor for Bins up to 40 Feet

The SmartBob-TS1 sensor is a cable-based, continuous level measurement sensor for bins up to 12 metres tall.
The compact, rugged SmartBob-TS1 weighs approximately 4.5kg and is immune to airborne dust and filling noise that frequently prevent other continuous level devices from working reliably.
Compatible with eBob software and consoles from BinMaster’s SmartBob inventory tracking system, the SmartBob-TS1 is designed to reliably measure powders, granules, pellets, plastic resins and dry bulk solids as well as liquids in smaller bins, tanks and silos.
The SmartBob-TS1 offers convenient 4-20mA outputs and the versatility of RS-485 or wireless communications via an optional built-in 900MHz wireless modem.
Measurements can be read remotely from a centralised SmartBob control console or from a PC using eBob software. Highly scaleable, both SmartBob2 and SmartBob-TS1 sensors can be combined in one network to accommodate bins both small and large (up to 55 metres tall) bins, allowing for one up to 120 bins to be configured within a single SmartBob network.
SmartBob-TS1 can be mounted on flat or angled roofs up to 40° using a mounting flange specially designed for steep roofs often found on smaller bins used for feeding operations or process manufacturing.
Accessories include a variety of mounting flanges to accommodate from 0°-40° roof angles, pipe extensions to provide cable protection, a selection of probes suitable for a variety of materials, and a gearbox motor heater for when operating temperatures fall below freezing.
 “At a list price of just US$875 for the SmartBob-TS1 sensor, BinMaster makes it affordable for many types of operations to improve safety and inventory management,” says BinMaster vice-president of sales Todd Peterson.
“Plastics manufacturing, poultry feeding facilities and seed companies are just a few examples where the affordable, compact SmartBob-TS1 is saving operators valuable time measuring bins.” 

About BinMaster

BinMaster is a division of Garner Industries – an ISO 9001:2000 certified company - established in 1953 and headquartered in a 7000 square metres manufacturing facility in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. BinMaster is strategically focused on designing, manufacturing and marketing reliable, proven sensoring devices for the measurement of bulk solid and liquid materials for the feed and grain, food, plastics, pulp & paper, power, mining and concrete industries.
The BinMaster product line is sold worldwide and features many diverse technologies for bin level indication and measurement, being well known for its SmartBob2 advanced inventory management solution. For more information about BinMaster, visit.

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