BELLEVUE, WA, February 12, 2013 – Strain Systems Inc. now offers its level measurement solution, free of charge, to customers who order the company’s StrainCell™-based weight measurement system for silo inventory management.
Because raw materials are bought, consumed, and reconciled in terms of weight, Strain Systems’ products were designed to provide a direct weight measurement for bulk materials stored in silos. However, many customers are accustomed to using level devices and then calculating weight from often-uncertain data. For these customers, the company has incorporated a high-accuracy level measurement feature in its SOLO™ product line, which combines the patented StrainCell sensor with intelligent electronics.
“Measuring level to find weight is not very meaningful due to potential errors,” said Kennan Yilmaz, president of Strain Systems. “We understand that traditionally customers have been using level measurement on specific types of silos since they did not have any alternatives. We are now offering the level measurement to our customers for FREE included in our weight measurement solution. As a result, customers can see silo weight and level on the display at the same time.”
StrainCell-based technology has proven accuracies of 1% of full scale for steel legged silos and within 3% of full scale for steel skirted silos.
With the new, free feature, customers can configure the SOLO measurement system to monitor silo inventories in three ways: a) by weight, b) by level, or c) by both weight and level simultaneously. The SOLO is the first silo inventory management system in the industry offering continuous and simultaneous display of the readings for both weight and level.
About Strain Systems
Strain Systems Inc. offers inventory monitoring for storage silos using the latest technology developed by industrial instrument inventor Walter Kistler. StrainCell™ sensors install with a single bolt and provide fully temperature-compensated, highly accurate, nonintrusive, continuous weight and level measurement of bulk storage materials. Measurement readings are viewable on-site or anywhere in the world via Internet-enabled intelligent electronics. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, WA USA. Learn more at Strain Systems' website.
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