Monitor & Manage

At Monitor and Manage, we work with customers across a variety of industries to help them stay compliant and profitable, as well as prevent product loss, store damage and people’s lives being put at risk. We do this by providing wireless dry bulk storage technology and automation services.

We monitor the temperature and humidity of crops harvested and stored by farmers who need to keep them in optimum condition – as well as avoid overuse of drying and cooling equipment – in order to control costs and guarantee the best possible return.

We monitor the humidity and carbon monoxide off-gassing of wood pellets stored by ports, power stations and district heating plants for powering biomass boilers, who need to keep their stores and people safe by preventing exposure to deadly fumes or any risk of wood pellets self-igniting.

We enable our customers to take complete control wherever they are, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. They can monitor their stores and automated fan control or extraction processes via our online portal – and remotely switch equipment on and off. Email and text message alerts keep them informed about anything that may require attention, so they can ensure everything is working in a way that maximises efficiency.


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With rising costs at every level, the food and feed industry needs to ensure their stores are well managed.

Position yourself at the forefront of the market with a Monitor and Manage Commander Service which will revolutionise your business.

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Drying, cooling and conditioning stored crops correctly are key objectives for storekeepers and farmers alike. We understand the problems you face every day regarding quality, crop shrinkage, energy needs, staff safety and temperature control. Using state-of-the-art wireless technology, the Commander Service eliminates the need to spend hours manually checking and monitoring crops. All the information you could need is available at the touch of a button.

Avoid excessive energy costs and maintain the quality of the product in store through perfect climate control, while improving your ease of audit and compliance through outstanding report generation and ‘real-time’ data.

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The Monitor and Manage Sentry Service will allow you to monitor, control and manage multi-sites and multi-stores from any web-enabled device. Using state-of-the-art wireless technology, the Sentry Service ensures the time you spend in the store is focused on valuable activities, not on mundane, repetitive work. Logs are taken when crops are walked, and all the information you could need is available at the touch of a button.

Whether you are monitoring multiple sites or just one, with Monitor and Manage wireless crop conditioning you can stay in complete control, wherever you are.
 
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Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
TFF Autumn 2016 Offer - Low cost simple 'Plug & Play' crop wireless temperature monitoring package - £999

We have put together a simple solution to take care of a farm's ACCS obligations re crop temperature recording

Installing this system is as simple as plugging the gateway into a 240v supply and sticking a wireless sensor spear in the crop. This entry level package includes a gateway, wireless temperature sensor and data subscription.

The temperature of stored crop is then updated automatically to your personal cloud based dashboard that can be accessed from any device with a web browser and internet connection including your mobile phone or tablet

The system can be easily expanded upon, adding additional temperature sensors to monitor more stores or different areas of the same store.

Further upgrades can be made to control fans to condition and dry crop if required in the future, the system is fully expandable from basic monitoring up to complex monitoring and control applications

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Gateway in IP enclosure - this collects the sensor data and uploads it to your cloud based dashboard

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Wireless sensor spear

Having used this system for 6 years now on our own farm and commercial stores it really does make compliance with ACCS red tractor etc very easy when you can show them such detailed records. It also makes for one less job to do taking store temperatures manually and recording them especially for those that operate remote stores.

We have seen significantly reduced fan run time leading to lower electricity bills and faster cooling of stored crops

You can set-up the dashboard to send text and email alerts if certain temperatures are exceeded etc which can be a vital early warning of potential problems in store

more detail of this and other systems and product that Store Monitor can provide can be found on our website www.monitorandmanage.com or get dierctly in touch with me via pm or email [email protected]



some user experience / feedback of the Sentry Monitoring service




and the Commander Control service which as well as monitoring can control fans which this basic offer package can be upgraded to


 
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Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
Some TFF member offers we have on low cost fan differential and humidity control

These units will reduce fan run time saving electricity and reducing time taken ti get crops to a safe storage temperature




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For single phase - Monitors crop temperature and ambient air temperature. Will run 2 x 1.1kw fans only when air temperature is low enough to effectively cool the crop. Avoids unnecessary fan running times. Complete with 2m crop temperature spear and ambient air temperature probe. Inbuilt fan running time clock. This unit arrives ready to use and requires no installation. £395

or the 3 phase version


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This unit will monitor crop and ambient air temperature in exactly the same way as the 1ph version. A signal will be sent from the Crop Cool box to the starters on the fans instructing them when to run. This unit will require an electrician to install. It can run multiple fans. A multi Fan Hub should be considered if you are planning to control multiple fans. £355

A humidity sensor can be added to the above for £150

used in combination with a Multi fan hub for either 2, 4 or 6 x 1.1 or 2,2kw pedestal fans

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Enclosure with 32 amp supply socket ready to plug directly into farmer's 3ph supply. Facility to plug in up to 6 fans via 16amp panel mounted sockets. Hub will switch fans on when RUN signal is received from Crop Cool controller. Hub contains all necessary protection for motors, contactors and conductors. Additional timer fitted so that fans are switched on in 3 stages. Hub contains all necessary protection for motors, contactors and conductors

2 fan version £960
4 fan version £1140
6 fan version £1220



all of the above will reduce wasted fan run time and time taken to get crops cool and are a great addition to current pedestal or on floor storage and trying systems

[email protected]

or pm me or @Karl on TFF
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
MetaCool Pedestals - TFF Harvest member offer 2017


An alternative for those that prefer metal over plastic cooling pedestals

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Standard MetaCool 3.5m Pedestal - £121.20
  • 1.2 x 250mm louvered, perforated base with 250-150 reducing cone and 2m x150mm solid galvanised steel pipe. Mounted on a 400x400mm base plate for added stability.
  • Suitable for storage of crops between 3-5.5m deep.
  • Does not need hessian filter for OSR due to design of the perforations
  • Louvered slots are much stronger than punched metal alternatives


Maxi MetaCool 3.5m Pedestal - £154.80

  • 1.2 x 300mm louvered, perforated base with 300-200 reducing cone and 2m x 200mm solid galvanised steel pipe. Mounted on a 400x400mm base plate for added stability.
  • Suitable for storage of crops between 3-8m deep.
  • Does not need hessian filter for OSR due to design of the perforations
  • Louvered slots are much stronger than punched metal alternatives


We can supply 1.1kw or 2.2kw 150 or 200mm single or 3 phase fans to suit the above if required
prices are plus Vat

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[email protected]
07968-961730
01543-686209
or PM @Clive or @Karl
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
Store Monitor TFF member offer for harvest 2017


PolyCool Pedestals

PolyCool Standard

1.2m high 450mm dia Base section
Adapter cone
2m x 150mm extension pipe
1x joint

£149.99 plus vat

PolyCool Evo

as above but with 200mm extension pipe to take larger fans

£160.80 plus vat

Polycool Maxi

2m high 45 dia base
adapter cone 450-200mm
4m x 200mm extension pipe

£248.00 plus vat

PolyCool Mini

0.6m high x 450mm dia base
adapter cone 450-150mm
2m x 150mm extension pipe

£120.00 plus vat







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TFF Fans offers 2017




VBW8 Pedestal Fans £444.00 single or 3 phase (to suit 150mm inlets)

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These are a really nice quality cast aluminium body design that can be split for cleaning, they can be used vertical or horizontal as above on pedestals or ducts

They fit 150mm flanges, metal or polypipe ducts and pedestals

Spec of the VBW 8

1500cfm
1.1 Kw
1.5hp
2800 rpm
single phase version comes complete with plug


3 phase 200mm inlet VB9 fans also available on request

Pm @Clive or @Karl email or call me for details or to order

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[email protected]
07968-961730
01543-686209
 
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Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
TFF Member Moisture meter offers harvest 2017


Our most popular crushed grain moisture meter: UNIMETER DIGITAL - £375
Moisture readings for Cereals, OSR, Linseed, Peas, Beans, Grass seed & Maize (including high moisture) within expected harvesting ranges for these crops.

New Unimeter Digitals are ready-calibrated by an accredited laboratory for the forthcoming harvest for Wheat, Barley, and Oilseed Rape, to meet Farm Assurance test specification at two different moisture levels. Additional check test samples available for Peas, Beans, Oats and Linseed.

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SINAR 6070 GRAINPRO MOISTURE METER - £1365
New for 2016 the GrainPro is the latest Moisture meter to join our range; superseding the long standing AP6060.

The unique technology allows you to measure samples with the minimum of preparation and has no detrimental effect on the sample tested. Simply pour in and pour back out again. With the optional bulk density cylinder accessory, the Sinar GrainPro will also display accurate specific weight readings in kg/hl or lb/bu.

Its easy to read alphanumeric display means that switching from measuring one commodity to another is as simple as choosing from a list.

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MINI GAC PLUS - £ 575

Whether you're harvesting, storing, or trading grain, nothing is more important to its value than its moisture content and test weight.

With the Mini GAC plus you can measure moisture and test weight.

Fast
Easy
Accurate


Features include:

Menu-driven operating system
An internal scale (no pre-weighing)
USB compatibility for calibration loading
Used for over 450 grains and products
Automatic temperature compensation
NO screw cap, which can damage grains, create oily residue, and are cumbersome to use.

Package for the Mini GAC Plus includes:
Mini GAC plus, loader, 9-volt battery, carrying case, belt clip, instruction manual, and one year manufacturer's warranty.

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Pm @Clive or @Karl email or call me for details or to order

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[email protected]
07968-961730
01543-686209
 

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