Digi Case Studies Connected Technology Evolves Farmers' Operations

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Connected Technology Evolves Farmers' Operations

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Technology Category	Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries	Equipment & Machinery
Challenge	Customers of Nebraska Engineering Company (NECO) needed the capability to know the grain dryer’s status at all times while couldn’t afford to have someone at the dryer all the time to ensure it is doing what it is supposed to do. Read More
About Customer	Nebraska Engineering Company (NECO) is a specialized agricultural equipment engineering and manufacturing company that provides high-value grain dryers, grain handling, and aeration equipment for agricultural customers worldwide. Read More
Customer Name	Nebraska Engineering Company (NECO) Read More
Solution	NECO is equipped with a gateway which collects live data from NECO Commander Dryer Control and sends that data to Digi Device Cloud over a cellular connection. Device Cloud then passes the information to NECO’s custom web application, COMMANDnet, so it’s easily accessible and actionable for farmers, dealers and NECO. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Alarms For Automated Applications, Asset Efficiency Ratios, Device Diagnostic Status, Equipment Status, Man Hours Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Networks & Connectivity - Gateways

Applicable Industries

Equipment & Machinery

Challenge

Customers of Nebraska Engineering Company (NECO) needed the capability to know the grain dryer’s status at all times while couldn’t afford to have someone at the dryer all the time to ensure it is doing what it is supposed to do.

About Customer

Nebraska Engineering Company (NECO) is a specialized agricultural equipment engineering and manufacturing company that provides high-value grain dryers, grain handling, and aeration equipment for agricultural customers worldwide.

Customer Name

Nebraska Engineering Company (NECO)

Solution

NECO is equipped with a gateway which collects live data from NECO Commander Dryer Control and sends that data to Digi Device Cloud over a cellular connection. Device Cloud then passes the information to NECO’s custom web application, COMMANDnet, so it’s easily accessible and actionable for farmers, dealers and NECO.

Data Collected

Alarms For Automated Applications, Asset Efficiency Ratios, Device Diagnostic Status, Equipment Status, Man Hours

Impact #1	[Process Optimization - Real Time Alerts] Text and email alerts are sent to farmers through their smartphone, tablet or computer for them to analyze operations to monitor and manage status.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Asset Utilization] Real-time visibility, monitoring, and control of equipment improves asset and resource efficiency.
Impact #3	[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance] Real-time status reports enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.

Impact #1

[Process Optimization - Real Time Alerts]
Text and email alerts are sent to farmers through their smartphone, tablet or computer for them to analyze operations to monitor and manage status.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Asset Utilization]
Real-time visibility, monitoring, and control of equipment improves asset and resource efficiency.

Impact #3

[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance]
Real-time status reports enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.

Benefit #1	Labor cost of farmers reduced by up to 30%.

Benefit #1

Labor cost of farmers reduced by up to 30%.

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Connected Technology Evolves Farmers' Operations

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