Maintenance-Free Wireless Flow Blockage Sensor
“This new wireless flow blockage sensor works great to monitor the placement of dry fertilizer. It’s battery-operated and virtually maintenance-free, which makes it much more reliable than wire-type monitor systems,” says William Montag, Montag Mfg., Emmetsburg, Iowa.
Developed in Brazil, the Visum J.Assy wireless flow blockage sensor was on display at the recent Iowa Power Farming Show in Des Moines, where it was installed in-line on a Montag “air delivery” granular fertilizer applicator hooked up to a strip till applicator. Montag is a distributor of the monitor and sells it through their dealer network as well as through other OEM’s like Kuhn-Krause, which makes the Gladiator strip-till machine.
The donut-shaped monitor is designed to install in-line on each row and contains a sensor that sends out radio signals, powered by a built-in medical grade lithium battery. A rubber housing on either side of the monitor clamps onto the machine’s hose to create an air-tight seal. A magnetic lanyard is used to program each sensor to its specific row.
“The sensor is on only when it senses motion. When no fertilizer is flowing past it, a monitor in the tractor cab beeps and shows which row isn’t performing,” says Montag. “The battery is designed to last for up to 2,000 hours.”
He says the monitor has been used primarily to apply dry fertilizer in strip-till and no-till applications. The company tested the system for 2 years with help from Dale Simpson, the Visum J.Assy North America sales representative.
“We worked with farmers who tested the monitor during 2016 and 2017, and they had beautiful results. It eliminates the hassles of using wire harnesses and the potential problems caused by fertilizer corrosion,” says Simpson.
You can learn more about the Visum J.Assy wireless blockage sensor by going online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV-1uRUQKGE.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Montag Mfg., Inc., 2737 Van Dorn Rd., Milford, Neb. 68405 (ph 712 852-4572; info@montagmfg.com; www.montagmfg.com); or Dale Simpson, Visum J.Assy North America sales representative, 3013 Two Elks Road, Normal, Ill. 61761 (ph 309 824-6820; dalesimpson.ag@gmail.com; www.assyag.com).
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Maintenance-Free Wireless Flow Blockage Sensor FERTILIZER APPLICATION “This new wireless flow blockage sensor works great to monitor the placement of dry fertilizer It’s battery-operated and virtually maintenance-free which makes it much more reliable than wire-type monitor systems ” says William Montag Montag Mfg Emmetsburg Iowa Developed in Brazil the Visum J Assy wireless flow blockage sensor was on display at the recent Iowa Power Farming Show in Des Moines where it was installed in-line on a Montag “air delivery” granular fertilizer applicator hooked up to a strip till applicator Montag is a distributor of the monitor and sells it through their dealer network as well as through other OEM’s like Kuhn-Krause which makes the Gladiator strip-till machine The donut-shaped monitor is designed to install in-line on each row and contains a sensor that sends out radio signals powered by a built-in medical grade lithium battery A rubber housing on either side of the monitor clamps onto the machine’s hose to create an air-tight seal A magnetic lanyard is used to program each sensor to its specific row “The sensor is on only when it senses motion When no fertilizer is flowing past it a monitor in the tractor cab beeps and shows which row isn’t performing ” says Montag “The battery is designed to last for up to 2 000 hours ” He says the monitor has been used primarily to apply dry fertilizer in strip-till and no-till applications The company tested the system for 2 years with help from Dale Simpson the Visum J Assy North America sales representative “We worked with farmers who tested the monitor during 2016 and 2017 and they had beautiful results It eliminates the hassles of using wire harnesses and the potential problems caused by fertilizer corrosion ” says Simpson You can learn more about the Visum J Assy wireless blockage sensor by going online at https://www youtube com/watch?v=kV-1uRUQKGE Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Montag Mfg Inc 2737 Van Dorn Rd Milford Neb 68405 ph 712 852-4572; info@montagmfg com; www montagmfg com ; or Dale Simpson Visum J Assy North America sales representative 3013 Two Elks Road Normal Ill 61761 ph 309 824-6820; dalesimpson ag@gmail com; www assyag com
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