When providing farmers with solutions that improve their business and quality of life, companies must start with what keeps producers up at night. For row crop farmers, managing quality grain after harvest is a significant concern and a top priority.
Efficiency is critical for farmers to maximize profit, and grain drying can be a significant bottleneck. Dryers operate for a short time throughout the year but are a vital element of grain management. When mechanical issues occur with a dryer, it causes downtime and limits the farmers’ drying capacity. Lost time during harvest season can cost farmers money.
Maintaining ideal moisture during storage is also essential. Mistakes can lead to profit loss1 – due to too high or too low moisture – or diminished grain quality, seen as cracking and other damage.
Monitoring grain dryers to now
Producers have used applications and systems such as GSI’s WatchDog to monitor their grain dryers remotely. WatchDog allows producers to see and control their dryers from any web-accessible device via a website. Producers could confidently step away from their actual dryer controller with the knowledge that they would be able to check in and make adjustments from the web.
But technology is constantly changing and evolving, and mobile and application-based platforms have become vital in how many producers run their operations. So, GSI is taking steps to truly put grain monitoring in the palm of your hand with GSI Connect.
Introducing GSI Connect
GSI Connect is a mobile-first solution that provides monitoring and remote control of GSI grain dryers to improve quality, minimize risk and save on operational costs.
Instead of deep menus and multiple steps, the GSI Connect app offers quick access to your dryers in a user-friendly platform. Through integrations with portable and quiet dryers, the app uses easy-to-understand colors and images to show precisely what is happening in your dryer, including temperature and moisture, output data and component status. You can adjust set points, fan settings, load settings and even stop the dryer, all from the ease of your smartphone. From the office to the combine and everywhere in between, you can know that your dryer is working at optimal efficiency. No need to spend your days and nights close to the dryer to protect your investment – GSI makes it easy, setting text alerts and push notifications to keep you in the loop.
GSI Connect integrates with portable and quiet dryers, dryer sensors and other processing capabilities to provide the data needed to optimize decision-making and profit potential, all while giving farmers peace of mind.
The GSI Connect app is the entry point of GSI’s innovative technology future, starting with portable and quiet dryers and continuing the GSI grain storage and handling process for your best grain quality.
