Do we actually have the grain our DPR says we should?   --- it's easy to find out with ExamNet software!

ExamNet is a lightweight, efficient software application with integrated database specifically designed to help grain operations managers physically measure their grain stocks.  ExamNet calculates bin inventory from measurements not from  tracking tickets.  ExamNet gets your actual grain stocks just like warehouse examiners have been doing with our ExamHand software since 1990.  

ExamNet runs on a single PC but is equally at home in a Citrix or file server environment.  It is designed so each facility can enter  their own bin inventory measurements and compare to book stock while management oversees and tracks trends.

This new age of  higher commodity prices means measuring your inventory has gone from being a "Nice" idea to a "Necessary" idea.  You simply don't have the luxury  of  waiting around until Summer to see if your book stocks are accurate-- the cost of being short of quantity or quality is just too high now.   And when the warehouse examiners arrives, won't it be nice to know what they will find?  No surprises.

Many assume that an accurate measured inventory can't  be had without  monumental effort involving a score of measurements in each bin.  Fortunately, this is not true at all.  We know much about how grain lays and what it does inside of cylinders and boxes.  Therefore, all that  is needed to compute the packed quantity of grain in a normal bin situation is:

1.  measured air space from eave down along the sidewall

2.  identify the grain type

3.  note the grain lay (cone up, low side, etc).

4. (optionally) pull bin samples and let ExamNet track USDA grades.

Safety is always the #1 concern when working on top of bins, that's why ExamNet offers at least one way to measure every bin without entering the bin itself.  

Not all grain lays are simple cones.  "Leveling off" a bin can get very messy especially with the new, larger bins.  Using our 'Wizards' you can quickly compute complex grain lays like "W", "M", "Drawn off", or even Sweeps in the bottom of a bin.  These complex grain shapes require only one or two extra measurements to complete.

Sometimes, though, even one of our wizards can't accurately model a super-difficult lay of grain.  In these cases we use our 'Volumetric' tools which allows you to build up a series of grain shapes that correspond to what you actually see in the bin.  This can be especially helpful with partially unloaded flat storage buildings.

Contact Greg Miller today and ask how ExamNet can help you!

ExamNet is integral part of  new  Illinois Department of Agriculture program.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture has licensed ExamNet for distribution to all grain warehouses and grain dealers under IDOA licensure.  Licensees measure their own inventory and compare to book stock monthly using ExamNet software in lieu of routine examination measure-ups.  ExamNet keeps an electronic record which is reviewed by IDOA examiners during an ICE (inventory control examination).  ICE examinations occur in addition to the normal subsequent examinations. Please contact Greg Miller at 309-383-3070 for more information on how ExamNet can assist your state.