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May 6, 2025

Bin Yard Automation Made Easy with Flaman

Automation Bin Yard

When customers identify new issues, we pursue innovative solutions.

It's how our Grain Systems team tackled mechanical problems like overloaded grain dryer motors or grain handling systems plugging. Inspired adaptation also helps customers resolve shortages of skilled help and scale bin yard operations with less trouble and expense.

Installing new technology has presented a unique challenge. When farm wiring was more straightforward, a local electrician could handle it while our team installed bins, ladders, dryers, and other equipment. But new complexities can cause errors, downtime, and hours of troubleshooting busy farmers can ill afford.

"We started thinking about solutions," says Grain Systems' Jeff Morrison. "How do we prevent this from happening again? Can we make it simple and repeatable for someone else?" That type of problem-solving inspired our service to make bin yard automation easy, dependable, and accessible to any farm operation.


Automation Bin Yard - Dryer Transport Control Cabinet

We developed a pre-built cabinet with all the controls in one place. While this ready-to-go option made wiring safer and simpler, it also reduced installation from two weeks to two days. Customer concerns also inspired automated bin yard solutions like three-phase variable frequency drive (VFD) motors, a complete sensor kit, our new surge bin automator, and easy scalability to facilitate expansion.


Automation Walinga System Control Cabinet

They all work together in one semi-autonomous system to save you downtime, repair costs, and the hiring of extra help for constant monitoring. And what are farmers saying?

"The funny and beautiful thing about the automation side is if it's working perfectly, you don't hear anything," Jeff says. So, our in-house automation department will keep providing more for them to not talk about.

"We'll take a look at any project. We'll do custom automation. We'll do anything we can to increase the efficiency on your farm to make your life a little easier."

Would you like to know more about what automation can do for your grain operation?

Contact your nearest Flaman location and talk to an automation expert today.