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There's always something interesting happening at EXTRON. We invite you to visit this page often to stay up to date on the latest EXTRON innovations, industry news, happenings and insights.



Extron Announces NEW Intrinsically Safe Wireless Transmitter

July 10, 2017

Extron is excited to announce our new intrinsically safe wireless transmitter.  The Extron Wireless Transmitter (EWT), used to monitor and validate temperature and resistance values in bins, flat storage buildings, and ground piles, utilizes unwavering […]

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Are You OSHA Compliant?

May 25, 2017

Many grain storage facility operators may not be aware that OSHA recently updated its standards for grain elevators to include new safety requirements. Elevator operators now must provide temperature monitoring systems for bearings and motion detector devices that can […]

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New Wireless Temperature Transmitter Featured on World Grain

March 6, 2017

Extron is excited to have our new, intrinsically safe wireless temperature transmitter featured on World-Grain’s post GEAPS Idea Exchange 2017 round up. [READ MORE] The new wireless transmitter joins Extron’s Grain Management Solutions product line. The transmitter […]

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Remote Sensing Leads to Big Harvest: Extron Featured in Control Magazine

October 27, 2016

Extron was recently prominently featured in the September 2016 edition of Control Magazine. In an article entitled “Remote Sensing Leads to Big Harvest,” the publication highlighted how Extron, Control Assemblies and RRAMAC work together to provide […]

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Stored Wheat Saved – Extron Monitoring System Detects Hot Spot in Idaho Ground Pile

April 12, 2016

Grain Journal Article: Extron Monitoring System Detects Hot Spot in Idaho Ground Pile Rudy deWit estimates that his facility’s Extron Grain Management System saved his company $100,000 worth of wheat stored in a temporary ground pile, […]

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Thresher Artisan Wheat Adds Grain Monitoring System

March 14, 2016

Publication: World Grain BLACKFOOT, IDAHO, U.S. — Thresher Artisan Wheat, an Agspring Company that provides wheat and grain crop for the food industry, recently installed two new remote monitoring systems at its grain management facility in […]

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Extron Featured in Feedstuffs Magazine

February 1, 2016

Our very own Mark Spindler was recently interviewed by Feedstuffs Magazine to discuss the importance of implementing wireless solutions like Extron’s Ground Pile Management System in order to adequately time the sale and storage of […]

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How Mobile Technology & Automation Have Changed The Hazard Monitoring Game

January 12, 2016

Mark Spindler was recently quoted in an article featured in Grain Journal Magazine discussing the changing trends in hazard monitoring. The article discusses the most influential differences between hazard monitoring of the past and the […]

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Remote Monitoring Comes to Kansas State’s Feed Mill

December 14, 2015

By: Grant Gerke Published: September 21, 2015 Automationworld.com In 2014, Kansas State University (KSU) unveiled the sprawling $16 million O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Center in Manhattan, Kan., that houses a 5 tons/hour production feed mill […]

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