Miller Magazine Issue: 125 May 2020

67 COVER STORY MILLER / MAY 2020 increasing opportunities for new functionality, much more reliability, much higher product usage, and extraordinary capacities. These products have several functionalities in- cluding monitoring and measuring the state of products or users, transmitting data, and analyzing. Temperature and humidity monitoring are fundamen- tals of grain storage methods. Cool and dry conditions are ideal for storing grains safely and for a long time. When grains start spoiling and moulding respiratory rate increas- es exponentially. Temperature change (5.5 ° C or 10 ° F weekly) is a clear indication of spoilage inside the cham- ber. The respiration also produces extra moisture, as a re- sult of chemical processes, which is absorbed by the stored grain. It can also absorb the moisture condensed on the ceiling and sidewalls of the silo. Smart and safe grain storage means storing the grain for longer periods without spoilage or quality loss. Stored grain is subject to change both physically and chemically. Freshly harvested grain generates (especially at high tem- perature and moisture levels) hot spots, moulding, myco- toxins as well as additional temperature and moisture that cause spoilage. Dry, cool, and clean grains can be stored safely for a longer time with careful monitoring of mois- ture and temperature and proper grain management pro- cedures and this can be done with the help of the right conditioning controls. The Mysilo family which has caught the 4th industrial revolution, offers smart and safe stor- age systems and provides, analyzes, and reports real-time temperature and moisture data to help decision-makers to decide on conditioning methods and revolutionizes Grain Storage Systems.