Silos and stockpiles are the hardest level application there is: airborne dust, an uneven, cone-shaped surface, long ranges and a vibrating, metallic wall. A wide beam reads the wall or the pile, not the true level.
The 80 GHz FMCW radar is purpose-built for solids: a 3° beam ignores dust and side walls, advanced echo processing locks onto the material surface, and range covers tall grain silos. For tuning tips on difficult silos, read our grain-silo tuning note.
No. At 80 GHz the beam is too narrow to be scattered by typical grain or flour dust, and the antenna self-cleans. Ultrasonic, by contrast, is strongly attenuated by dust.
Keep the beam clear of the wall over the full measurement range. Our beam-angle guide gives the minimum distance for your silo diameter and antenna.
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