Dust explosions are not rare — they happen every year
The ten-year US average is 8.5 grain dust explosions per year, with smoldering grain and equipment malfunction as leading causes. These are predictable failures, not freak accidents.
8.5 / year
grain dust explosions in the US — ten-year average
86 explosions
in the last decade, with 12 fatalities and 83 injuries
Where heat and dust share the same space every shift
In grain and feed operations, the safest intervention is the earliest one. The goal is to catch abnormal heat while the issue is still local and manageable — before it reaches the dust.
Combustible dust ignition
Heat in a processing or transfer area can reach suspended or settled dust. Once ignition starts in a dusty environment, it moves fast and the consequences are severe.
Bearing and motor overheating
A single hot bearing on a conveyor, elevator, or drive can seize, damage surrounding equipment, and stop the line. AVIAN catches the trend before it gets there.
Bucket elevators and conveyor transfer points
Elevator legs and transfer points combine friction, misalignment risk, and confined spaces. Heat buildup at these assets can escalate into equipment damage or material ignition.
Hard-to-supervise process areas
Enclosed elevator housings, elevated walkways, and remote conveyors are difficult to check continuously. Thermal monitoring covers them around the clock.
Where heat and dust share the same space every shift
In grain and feed operations, the safest intervention is the earliest one. The goal is to catch abnormal heat while the issue is still local and manageable — before it reaches the dust.
Combustible dust ignition
Heat in a processing or transfer area can reach suspended or settled dust. Once ignition starts in a dusty environment, it moves fast and the consequences are severe.
Bearing and motor overheating
A single hot bearing on a conveyor, elevator, or drive can seize, damage surrounding equipment, and stop the line. AVIAN catches the trend before it gets there.
Bucket elevators and conveyor transfer points
Elevator legs and transfer points combine friction, misalignment risk, and confined spaces. Heat buildup at these assets can escalate into equipment damage or material ignition.
Hard-to-supervise process areas
Enclosed elevator housings, elevated walkways, and remote conveyors are difficult to check continuously. Thermal monitoring covers them around the clock.
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Our Grain & Feed Package
One system across your elevators, conveyors, and dust-prone process zones.
Built for operators who need earlier warning on heat buildup across material handling equipment and combustible dust environments.
Coverage
Watch elevator legs, transfer points, drives, and the areas around them
Thermal cameras are positioned around conveyors, bucket elevators, transfer points, and drives — focused on the assets where a single failure can spread heat through the plant.
Detection
Catch rising heat while the problem is still local
AVIAN tracks thermal patterns in real time so a hot bearing, friction point, or process upset is caught before it develops into a dust ignition event or broader downtime.
Response
Get alerts that reach your team fast — even on lightly staffed shifts
Your team gets setup support, alerting, and ongoing tuning so critical heat events are escalated quickly — whether the plant is fully staffed or running with minimal on-floor coverage.