History of HerdStar

  • 2001 – HerdStar is founded as a livestock technology company.
  • 2002 – Introduced the MicroZone heat lamp and heat mat control system.
  • 2003 – Introduced swine sorting scale controls.
  • 2006 – MicroZone won New Product of the Year award at World Pork Expo.
  • 2007 – Introduced the patented BinTrac bin weighing system.
  • 2007 – HerdStar expands into a larger facility.
  • 2008 – BinTrac won New Product of the Year award at World Pork Expo.
  • 2009 – Introduced BinTrac Vision for web-based remote monitoring of bin scales and HouseLINK interfaces for poultry layer house controls.
  • 2010 – HerdStar expands again into a larger facility.
  • 2011 – Established first international dealer.
  • 2012 – Introduced the BinTrac BTB200 batching indicator and control system.
  • 2013 – HerdStar expands manufacturing and warehouse.
  • 2014 – Introduced additional HouseLink interfaces to communicate with house and barn controllers.
  • 2015 – Significant growth in number of North American dealers.
  • 2017 – Introduced the BinTrac pancake-style, high-capacity load cell system.
  • 2019 – Introduced the BinTrac BT260 indicator and PS17 power supply with European CE certifications.
  • 2020 – Introduced the BinTrac Dual BTB200 batching control system.
  • 2020 – Introduced the BinTrac VISION Mobile for mobile-friendly access.
  • 2021 – Strong growth of BinTrac batching system for poultry breeders and pullets.
  • 2023 – Introduced LoRa radio for wireless communication.
  • 2024 – Introduced the BinTrac hopper scale solution.