How IoT Sensors Are Keeping Combine Harvesters Safe

Internet of Things with Fexingo: Connected Devices, Sensors, and Industrial IoT · Aug 2, 2026 · 8m

In this episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known corner of agricultural IoT: combine harvesters. These massive machines are prone to fires caused by debris buildup near hot engine parts, and grain loss from misadjusted headers. Lucas walks through a case study from a large wheat-growing operation in Kansas where retrofitted thermal sensors and vibration monitors cut harvester fires by 60 percent and reduced grain loss by a quarter. He explains how thermal cameras detect hotspots in the engine bay, how accelerometers sense header blockages, and how edge…