Monitor Technologies LLC was founded by George Gruber in Port
Sanilac, MI in 1958. The company was then known as Sanilac Manufacturing
Company and had a product line consisting of two (2) rotary paddle
units, the Model M and MX. In 1960, Mr. Gruber moved the company
to Minden City, MI and adopted the name Monitor Manufacturing. This
name would define the company for the next 38 years.
By 1965, Monitor’s
product line consisted of three (3) rotary paddle units and one
(1) model of a diaphragm switch unit. Over the
years the product line grew and by 1980 consisted of twenty-two (22)
products used almost exclusively for the level detection of powder
and bulk solids materials. Our customer base grew from approximately
130 accounts in the early 1960’s to over 10,000 worldwide.
Since
1980, other products have been added through acquisition and internal
development. In 1965, Monitor was acquired by D K Manufacturing.
Monitor’s sales offices moved to D K’s location in
Batavia, IL while the manufacturing operations remained behind
in Michigan.
Several years later in 1972 D K Manufacturing, including Monitor,
was acquired by CRL. In 1977, Monitor had outgrown both the Batavia
and
Minden City locations and the entire Monitor Manufacturing operation
was consolidated in a new facility built in Elburn, IL where we
are located today.
Monitor’s product line continued to expand.
RF Capacitance and Vibratory technologies were added to its existing
mechanical and electromechanical
product lines for point level monitoring. The company’s weight & cable
inventory monitor was developed and became an industry standard.
Some product lines that didn’t fit Monitor’s focus
on instrumentation for powder and bulk solids were sold off in
the early 1990’s,
and the Company went through a management buyout and changed its
name to Monitor Technologies LLC in April of 1998.
In the late
1990’s and into the first decade of the new millennium
new technologies were added through development, such as our SiloPatrol® smart
weight & cable inventory monitoring system and SiloTrack™ PC-based
inventory management software. Other new products were brought
to the market during this time frame through strategic partnerships.
Monitor’s
focus on quality was first exemplified in 2000 when it achieved
certification to ISO 9001 standards.
Monitor’s current focus
remains that of instrumentation for powder and bulk solids applications.
Monitor is
committed to be second-to-none in delivering the highest degree
of customer satisfaction delivered through every contact our customers
have with us. We will not accept anything less. Our SecureCaresm
customer
service is dedicated to this end.
Today, Monitor Technologies LLC
offers superior solutions in level monitoring, solids flow detection,
particle emission monitoring
and bin aeration. Give us a call today and let us put our creative
solutions
to work for you!
Spotlight: Solids Flow Detection
Solids Flow Detection
Microwave solids flow detectors can
be used in a variety of applications including feed mills & grain processing,
consumer foods (cereal, sugar, cocoa, coffee), chemicals & pesticides
and more. For example, one company uses Monitor’s Model SFD-2
solids flow detector to verify the flow of feed pellets through their
various transport lines which involves a process where a horizontal
screw auger is conveying pellets over to a vertical gravity chute. The
chute then directs the pellets to a process down below. They have
carefully placed the SFD-2 so that it detects the pellets as they
fall directly across the sensor face. (See Below)
The Model SFI and SFD-2 line of solids flow detectors
from Monitor Technologies, LLC provide analog or relay outputs to
indicate the flow / no-flow condition of powder and bulk solids materials
in chutes and pneumatic conveying lines. Using microwave Doppler
radar technology these units are non-invasive plus extremely reliable
and rugged to withstand the rigors of the installation and your process
extremes. From automated systems with pneumatic lines to gravity
chutes, solids flow monitors can help to improve process performance.
They can assist in detecting flow problems, as well as, enhance the
level of automation at a facility like turning a conveyor on or off.
For more information on Solids
Flow Detectors
click here or contact Monitor Technologies LLC at 800-766-6486
in the USA and 630-365-9403 worldwide.
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