September 2007 : R

Scott Bonine –
Appointed National Sales Manager for
Monitor Technologies

Elburn, IL --For five decades Monitor Technologies LLC has been supplying level measurement products and exceptional service to customers that process bulk solids.  As part of Monitor’s continued growth and strategy to market its growing line of products announces that it has appointed Mr. Scott Bonine to the position of National Sales Manager.  Mr. Bonine has been with Monitor for a little more than a decade and has held positions in inside sales and as a Regional Sales Manager.  Scott has completed a variety of internal technical and business training programs, is a member of the ISA (Instrument Society of America) and GEAPS (Grain Elevator And Processing Society).  In this new position Mr. Bonine will bring his knowledge of level monitoring and measurement for bulk solids and his other skills and talents to the sale of Monitor products to the United States geographic segment in Monitor’s sales group.  Scott will work with and continue to develop the partnerships between Monitor Technologies and its exclusive Manufacturers Representatives.  Scott’s past successes in exemplifying excellence in service to customers, developing representative strengths and partnering to capture new business will serve him well.

Monitor Technologies LLC continues to pioneer level measurement and bin level indication for the worldwide powder and bulk solids market. The experience ansd market knowledge gained over five decades has earned Monitor a reputation for producing products that are "engineered to be the best" and providing customer experience “far better than” other suppliers.

For more information refer to www.monitortech.com <file://www.monitortech.com> or contact Ms. Emily Jones at 1-800-766-6486 (630-365-9403).

SiloPatrol^® SE
Measuring coal powder levels when nothing else will work ….

Coal-fired power plants are commonplace around the world.  In order for these power generating stations to create huge amounts of electricity the turbines need to be feed with steam and the steam created by boilers that are fired by … yep, coal.  But coal as it comes from the mining operations is not what is fed to the burners.  First it is ground or pulverized into powder.  It is not unusual for the coal powder to be stored in silos awaiting the demand for it to be fed to the burners.  The inventory of coal powder in these silos needs to be monitored to allow for efficient operation of the power plant.

So, how do we monitor the inventory of coal powder in a silo?  Not easily.  In one typical application the power plant personnel found that the only technology that would work reliably is the modern smart weight & cable system from Monitor Technologies LLC, the SiloPatrol^® SE.

Anhui Tongling power plant in Anhui province in China had tried almost ever technology possible to get a reliable level measurement in their 5 coal powder silos.  Radar, ultrasonic and others were tried, but none worked reliably.  It wasn’t until Beijing Conasen walked in and proposed that the Tongling plant use the SiloPatrol SE smart cable-based inventory monitoring system that the power plant personnel found a reliable solution.

Mr. William Yuan, sales manager for Beijing Conasen indicates that the power plant tried many major brands of ultrasonic, radar, and other technologies but that due to good relations with the Tongling plant personnel he was able to sell three SiloPatrol SE model SMU sensors and an HMI operator interface to them.  The units were installed by plant personnel.  Because of the heavy amount of coal dust in the silos an air purge using dry compressed air was used.  The SiloPatrol sensor incorporates the patent-pending use of Hall-effect sensor technology, a split-compartment enclosure, microcontroller, redundant optics and many other valuable features and technology to ensure reliable measurement even in challenging dust applications like coal powder.

The SiloPatrol SE system has been working reliably and the plant has since purchased two additional sensors and connected them into the same HMI operator interface.  This same sensor technology is working reliably at other coal-fired power stations in China as well.

For more information on the SiloPatrol SE click here or contact Monitor Technologies LLC at 800-766-6486 in the USA and 630-365-9403 worldwide.

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