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!
Global Flour Processor Uses Flexar® Guided Wave Radar
A large global flour processor and food products company recently began using the Flexar® guided wave radar in a total of eighteen (18) silos and bins to manage their finished product inventory. Readings from these continuous level sensors is reported as being reliable and accurate, even during pneumatic filling, contrary to their previous measuring system. A previous non-performing ultrasonic system was replaced by the Flexar level sensors. Flexar guided wave radar level sensors were chosen as the best for pneumatically filled dust laden flour silos.
Eight (8) Flexar level sensors are installed in load-out silos that fill bulk trucks with processed and finished flour. These silos are 12ft in diameter and 35ft tall. The finished flour is pneumatically conveyed into these silos. During filling the internal environment of the silos is very dusty and turbulent. The finished flour in these silos is used for loading bulk transport trucks for distribution. In addition, ten (10) Flexar level sensors are installed in 40ft high bins that contain bran. This material is also sent by bulk transport to end users.
All of the Flexar level sensors are equipped with an RS485 digital communications output that is connected to a PC with a graphical user interface for inventory management purposes. Monitor’s SiloTrack™ inventory management software is used by the facility to monitor and manage material inventories of both the finished flour and the bran. SiloTrack allows for multiple user viewing and data access via LAN and this is how the facility will be using the software that provides a flexible, graphical user interface, alarms, report generation and history analysis functions.
Guided wave radar is especially well suited to level measurement applications of dusty powder materials even when measuring during pneumatic filling. Flexar guided wave radar utilizes TDR (time domain reflectometry) technology. Radar pulses are continuously transmitted down the sensor’s probe and guided to the material surface where they are reflected back to the electronics along the wave guide. The time-of-flight of the pulses is measured and directly related to the distance to the material surface and its level.
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