Patent ID: 8442688
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: F27B,G01N,G05B

Abstract:
1. A monitoring system for cement manufacturing, the system comprising: (a) a first cement manufacturing machine; (b) at least a first sensor coupled to the first machine operably sensing a movement condition associated with a portion of the first machine; (c) at least a second cement manufacturing machine located remotely from and performing a different manufacturing operation than the first machine; (d) at least a second sensor coupled to the second machine operably sensing a movement condition associated with a portion of the second machine; (e) a central computer operably receiving signals from the first and second sensors while being remotely located from the first and second machines; (f) software instructions used by the central computer to automatically perform substantially real-time calculations based at least in part on signals from the sensors to determine and report operating problems with sensed portions of the machines; and (g) a hand-held and portable electronic data collector operable to receive signals through the central computer from a third sensor coupled to a third remotely located cement manufacturing machine, the hand-held data collector operably interfacing with the central computer to transfer sensor data to an offline database.