Patent ID: 7832258

Claim:
A monitoring system for collecting data relating to wear components of an atomizer for determining when the wear components are in need of replacement, comprising: an atomizer including an atomizer wheel, a motor and gear box, and feed components, at least one of the atomizer wheel, motor and gear box including the wear components, the wear components being concealed from visual inspection during operation of the atomizer with each wear component having a remaining service time; a RFID tag attached to said atomizer, said RFID tag storing data associated with the wear components used in said atomizer; a RFID reader in communication with said RFID tag for retrieving the stored data associated with the wear components used in said atomizer; a sensor adjacent said atomizer that monitors when said atomizer is in use; a computer in communication with said sensor for recording a period of time when said atomizer is in use, adjusting the remaining service time for each of the wear components, and indicating when service for said atomizer is required based on one of the adjusted remaining service times.