Mill Monitoring

For Immediate Release, Sterling, IL:  Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of customized mill monitoring systems for use with the Prater brand mills and classifiers. Mills and Classifiers are high-speed rotating machinery.  Sterling’s Mill Monitors automatically watch over the mill bearing, inboard and outboard bearings, temperatures, and acceleration, providing output to control systems.

Mill Monitoring Benefits include:

  • Detects and warns before a shutdown condition when vibration or temperature values are abnormal
  • Can eliminate major damage by stopping equipment automatically
  • Data trending ready

Typical Features:

  • Available for Hazardous (Intrinsically Safe) or Non-Hazardous Areas
  • Standalone or Integrated Monitoring
  • Monitors Vibration, Acceleration and Temperature (°F or °C)
  • One, Two or Three Bearing Standalone Packages Available
  • Programmable LCD Display and 4-20mA Outputs with Standalone Mill Monitor Systems
  • Relay Output for Warning, Relay Output for Shutdown
  • NEMA4X Wall Mounted Enclosure
  • Accelerometers with Integral Temperature Sensing
  • 100ft, 200ft, or 300ft Long Cables for Sensors
  • 120VAC or 24VDC Power for Control Panel

Bearing Condition Monitor