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; and (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.