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Cement producers are increasingly adopting digital solutions across the flowsheet, not just to support automation and process control, but also to reduce fuel consumption, increase production, and improve product quality.

Jan Kjærsgaard, recently appointed as FLSmidth’s Cement President, shares his views on the challenges and opportunities facing the cement production industry.

It’s a growing problem for many countries around the world: used car tyres piling up as authorities struggle to find effective disposal solutions. Heating and power plants can help solve the problem by burning tyres and other solid materials, creating energy for use in households and industry, including cement production. 

Using alternative fuels means adapting several stages of the cement production flowsheet.

Equipped with high-quality wear protection, our Hydraulic Roller Press can withstand the most abrasive feed materials. Its solid-forged, single piece rollers with oil lubricated spherical bearings ensure premium grinding capability, top-of-class availability and utmost reliability.

With years of experience in the cement and mining industries and over 3000 mills sold worldwide, FLSmidth continues to develop its range of efficient milling and grinding solutions. This experience and know-how, as well as close collaboration with our customers, means we can deliver advanced milling and grinding technology solutions that puts us at the forefront as a partner.

Our best-in-class OK™ Mill is a globally successful vertical roller mill solution for grinding raw material, cement and slag. Its cutting-edge design features consistently deliver the highest quality products with the greatest efficiency. It is affordable to install and cost effective to operate over your cement plant’s lifetime.

As cement producers continually seek reduced energy consumption and lower maintenance costs, two emerging trends are changing the face of cement production: the use of grinding stations that support variable feed materials and more widespread use of vertical roller mills (VRMs).

Our ATOX® Coal Mill has large rollers with great grinding capability of virtually all types of raw coal. The rollers work harmoniously with a highly-efficient separator and feed sluice to consistently and reliably deliver coal meal to your desired fineness and moisture level.

Understanding how and when to contribute with relevant solutions to a customer’s business challenge is a crucial part of meeting cement industry demands today. In an upgrade project for Yanbu Cement Company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, FLSmidth has demonstrated the ability to support the cement producer’s growth strategy through a combination of technical expertise and financing know-how.