Industrial Automation Magazine India

Tighter process control lowers energy consumption and process variability

Published on : Monday 22-07-2024

How digitalisation is helping to drive new control targets to reduce process variability, improve performance, and boost efficiency.

July 2024 – Driven by a new major sustainability program, a model predictive control solution from Rockwell Automation is helping a leading global cement producer spearhead process digitalisation efforts.

Compagnie des Ciments Belges SA (CCB), part of Cementir Holding group – a multinational building solutions company and global leader in white cement – is examining its processes with the goal of becoming more sustainable. It has formulated an ambitious roadmap to significantly reduce CO2 emissions by 2030. The Group’s 10-year roadmap includes the replacement of fossil fuels, the development of new low-carbon cement, and several investments in sustainable development, coupled with the digitalisation of manufacturing, maintenance, inventory, and spare-parts management processes in all its factories.

At two cement mills over two months, the Rockwell-installed solution helped reduce energy consumption by 6%, compared to a target of 3%, and it increased production rates by nearly 8.5%, compared to a 3% target.

Rockwell Automation Inc., is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 29,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries.

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