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Safety and occupational healthSH-013

Total dust remained a hazard in a newer facility

Lehigh Portland Cement Company · Union Bridge, Maryland · 2005

5 of 19 total-dust samples exceeded the then MSHA 10 mg/m3 limit; respirable limits were not exceeded and silica was absent from personal samples.

Safety and occupational healthSH-014

Falling material inside a downcomer duct

Argos USA LLC · Roberta Cement Plant, Alabama · 2017

Falling material struck the technician inside the duct.

Reliability and maintenanceRM-001

Fan-bearing redesign plus predictive maintenance

Holcim Slovensko · Rohoznik cement plant · 2003-2005

Supplier reports bearing replacement interval on main-kiln fans increased to at least 30 months from less than one year.

Reliability and maintenanceRM-003

Continuous gearbox monitoring at Radotín

Ceskomoravsky Cement · Radotin cement plant · reported 2021

Plant and supplier report earlier detection, less damage exposure, plannable repairs, and a long-term support contract; no quantified availability delta.

Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-001

Moisture-tolerant online raw-mix control

CEMMAC · Portland cement plant · 2008-2009

Industry report says the system achieved LSF 80 +/-5 for each 180-tonne mixing-bed segment.

Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-002

Roller-press raw grinding replaced two ball-mill circuits

Siam City Cement Public Company · Factory 1, Saraburi · 2020

Supplier reports 350 t/h at 13.36 kWh/t, more than 8 kWh/t lower, nearly 40% energy saving, and about EUR1.5 million lower annual energy cost.

Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-003

Advanced control on a kiln and grate cooler

Industrial cement producer · Site confidential · 2020 data; 2023 publication

About 4.6% cumulative kiln fuel saving, 15% lower mean NOx, 32% lower NOx standard deviation, about 10% mean cooler electricity saving, and service factor above 94% after more than two years.

Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-004

Model-predictive control on two cement mills

CCB · Cement operation · reported 2024

Supplier reports more than 6% lower specific energy, nearly 8.5% higher production rate, and 97% availability over a two-month period.

Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-005

Long-duration adaptive raw-mix control

Heidelberg Materials Hellas · Industrial raw mill; site not stated · more than 14000 operating hours; 2024 publication

Implementation exceeded 14000 operating hours; LSF standard deviation ranged 1.5-3 and other moduli were close to analytical reproducibility.

Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-006

Kiln optimization at Tokuyama Nanyo

Tokuyama Corporation · Nanyo cement plant · reported 2025

ABB reports 3% lower kiln thermal energy and about 70% fewer manual operator tasks.

Process, quality, and energy optimizationPQ-007

Lower clinker LSF while preserving strength

Golden Bay Cement Company · Portland cement plant · historical trials; updated 2025

Supplier reports mortar strength 58 to 65 MPa, reference concrete 28-30 to 32-34 MPa, and clinker LSF reduced from 98 to 95 while maintaining cement strength.