Building Foundations for the Future in Cement
Clyde TRANSFORMING PROCESSES NO LIMITS INFINITE POSSIBILITIES Materials Handling Global cement production is consistentlypushing through the 2 billion tonne barrier with analysts predicting future, annual, global production to rise over the next 5 to 10 years. This current trend is coupled with ever- increasing demand for the commodity, with many commentators believing that growth will continue at a rate of 8% year-on-year for the foreseeable future. As a result, many of the world’s leading producers are investing inexpanding current operations or building new production facilities that will enable them to cope with the increasing demand for cement.More critically, the growing demand for cement is placingescalating pressure on the environment, with carbon emissions and pollutant levels at significant highs. The industry is tackling this important issue through the implementation of stringent legislation and environmentally focused initiatives, which have been established to help reduce emission levels and bring control back tothe environment.Cement operators are eager to identify technologies and solutionsthat can help police and control emissions, reduce maintenance and system ownership costs, reduce the cost of production per tonne and reduce wear on systems and their respective components.Clyde Materials Handling has developed a series of sustainablepneumatic conveying and injection solutions, which have the ability to transport an array of materials used in the manufacture of cement in an energy efficient and economically beneficial way. Transforming Processes Clyde Materials Handling is an established customer-drivensolutions provider,which utilises its knowledge, expertise and technologies to transform the production processes of itscustomers who operate within the cement industry.Clyde Materials Handling has helped their global cement customerbase transform the way in which they operate their processes, which has enabled them to generate sustainable economic benefits and maintain their positions as leaders in their market.Traditionally, the cement industry has purchased mechanicaltechnologies and applications to support the movement and transportation of raw materials used in their production processes. This type of technology has been associated with the cement industry for many years, with operators not wanting to seek alternative solutions due to the fear of failure, despite the fact that it requires a great deal of power and significant maintenance to operate effectively. The current needs of the market are forcing the industry to alter itsway of thinking and it is now more focused on implementing technologies that requires less energy, less maintenance and can help power productivity.Clyde Materials Handling’s pneumatic conveying solutions areviewed as a viable alternative to mechanical technologies and have been able to transport various materials in an unrestricted, controlled and continuous manner at low velocity, consuming low volumes of compressed air.In addition, Clyde’s pneumatic injection solutions have been usedto inject an array of materials such as coal, pulverised fly ash and other waste derived alternative fuels into the heart of cement production processes. It is vitally important to the performance of a process that a consistent and smooth feed of material is accomplished so that superior levels of production can be attained. Cement producers are striving to accomplish high materialinjection rates and exemplary injection accuracy – Clyde is unique in its ability to provide injection rates of over 150tph and an injection accuracy of ±1%.