FCB Horomill®

Product catalog summary

Introduction
The document discusses the FCB Horomill®, a breakthrough technology in grinding plant operations, emphasizing its sustainability and efficiency. It highlights the technology's advantages in energy consumption, water usage, product quality, and operational flexibility.

Specifications and Features
The FCB Horomill® is a grinding technology that uses bed compression, suitable for applications similar to conventional ball mills, vertical roller mills, or roller presses. Key features include:

Lowest energy consumption and zero water consumption.
High drying capacity and production flexibility.
Enhanced cement quality with less Blaine and no need for grinding aids.
Minimized operating costs with low wear rate and maintenance costs.
Fully automated operation with quick recipe changes.

Environmental and Operational Benefits
The technology supports green cement production with a higher cement-to-clinker ratio, reducing CO2 emissions. It offers energy savings of 35% to 60%, allowing operations below 90 kWh/t of cement. The system is designed for low noise emissions and includes advanced gas treatment for pollutant removal.

Optimized Plant Design
The plant design is compact, with limited space requirements and standardized layout options. It includes components like the FCB TSV™ Classifier for improved product quality and grinding efficiency, and the TGT® Filter for high-efficiency gas treatment.

Advanced Process Control
The FCB Horomill® incorporates advanced process control with features like:

Automated operation and recipe changes.
Digital Twin/Simulator for customized surveys and training.
Remote monitoring for real-time data collection and predictive maintenance.

Industrial Results
The document provides industrial results showcasing high C/K ratios and better resistance at lower Blaine grades, demonstrating the technology's effectiveness in various cement compositions and quality metrics.

Conclusion
The FCB Horomill® offers a sustainable and efficient solution for grinding plant operations, addressing current and future industry challenges with its advanced technology and environmental benefits.

Catalog excerpts

FCB Horomill®Sustainable grinding plant Cementos Fortaleza - Tula (Mexico) • The lowest energy consumption • Zero water consumption • Better product quality even with higher cement-to-clinker ratio • The highest flexibility for operation with various products/additives • Production capacity that is not sensitive to the wear of lining

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As a grinding technology by bed compression, FCB Horomill® covers the same application fields than conventional ball mills, vertical roller mills or roller presses. ULTIMATE GRINDING CONCEPT • In-bed compression comminution for energy savings • Material centrifugation for operation stability • Multicompression during one pass through the mill Maximized production • High drying capacity • Production capacity not affected by the wear of lining • High production flexibility • Already suitable for the new types of cement with lower carbon footprint Optimized quality • Higher cement quality with less...

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3D representation of a FCB Horomill® typical standalone grinding plant FCB Horomill® is combined with drying, classifying and filtration functions within a very compact workshop 1 FCB Aerodecantor The FCB Aerodecantor is adapted for high moisture content (up to 30%) feed product, clinker with high content of fines or from various sources. It increases the drying capacity and reduces the material load of the classifier, improving the selection performances and consecutive grinding efficiency. The FCB Horomill® performance is enhanced with the 3rd generation FCB TSV™ Classifier that separates the...

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FCB Horomill® provides solutions for multipurpose or specific needs High C/K ratio Plants’ location National Standard Base Type of cement Composition North America Ball mill Industrial results Better resistance at lower Blaine Advanced process control: Advanced programmation of the complete workshop for full automated operation including start-up and stoppage sequences and recipe changes Digital Twin / Simulator: Comprehensive simulation system based on state-of-the-art data analyses (raw materials input, limestone quality, fuels properties, expected cost & quality) for customized surveys, training...

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