19-April-2021
The
Danish engineering company FLSmidth has received contract from Chinese
construction giant CBMI Construction Co., Ltd., part of the Sinoma Group, to
supply and install three complete control systems for two existing and one new
cement line at Kirene in Senegal.
In cement industry sector FLSmidth has a strong presence in
India, Brazil and Russia whereas FLSmidth's minerals segment is being
contributed heavily by the growing urbanization and industrialization in the
developing countries, particularly China and India.
Energy
savings, higher fuel substitution rates and maintenance planning –
digitalisation presents massive opportunities for the cement industry at a time
when energy costs, over-capacity and new environmental regulations are major
concerns to many plant owners. With a complete and integrated control system
across all three lines at Kirene, CBMI Construction creates the digital
foundation for its customer to make data-driven decisions on process optimization,
stay on top of maintenance jobs and accelerate energy savings.
All
three lines will have a shared digital infrastructure build on the FLSmidth
ECS/ControlCenter™ platform. On top of
that comes the FLSmidth plant data management software,
ECS/PlantDataManagement. The data management software is the operational
interface to all data, allowing plant management to transform performance data
into real-time KPIs and giving operators access to critical process information
via tailored dashboards.
According
to CBMI Construction, the ECS software from FLSmidth is essential in
operationalising the 12,000 data points at the new Kirene line (3) for the
customer. “With a combination of extensive process knowledge and digital
solutions that integrate across different equipment suppliers, FLSmidth is
instrumental in securing the efficiency benefits our customer expects,”
explains CBMI.
“With
more than 1,500 active product and process control installations in the cement
industry, this order reaffirms our strong digital expertise,” says Jens Adler,
General Manager in Group Digital at FLSmidth. “The cement industry might be a
little slow in adopting Industry 4.0 technologies, but digitalisation is transforming
how many respond to increasing demands for emission reductions and efficiency.
This is reflected in the emphasis on digital solutions as part of our
MissionZero ambition to offer cement producers zero emission cement production
by 2030,” Mr. Adler concludes.
Apart
from the digital infrastructure, the new line (3) at Kirene will be equipped
with ECS/CemScanner® and QCX/BlendExpert™ from FLSmidth to further optimize the
performance of the plant. The order became effective in Q1 2021.
FLSmidth, headquartered in Copenhagen (Denmark), supplies the minerals and cement industries globally with everything from engineering, single machines and complete processing plants to maintenance, support services and operation of processing facilities. FLSmidth employs more than 12,000 people worldwide in offices in more than 50 countries worldwide. As reported by the company about 99 per cent revenue of FLSmidth comes from outside Denmark.
Contact Investor Relations
Nicolai Mauritzen, +4536181851, nicm@flsmidth.com
Contact Media Relations:
Rasmus Windfeld, +45 40 44 60 60, rwin@flsmidth.com
(Source: FLSmidth via Globenewswire; edited)