Track 2 Session 8

2:10 to 3:10 p.m. Thursday, October 14, 2010

Reliability Improvement in the Cement Industry

In the cement industry, operations are widely spread from mining to packing and loading. This includes crushing of mined raw material, raw material grinding, clinkerization, coal grinding, cement grinding, packaging and loading to ships/bulkers. Each operation plays a vital role as the stop time is directly linked to the bottom line of business. Clinkerization and cement grinding are the key operational area as these contributes to the revenue of 1.2 Crore/day and 2 Crore/day respectively. Any unplanned stoppage of machinery on these lines will have an adverse impact on revenue generation. With this objective, GCW has adopted reliability as a prime focus and improvements are carried out in various areas, which has resulted in improving machinery condition and the overall performance of the plant.

Key Words: Clinkerization, Coal Grinding, Cement Griding

B. P. Saggu

Gujarat Cement Works