CEMEX Becomes First Company to Operate Cement Plants by Remote Control
March 12 2018 - 7:21PM
Business Wire
- CEMEX applied state-of-the-art
technology to develop a system that marks a unique milestone in
today’s cement industry.
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today that
it is the first company in the cement industry to successfully
operate plants by remote control.
From its central location in Monterrey, Mexico, CEMEX’s
innovative monitoring and remote control system, Centro de Control
Cemento (Cement Control Center or C3), operates in real time, 24
hours a day, 365 days a year, tracking live data for the operation
of 14 cement plants, 25 kilns, and 86 grinding mills in Mexico,
coupled with monitoring a cement plant in Colombia and another one
in the United States.
The system’s uninterrupted monitoring provides information about
each stage of the production process, as well as the performance of
equipment installed in the cement plants. This enables C3 operators
to not only monitor but also take immediate corrective actions in
coordination with the company’s local operations staff and have
access to the installed intelligent control systems to minimize any
deviation from safety, environmental, efficiency, and product
quality targets.
CEMEX created the C3 to more effectively leverage the resources
and technological innovation available across the company’s global
operations network. Through CEMEX Mexico’s Operations and
Technology Vice Presidency, the company mainly sought to unify the
control systems of all its cement plants to make real-time optimal
decisions, more conveniently share best practices, and to maximise
operating performance as well as management of energy and
resources.
As mentioned by Edgar Angeles, Operations Vice President of
CEMEX Mexico, “CEMEX applied the most modern technology to develop
a system that marks a unique milestone in today’s cement industry.
The C3 is an excellent tool to promote safety in our operations and
make our processes more efficient.”
CEMEX is already reaping the benefits of the teamwork displayed
by the company’s departments of Maintenance, Processes, and
Sustainability through the C3 system. Through the Cement Control
Centre’s operation, CEMEX not only has enjoyed a 50 percent
reduction in the number of operational incidents, but also has
replicated best practices, extended shared knowledge and expertise,
and has achieved an overall improvement in operating efficiency and
reliability, among other advantages.
CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides
high-quality products and reliable services to customers and
communities in more than 50 countries. CEMEX has a rich history of
improving the well-being of those it serves through innovative
building solutions, efficiency advancements, and efforts to promote
a sustainable future. For more information, please visit:
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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.Media RelationsJorge Perez,
+52(81) 8888-4334mr@cemex.comorInvestor RelationsEduardo
Rendon, +52(81) 8888-4256ir@cemex.comorAnalyst
RelationsLucy Rodriguez, +1-212-317-6007ir@cemex.com
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