Measurement Solutions for the Cement Industry

AMETEK Factory Automation shares its experience in a brochure aimed at lowering downtime in the cement industry supply chain

AMETEK Factory Automation has been a proven supplier for over 50 years to the cement industry, from mining to loading trucks with cement. AMETEK Factory Automation has released a brochure providing an overview of the process and the solutions available for end-users focused on safety and the continuous process of cement manufacturing.

The brochure offers product and solution descriptions, and illustrations of the working process and it outlines ideal instrumentation solutions from mining, quarries, limestone or clay processes including sintering to silo storage and the production and delivery of cement. The individual applications of the process will often have several suggestions to instrumentation, as the ideal solution will vary depending on the exact demands. We intend to provide the reader with an excellent overview of the available options to do the job and whilst achieving accuracy and longevity even in the roughest conditions.

The Cement industry is known for its extreme working conditions and the wear on the instrumentation. Heavy, dusty, hard material and sintering temperatures up to 1480°C (2700°F) means that position monitoring equipment is set for a rough test every single day and the need for on-location service is obvious.

The cement industry not only needs monitoring of hydraulic cylinders or crane safety, therefor the brochures show a variety of instrumentation spans from Catrac cable management systems, rugged cable or grounding reels from Hunter Spring, Drexelbrook radar and point level detection, and pressure gauges from U.S.Gauge.