The objective of Operational Support is the continuous improvement in all stages of cement production.
Continuous improvement requires expertise and networking. Internationally experienced engineers dealing with mining, communition, pyroprocessing, refractory, maintenance and environmental engineering give their support and advice for all technological and operational processes of cement production.
Examples:
- Development and improvement of extraction methods for quarries
- Introduction of efficient maintenance concepts
- Support in major repair projects
- Improvement of refractory lifetime
- Introduction of flexible and cost-saving processes for the use of a wide range of secondary raw materials and fuels
- Plant specific optimizing with regard to heat and electricity consumption and availability
- Process engineering measurements as a basis for improvements
Continuous improvement process should not require more maintenance in increasingly complex plants. What is required is high operational reliability, availability, and at the same time high production flexibility. Our goal is the smooth and effective running of the plants, optimizing costs and production, and reducing environmental impact while keeping high quality standards. Due to the inter-linking of HTC and the cement plants of HeidelbergCement, HTC works in close cooperation with employees on site and experts from other regions.