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CEMENT PLANT: RAW MILL SEPARATOR

CASE STUDY

SMART IN FLOW CONTROL

Problem

Broken tooth of dynamic separator raw mill #5 (See pictures).

 

Problem Identified

System reported several issues related to the dynamic separator which were unclear to the team (see list of alerts on the left). Eventually, due to leakage ring maintenance, it was physically opened and a broken tooth was identified.

How SAM GUARD® helped?

SAM GUARD® gave pinpointed alerts directing maintenance staff to the exact piece of equipment. Since the source of problem was not visible, with hard access and complexity it is categorized as run to fail ” equipment. Had the problem been ignored, in a matter of days, the motor would have been broken and production stopped for one to three days.

Value

  • Overlooked broken tooth was replaced. A significant damage to the raw mill dynamic separator was prevented.
  • By fixing a small problem ahead of time, a greater problem causing shutdown and lost production was eliminated.
  • € 10,000-30,000 of damage prevented – 1 day production loss of this mill