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Where Do You Stand on Your Journey to Digital Transformation?
Heavily dependent on the fluctuating construction industry, operating with legacy equipment and siloed operations, cement companies often lack a unified vision for digital investments. And for risk averse cement companies, each investment made must deliver significant results that counteract the impact of cyclical demand.
Despite difficulty integrating, cement leaders recognize the need for innovative solutions that can help improve plant utilization, optimize processes, reduce energy consumption — and facilitate compliance with CO2 and other emissions mandates.
We explored senior management perspectives about digital transformation and IIoT initiatives at their companies. This research provided an in-depth look at key outcomes companies expect from digital investments, progress made, potential roadblocks – and a path forward.
Unlocking Potential: The Connected Cement Plant
When prioritizing digital transformation outcomes, operational efficiency tops the list of both short-term and long-term goals. This has become more critical now as the industry faces a traditional cyclical market — exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19. Both capital and energy intensive, the cement industry simply must improve the efficiency of existing assets to bolster profitability.
Learn more about this and other areas top cement companies are focusing on in our market study.
The Numbers Behind Digital Transformation
A picture speaks a thousand words. We highlight the most striking data from our research in this punchy infographic. Check out our graphical breakdown of what we found.
World Cement Q&A Spotlight with Michael Tay
It’s true that cement leaders recognize the need for digital transformation, but that doesn’t make the task of implementation any less overwhelming. The editor of World Cement sat down with Michael Tay, advanced analytics product manager at Rockwell Automation, to discuss machine learning, predictive maintenance and advanced process control. In the interview, Michael discusses how these applications work to provide real value to cement producers including energy savings, reduced downtime and equipment failure predictions.
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