COURSE OVERVIEW

 

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview on Grinding Technology in Cement Production. It covers the cement manufacturing processes and the role of grinding in cement production; the types of cement and their requirements for grinding and key performance indicators in grinding; the materials and properties of grinding including the basics of grinding mechanisms; the types of grinding equipment, grinding media and their impact and health, safety and environmental considerations; the ball mill operation, vertical roller mill (VRM) operation and high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGRs) operation; the function of separators in grinding systems and types of separators; and the factors affecting separator efficiency and optimization of separator performance. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the energy management in grinding, control systems and automation, pre-grinding systems and finish grinding systems; the types and chemistry of grinding aids, mechanism of action of grinding aids, dosage and compatibility with clinker; the environmental considerations of additives and process modeling approaches; the benefits of simulation in system design and simulation tools for grinding circuits; and the new developments in grinding equipment, hybrid grinding technologies, nanotechnology and ultra-fine grinding and future trends in cement grinding. 

 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the quality control in grinding and laboratory testing for grinding optimization; the over-grinding and under-grinding issues, clinker-related grinding problems, separator inefficiencies and causes of high wear in grinding systems; the techniques for identifying grinding inefficiencies, data collection and analysis for troubleshooting and problem-solving frameworks; monitoring wear in grinding components and scheduling preventive maintenance; managing spare parts and reducing maintenance downtime; the relationship between grinding and cement hydration; the effects of grinding on cement strength development; conducting grinding audits and using tools and techniques for data collection; the benchmarking, gap analysis and reporting audit findings and recommendations; reducing energy consumption in grinding and using alternative materials to reduce clinker factor; the carbon capture technologies and the recycling of cement plant by-products; and the digital transformation in grinding, training and capacity building and future trends and innovations.