Cement manufacturing process 

is not as complex as it seems to be. Industrial

manufacturing process of cement definitely involves step by step methodologies.
Furthermore, for producing cement, some machines or tools need to be involved. Apart from
the tools, a few basic ingredients are also required to make cement. In this piece of writing,
the cement making process will be discussed with precision, but before going to that we
must have a fair idea about cement. Here are some of the lesser facts and a general synopsis
on cement. Understanding this will definitely help to understand the process to make cement:

An Introduction to Cement
Cement is basically a soft, fine and a powder type substance, which is available in the
marketplace widely and used for building constructions extensively. It is made up with
natural ingredients, like clay, limestone, sand or shale, etc. When mixed with water and sand,
cement can create solid and hard mass, which is generally known as concrete. To make
cement, four essential elements are required in a proper ratio and these elements are silicon,
calcium, iron and aluminium. Calcium for cement making has been obtained from limestone,
which is a natural source of calcium. On the other hand, silicon has been extracted from sand
or clay and finally iron as well as aluminium has been derived from iron ore and bauxite
respectively. Thus, to make cement, these essential ingredients are required at a proper ratio.
Cement Making Process
In a broader sense, to make cement, a two steps process has to be followed. At the first phase,
clinker has been produced with the raw materials and next to that cement has been derived
from the produced clinker. According to the state of raw materials or availability of the raw
materials, the first phase can be completely dry or completely wet or semi-dry and semi-wet.
To make cement, here are the two phases that have to be followed:
1. Making the Clinker
At the initial stage, the nature of the available raw materials has to be checked. Raw materials
are generally available in crude forms. An assembly of raw materials has been developed
and after that a homogenized mixture of raw materials has been produced. The mixture is
produced inside a rotary kiln, which has been universally employed by industrial cement
producers to make cement. The kiln is heated up to 2000 degrees centigrade flame inside. At
this temperature, a perfect mixture of raw materials is usually produced. To make cement, a
perfect proportion of four basic oxides are important. Calcium oxide should be 65%, iron
oxide should be 5%, alumina oxide should be present at 10% and last but not the least silicon
oxide should be present at 20% ratio. At around 2000 degrees centigrade temperature inside
the kiln, a new substance is produced, known as clinker.
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2. From Clinker to Cement
The next phase of cement making is to transform the clinker into cement through grinding
mill. Some of the important ingredients are also added in this phase to make cement and they
are Gypsum, coal fry ashes, blast furnace slag, etc. Inside the grinding mill, this mixture has
been transformed into a homogenous and fine powder. This produced powder is nothing but
cement. Manufactured cement is now ready to be stored in silos before being dispatched to
the marketplace.
Method Of Sampling

NO OPERATION SEQUENTAL
DIAGRAM

1) Place sample on clean hard surface

2) Mix by turning sample over at least 3 times forming a

cone

3) Push straight down to flatten pile

4) Cut pile in half

5) Cut halves into quarters

6) Discard diagonally opposite quarters

7) Collect diagonally opposite quarters

8) Ensure sample weight meets specification requirements