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ITECA SOCADEI SAS

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Europe - North, Central &

South America - Asia -
Middle East - Africa
Paris

Aix en Provence
 ITECA SOCADEI - TODAY
THREE DIVISIONS
1. On line colour analysis
2. Instrumentation (level detection, loading
trolleys, operating control…)
dedicated to the solid bulk industry (food,
calcium carbonate, sugar, cement…)

3. Cement division:
• - Analysers for on line process control
• - Centralised laboratories
• - Production equipments (kiln seals…)
CEMENT DIVISION

PRODUCT RANGE

On line Process Control

Centralised Laboratory

Production Equipments
Centralised Automatic Laboratory
 Automatic Laboratory
Raw meal 2 Kiln Feed Hot Meal Clinker Cement 1 Cement 2

Raw meal 1

Field network

Transport 
fan
Free Lime Analyser Carbon Sulphur Analyser

To plant system 
Gas  Dust  (LIMS, PLC, etc.)
(XRF/XRD) extraction 
PSD 
Technical room system
Workstation
Mill & 
Instructions to  Press
raw mill weight  Central 
feeders control  Vision 
cabinet Software
Bridge 
PSD Analyser Workstation
XRF/XRD 
Workstation Composite 
samples Movable 
Raw Mix  XRF control 
Control  XRD Laboratory network console
Software
 Automatic Laboratory
Cartridge Transport

Sampling
Diverter

Cartridge

Sending
station Receiving
station
 Automatic Laboratory
Features

Custom designed sampling systems (composite or spot

samples)

Cartridge transport to the laboratory

Cartridge discharge into rotating distributing arm (robot)

Automatic boric acid coated pellet preparation

Loading into spectrometers and analysers

Possible analysis: Mill and pellet press

- XRF/XRD on raw mix, hot meal, clinker and cement
- Carbon Sulphur on hot meal , clinker and cement
- Free lime on clinker and cement
- Loss on ignition on hot meal and cement
- Particle size distribution on cement and raw mix

Advanced design for easy maintenance

Communication with Profibus/Ethernet networks

Easy to use and to upgrade vision software

Rotating sample distributor
 Automatic Laboratory
Mill & Pellet press

Full visibility into the bowl on operator

request

High performance milling

Advanced XRF measurement

Efficient cleaning (water - hot air -

alcohol)

High quality pellet with borax coating (no

wax, no cellulose)
No sample contamination
No disturbance on XRF/XRD analysis

No steel ring
No need to clean

Pellets are not destroyed Pellets with borax coating

Tracking possibility
Tungsten carbide bowl, ring and puck
 Automatic Laboratory
Characteristics

BRUKER

Automatic pellet loader for

XRF/XRD

Automated particle size analyser

THERMO PANALYTICAL
Composite samples storage system
 Automatic Laboratory
Environment

Local cabinet with

ET200 Remote I/O Remote control console
Manual sample introduction

WinCC Flexible vision system Centralised dust extraction unit & transport blowers
 On line Process Control

Precalciner
Cement
Additives Silo
Additives Blending Silos
Quarry
Raw Mill Clinker Cement
Preblending
Silo Mill
Cooler
Crusher Kiln

Chemical Loss on Gas Free Mineral Carbon Particle

Composition Ignition Sampling Lime Structure Sulphur Size
& Analysis
Al - Fe - Ca - Si - S - P - K

7/h 2/h Continuous 4/h Continuous 4/h Continuous

RAW MIX HOT MEAL CLINKER CEMENT

 On line Process Control
Raw Mix
Precalciner
Cement
Additives Silo
Additives Blending Silos
Quarry
Raw Mill Clinker Cement
Preblending
Silo Mill
Cooler
Crusher Kiln

Analyser
FX3500

Chemical
composition
analysis

7/h
Al - Fe - Ca – Si – P – Cl – Mg...
 On line Process Control
Raw Mix

Sampling in a chute Sampling in an airslide

Slot Sampler
Screw Sampler PF106
PREC100

Mixing Hopper
Piston TRH
Sampler P11

To plant PLC or Raw Mix

Mechanical Control Software:
Transport Ca, Si, Al, Fe, etc.

Analyser FX3500 Labx3500

The sample is ground, compacted and
then analysed with a Labx3500 from
Oxford Instruments

Standard Deviations on main elements :

Variable pitch = sampling Ca : 0.1
on the whole cross Si : 0.15
section of the chute Al : 0.05
better representativity Fe : 0.03
 On line Process Control
Raw Mix

Quantification of main oxides

+ raw mix control software
Automatic control of the weight feeders

High efficiency grinder with tangential Analysis cell

output (patented)

Analysis on finely ground and compacted

powder

X Ray
Fluorescence
Analysis
Up to 7 analysis per hour
Preparation cell
 On line Process Control
Hot Meal
Precalciner
Cement
Additives Silo
Additives Blending Silos
Quarry
Raw Mill Clinker Cement
Preblending
Silo Mill
Cooler
Crusher Kiln

Analyser
PF1

Loss on
Ignition
analysis

2/h
 On line Process Control
Hot Meal

High T° piston sampler PC303

Air cooling to stop decarbonation

To plant PLC :
LOI rate
Diverter

Analyser PF1 Analyser FX3500

Loss on ignition Composition analysis:

analysis Sulphur, Chlorine, Phosphorus, etc.
 On line Process Control
Hot Meal

Measurement of
calcination rate (and/or chemical
composition)
Optimisation of the
precalciner operation

Measurement of weight loss after

sample calcination at 975°C

Possibility to get the filler

(limestone) rate in cement with
this analyser

Ignition Loss
Analyser
Up to 2 analysis per hour
Analysis cell Hot meal sampler
 On line Process Control
Gas Sampling at kiln inlet
Precalciner
Cement
Additives Silo
Additives Blending Silos
Quarry
Raw Mill Clinker Cement
Preblending
Silo Mill
Cooler
Crusher Kiln

Analyser
AGO2

Kiln gas
composition

2/h
 On line Process Control
Gas Sampling at kiln inlet
Wet sampling probe

Cooled jacket

Cooled Gas

probe

Water spray
(3 bars-30 l/h)
Cooled jacket

Analysis cells
CO, CH4, O2, Closed circuit cooling system
NOx

Dryer

Liquid ring
pump
On line Process Control
Gas Sampling at kiln inlet

Gas are sampled through a continuous water

spray(= active filter)

Sampling line cleaned with high pressure water

No sample contamination from any air purge

High capacity (water T° < 65 °C) with high flow

rate (2 500 litres/hour) double cooling system
(jacket + sampling line)
Sampling probe really protected
High torque automatic probe extraction system

Sampled gas flow rate: 1800 litres/hour

Very short response time (sampling and
conditioning): 5 to 10 s

Water / gas
separator
 On Line Process Control
Clinker
Precalciner
Cement
Additives Silo
Additives Blending Silos
Quarry
Raw Mill Clinker Cement
Preblending
Silo Mill
Cooler
Crusher Kiln

Analyser
KLC3

Free Lime

5/h
 On Line Process Control
Clinker

Free Lime
Kiln Under grate Cooler discharge
Analyser discharge
Sampler
Sampler
PT103
Sampler PP101

PHT100

Pneumatic Transport
Up to 5 analysis System TPV To plant
PLC : free
per hour lime rate

Analyser KLC3

Free lime quantification

Optimisation of the burning conditions

Kiln discharge, under grate or cooler discharge

sampling system

Consistent fineness at mill outlet

Conductivity measurement of a warm mixture of clinker

+ glycol: CaO + (CH20H)2 → H20 + (CH20)2²- + Ca2+
 On Line Process Control
Clinker

Kiln
discharge
Cooling nozzle sampler
PHT 100

Sampling slots

Kiln

Discharge jack Cooler

To
transport
system
 On Line Process Control
Clinker

Under grate
sampler
PT 103

Grate

Centring spout
under drilled To
transport
grates system
On Line Process Control
Clinker

Cooler
discharge
sampler
PP 101

Tip of the
sampler in
the cooler
discharge
chute
 On Line Process Control
Clinker
Precalciner
Cement
Additives Silo
Additives Blending Silos
Quarry
Raw Mill Clinker Cement
Preblending
Silo Mill
Cooler
Crusher Kiln

Analyser
COSMA

Mineralogical
structure

Continuous
 On Line Process Control
Clinker
On line
Pneumatic Transport NEW DEVELOPMENT !!!!
System TPV
XRD
Kiln
Analysis
discharge
Sampler
PHT100

Clinker To plant
mill PLC :
phases,
free lime,
etc.

Analyser COSMA
Gas (Ar) Cooler for
for the XRD tube
detector
 On Line Process Control
Clinker

Turntable
and its
feeding Fixed 120 degree area detector
system

On line clinker mineral structure analysis

Optimisation of the burning conditions and
alternative raw materials and fuels use

Ground sample is continuously fed to a

turntable

About 50 g/min are analysed

 On Line Process Control
Cement
Precalciner
Cement
Additives Silo
Additives Blending Silos
Quarry
Raw Mill Clinker Cement
Preblending
Silo Mill
Cooler
Crusher Kiln

Analyser Analyser
CO2 SO3 INSITEC

Carbon Sulphur Particle size

4/h Continuous
 On Line Process Control
Cement
Sampling in a chute Sampling in an airslide

Slot Sampler
Screw Sampler PF106
PREC100

Piston
Sampler P11

Mechanical
Transport To plant PLC :
CO2 and SO3 rate

Analyser CO2/SO3

200 crucibles storage system

 On Line Process Control
Cement

Quantification of limestone & gypsum

additives
Optimisation of cement composition

Sample calcination & gas analysis with

an Infra Red cell

Possibility to get the LOI on hot meal

and/or SO3 rate in clinker with this
analyser
Optimisation of alternative fuels use

Carbon Sulphur
Analyser Preparation & analysis cell

Up to 4 analysis per hour

 On Line Process Control
Cement

To control and
vision software
on PC
On Line Particle Size
Distribution Measurement
Measurement of cement PSD
Optimisation of the grinding operation (separator
speed, purge times)

Representative & reliable sampling system

Custom designed installations

On Line Process Control
Cement

Chute at classifier
outlet

Primary screw sampler

PREC 100

Particle size analyser

INSITEC

Back to process
 Production Equipments

Precalciner
Cement
Additives Silo
Additives Blending Silos
Quarry
Raw Mill Clinker Cement
Preblending
Silo Mill
Cooler
Crusher Kiln

Grinding media sorting machine Inlet Seal Outlet Seal

Production Equipment
Grinding Ball Sorter
10 sorting classes adjustable to plant
requirements
Dust and broken balls automatic removal
High sorting capacity (up to 10 T/h)
Compliant to safety standards (protection
panels, emergency switches)
Compact size (5 meters) for easy storage
and moving
Very simple commissioning
 Production Equipment
Grinding Ball Sorter
Custom designed sorting classes

Compliant to safety
standards

Dust elimination
 Production Equipment
Inlet Seal

Kiln

Cooling duct

Bearing race

Shell Double
flap
Graphite
plate
The graphite plates are held in
contact with the bearing race by
cables and counterweights
 Production Equipment
Outlet Seal

Nose ring
Kiln plate

Bearing race

Dummy shell

Graphite
Plate

T° sensor
Nose ring plates cooling
system Graphite Plate protection
(fan + butterfly valve)
Cable

Graphite plates seals

Reduced maintenance Long-lasting equipment
Continuous efficiency Many references