SICEMENT® OPERATIONS

Leveraging Artificial
Intelligence (AI) to transform
cement operations
SICEMENT® Operations is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven software platform built
to strengthen cement producers’ efforts in improving plant efficiency by enabling
the monitoring of production processes & assets across the entire plant and by
coupling operational intelligence with AI.

The software platform enhances the capabilities of cement producers to maintain

their competitive edge by successfully achieving cost reduction, improving
efficiency and ensuring flexibility in various processes & production facilities, all
must-haves in today’s highly uncertain & complex business ecosystem.
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SICEMENT® Operations – AI Driven

Web-based Software Platform
Asset Management
Insight into asset health, corrective
action instructions and organizational
visibility over asset whole life cycle
AI Kiln Prediction
Future trend of Kiln process and Mobile App POC
early warnings for process
instabilities Cement process KPI,
notification and forecasted
values across a site

Cement Process KPI Key Alarm Analysis

Insights into plant performance Modules Informs the operator on any deviations
and operations or abnormalities detected at the earliest
based on the severity

User Management
Role based Visualization
Manage users, edit contact information,
Precise and clear information manage requests, and assign accesses,
for each role in organizations to permissions, and roles
take appropriate decisions

Easily accessible on the go – Mobile, Tablet and Laptop

Available both On-premise and in the Cloud

Data Aggregations from Multiple Plants Role-based dashboards

Enterprise – CEO View
Connect Multiple Location Benchmarking

CEO view
Plant level
Plant 1, 2, …, n
Process level Plant Manager
Plant 1, 2, …, n view

Field level Operator view

Plant 1, 2, …, n

AI assisted Kiln Operation system AI kiln closed loop system

Key Features
• Forecast model based on relevant kiln AI Kiln Forecast Configurable Kiln Set
measurements generates early warnings Backend Point AI Module
about critical trends towards kiln instability
New setpoints (Kiln
• Decision support for corrective actions Data Torque, NOX, BZT Temp,
base Kiln Feed & other
parameters)
• Prediction of key parameters of kiln (e.g.,
Sensor Data
kiln sinternzone temperature) in 15 mins
Backend
and 30 mins into the future Control System API

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Optimize Operations by
Combining Real-Time Data
with Predictive Intelligence

Improve production with easy to interpret data comparisons.

Analyze plants through trend visualization and plan the inventory & maintenance accordingly.

Achieve transparency through production tracking and quick access to relevant information.

Identify the issues across plants through alarm analysis.

Reduce breakdowns and increase the durability of assets with real-time monitoring of assets &
their maintenance.

Typical Achievable Improvements

Kiln Forecast with Closed Loop Solution
Downtime up to 10% Reduce
Productivity up to 5% Increase
Specific Fuel Consumption up to 3% Decrease

Downtime up to 10% Reduction.

Productivity up to 5% Increase.

Specific fuel consumption up to 3% Decrease.

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SICEMENT® – AI Driven Self-

learning Mill Optimizer
Scalable to various process variation
(Changing raw materials)

Prediction of Quality and Energy Efficiency

parameters

Prediction of Control parameters and Closed

loop control

Seamless connectivity with DCS from

different vendors

Easily accessible on the go – Mobile, Tablet and Laptop

Available both On-premise and in the Cloud

AI model based on: Prediction of:

Process Quality
Parameters Parameters
Product
• Mill DP • Residue 45
• Mill Main Drive micrometer Quality
KW • Clinker size
• Mill Outlet • Gypsum Moisture
Temperature • Fly ash Blaine
• Bed Height • Low Purity
• Mill Vibration Gypsum Energy
• Fresh Feed consumption % Efficiency
• Separator Speed

AI assisted Mill Operation system AI mill closed loop system

• Forecast model based on relevant mill Key Features
measurements generates early warnings AI Mill Forecast Configurable Mill Set
about critical trends towards mill Backend Point AI Module
instability
New setpoints (Fresh Feed
• Decision support for corrective actions Data Setpoint, Separator Speed
• Prediction of key parameters of mill (e.g., base
Setpoint, etc.)
Residue 45 micrometer, Specific Power
Sensor Data
Consumption) in 15 mins and 30 mins into
Backend
the future Control System API

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