Sensors Solutions and Predictive Maintenance Tools to Decrease Kiln and Conveyor Belt Downtime

This paper will discuss the importance and benefits of sensors and their applications for predictive maintenance in today's modern cement plants. Increased attention is to be paid in particular to technologies used for process gas monitoring at the kiln inlet area as well as modern LiDAR sensors applied on conveyor belts. In combination with analyzing parameters of condition in different machineries of a cement plant, added value can be created leading e.g. to increased production rates and higher capital efficiency.