Cement News tagged under: digitalisation
Cementos Argos24 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsOn the back of positive net profits in 2018, Grupo Argos has announced plans to invest COP2.6trn (US$816m) in its energy, construction and cement subsidiaries in 2019. Improving its environmental performance is one area of importance to the company, which has recently opted to switch its trucks in Medellín, Colombia, to electric-powered vehicles instead. The new trucks will be powered by 600V batteries and capable of carrying 4t of cement each. Argos aims to roll out this initiative across o... |
Industry 4.0: press ‘Start’27 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe application of Industry 4.0 concepts and its suite of buzzwords such as ‘IoT’, ‘Digital Transformation’ and ‘Big Data’ presents challenges to a range of industries, including cement. What can cement producers expect and where do they start their journey into Industry 4.0? By Tom Dannemiller and Abhinandan Sheshadri, Sabia Inc, USA. Modern analytical and display tools enable users to quickly create and change reports As leading-edge companies in many industries expect to inve... |
Embracing a new world25 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsJan Kjærsgaard, recently appointed as FLSmidth’s Cement President, shares his views on the challenges and opportunities facing the cement production industry. He discusses how FLSmidth is taking bold steps to help the industry address some of the most pressing issues, highlighting the need for greater simplicity, more focus on the full lifecycle, and embracing the inevitability of digital. Jan Kjærsgaard, FLSmidth’s recently-appointed Cement President, shares his views ICR: Wha... |