Predict and avoid

The shutdown of mills due to breakdowns and maintenance results in major costs for cement producers. At Sunstate Cement, Australia, cost-efficient and easy-installed vibration monitoring technology helps to predict and avoid such costly mill stops. By Schaeffler Australia Pty Ltd, Australia.

With a cement capacity of over 1.5Mta, Australia’s Sunstate Cement Ltd has a more than 25-year history as a major contributor to Queensland’s largest infrastructure projects.

Sunstate Cement’s three tube mills have a production capacity of 60-100tph of products such as fly ash blend and GP cement. The continuity of production of these cements is safeguarded by FAG condition monitoring.