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Collaborative labelling: unlocking next-gen process control

16 April 2026

Modern cement kilns are far more efficient and sustainable than their predecessors, but this progress has come at the cost of increased operational complexity and tighter trade-offs between key performance indicators. As alternative fuel use rises and processes become more interdependent, traditional control strategies struggle to adapt, creating a growing need for control systems that can balance competing objectives while remaining trusted by operators. By Buffy Price, Carbon Re, UK