Cimpor Global and FIZIX partner to minimise time and energy loss in cement production

Cimpor Global has also just announcing entering the UK market with its recently built terminal and expects to expand its product range in the country in the coming years.

Cimpor Global, a subsidiary of the TCC Group Holdings, continues to strengthen its leading position in the sector with innovative practices. Today Cimpor Global announces the launch of a new project run in collaboration with FIZIX. The project will allow Cimpor Global to assess and monitor the machine health of 25 industrial facilities on a global scale in ten countries detecting malfunctions and failures before they occur. The FIZIX collaboration symbolises the beginning of a new era for Cimpor Global’s operations globally as well as for different stakeholders in various sectors, especially the cement industry.

The project will stop and reduce inefficiencies and carbon emissions, which will greatly decrease machine damage, labor and energy losses which occur due to downtime. The project, will allow for production continuity, requiring much less energy and producing more environmentally-friendly building materials with a lower CO₂ footprint compared to products with similar performance and quality. One of the most important benefits of the project will be in Health and Safety, as emergency, risk maintenance and repair interventions will be reduced and only to take place during pre-planned tests.

To be commissioned in three continents, ten countries, and 25 facilities

The project will be implemented in a total of 25 facilities in three continents where Cimpor Global is present. Assembly and optimisation works will take place in 2025. This will enable global machine health traceability which will be put into use in six different countries in the first stage. An industry-first, the project will then be deployed in the group's China and Taiwan operations in 2026 and beyond enabling machine health traceability in 14 different countries and a system will be created where expert staff will be able to provide remote support, analysis and optimization thanks to its cloud-based infrastructure.

The project, which will continue integrated in other facilities within the Group, has the potential to be directly deployed in other cement production facilities and in different industries. In the last five years, Cimpor Global has allocated approximately €800 million to innovative investments with global scale integration, special projects, greener building materials, renewable energy, and solutions based on R&D and innovation.

The results of this entrepreneurial approach is directly linked to the company’s success both in operations, the environment and in cost-efficiency and financial returns. In the coming period, Cimpor plans to allocate approximately 35% of its annual profits to R&D and innovation on industrial digitalisation, transition to green energy, decarbonisation, and low-carbon new generation processes and products.

"The most comprehensive sensor and AI-based machine health project in heavy industry"

Berkan Fidan, Cimpor Global CTO, stated that with the cooperation of FIZIX, the machine health project with the largest scope applied in the heavy industry to date has been initiated: "As one of the first cement companies in Europe to commit to Net-Zero, we invest in innovative technologies to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency and act with the responsibility of leaving a green world to future generations. This project consists of the combination of industrial internet of things, 5G MPN, smart devices and advanced software and we took it into action after conducting detailed analysis and practical tests on many different solutions for nearly 2 years. The joining of forces between Cimpor Global and FIZIX, which stands out with its advanced technology, will bring new and pioneering approaches to cement production. It is one of the largest and unique IIoT projects in the world because of its size, content and footprint."

Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/europe-cis/14032025/cimpor-global-and-fizix-partner-to-minimise-time-and-energy-loss-in-cement-production/