NEWS Axians IAS completes ‘unique’ project with HeidelbergCement “An exceptionally good cooperation and an outstandingly good result.” Those were Alexander Müller’s closing words when HeidelbergCement AG put its new Logistic Portal into operation. Alexander is the responsible and leading IAS team member for the entire VAS® roll out project for the Heidelberg Sand and Gravel works in Germany. Together with the senior HC staff member in charge, the entire roll out team put together a unique project. Especially in times of COVID 19, the launch of a powerful and centralised logistics solution meant a well thought out and planned execution of the project was necessary. The initial logistics portal created specifically for HeidelbergCement AG went live back in 2015. The project team at that time had created an unprecedented online tool that revolutionised the entire ordering process in the bulk materials industry. The project offered several advantages for customers. With the further development of the portal and the new challenges the project team had to face in 2020, they outperformed their former performance many times over. The team had to deal with three areas in particular: f Optimisation of automation processes especially for sand and gravel for shorter gate to gate times. f Development and implementation of a special ‘all in one’ mask for faster manual handling of trucks. f Development and implementation of a wheel loader application for the online and off-line case. One of the top priorities in the project was to integrate the three challenges mentioned above into the software solution in the best possible way. Another priority was the harmonious integration, successful synchronisation and synergy utilisation of the two divisions, cement and aggregates. This was achieved by means of a VAS template.
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Due to restrictions on handling in 2020, the project team had to deal thoroughly with the following challenge: “How can we take all sand and gravel plants into operation without being on site whilst guaranteeing that everything runs well at the end?” As part of the further digitisation and optimisation of HeidelbergCement AG, an integrated material flow management system will be introduced to achieve significant savings in logistics costs throughout the group. Based on the existing development process, HeidebergCement AG was able to provide remote access, which enabled all plants to go live smoothly. Various plants worldwide in the cement, aggregates (sand & gravel) and cement business areas are currently being equipped with the VAS solution from Axians IAS GmbH.
UltraTech chooses AUMUND India as equipment supplier for ‘Project Spring’ expansion UltraTech has chosen AUMUND India to supply a comprehensive equipment package comprising 22 chain bucket elevators, 46 belt bucket elevators, six pan conveyors and 11 Samson® material feeders for its ‘Project Spring’ expansion. The order is one of the largest to date for AUMUND India. The expansion project includes three integrated cement production units, each with capacities of up to 10 000 tpd. For these kiln lines, AUMUND India will supply the critical clinker cooler extraction conveyors, well known for their reliability and availability, as well as the transfer conveyors to the clinker silos. In addition to the clinker production lines in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, six cement grinding plants in various locations in India are part of the capacity expansion plans. The order won by AUMUND India includes raw material handling bucket elevators, critical kiln feed bucket elevators with heights up to 157 m, and roller press recirculation bucket elevators with capacities up to 2200 tph, as well as clinker and cement handling bucket elevators of various sizes. At the end of 2020, UltraTech decided to increase its current consolidated production
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