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News Release from: Pavilion Technologies | Subject: Cement Grinding Application
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 25 April 2007
Cement system improves production
Florida Rock will deploy Pavilion's Model Predictive Control (MPC)-based Cement Grinding Application to increase production while reducing energy consumption and quality variability.
Florida Rock Industries has chosen Pavilion's Cement Solution to improve production processes at its plant in Newberry, Florida Florida Rock will deploy Pavilion's Model Predictive Control (MPC)-based Cement Grinding Application to increase production while reducing energy consumption and quality variability
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 30 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Florida Rock is the ninth cement manufacturer in the last 12 months to choose Pavilion's Cement Solution to meet plant performance goals.
"Pavilion's ValueFirst satisfaction guarantee, coupled with its excellent track record in helping leading cement manufacturers reach operational goals, was instrumental in the decision making process in our selection of Pavilion", said Florida Rock Industries Plant Manager, Chris Horner.
"Pavilion's technology will give us more control of our processes which will result in higher quality products, increased operational efficiencies and increased profitability".
With Pavilion's Cement Solution, Florida Rock will be able to maintain product quality specifications, reduce variability of product quality and maximise production subject to equipment constraints.
Based on its ValueFirst methodology, Pavilion estimates that Florida Rock will: increase production by 5%; reduce specific power consumption by 2%; and reduce Blaine standard deviation by 15-30%.
"Florida Rock Industries' deployment of Pavilion's industry-leading Cement Solution demonstrates Pavilion's commitment to improve our customers' competitiveness in a very demanding market", said Pavilion Technologies, CEO, Ralph Carter.
"We look forward to our joint success in accomplishing their operational objectives".
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