CEMENT & MINERALS

FCB Horomill®
Sustainable grinding plant

Cementos Fortaleza - Tula (Mexico)

FCB Horomill®, a breakthrough technology to enhance

grinding plant operation and sustainability

• The lowest energy consumption

• Zero water consumption

• Better product quality even with higher cement-to-clinker ratio

• The highest flexibility for operation with various products/additives

• Production capacity that is not sensitive to the wear of lining

 FCB Horomill®, the most advanced in bed comminution technology
to face current and future challenges of the Industry

ULTIMATE GRINDING CONCEPT

• In-bed compression comminution for energy savings
• Material centrifugation for operation stability
• Multicompression during one pass through the mill

Maximized production
• High drying capacity
• Production capacity not affected by the wear of lining
• High production flexibility
• Already suitable for the new types of cement with lower carbon
footprint

Optimized quality
• Higher cement quality with less Blaine
• No water injection avoiding cement prehydration
• No need for grinding aid for blended cements or slag

Minimized operating costs

• Lowest electrical consumption
• Best overall thermal efficiency
• Low wear rate and maintenance cost
• Application for raw meal, cement and slag grinding

Seamless & reliable operation

• Fully automated operation
• Automatic change of recipe within 5 to 10 minutes without
surge hopper
Holcim Apasco - Hermosillo (Mexico)

As a grinding • Green Cement production : Less CO2 per ton of cement, thanks
technology by to a higher cement-to-clinker ratio
bed compression, • Energy savings ranging between 35% and 60% allowing the
FCB Horomill® full plant to operate below 90 kWh/t of cement electric power
covers the same consumption
application fields than
• High drying capacity
conventional ball mills,
vertical roller mills or • Zero water consumption, not required for process stability
roller presses. • Low noise emission
• CO2 emissions reduction thanks to concrete recycling
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3D representation of a FCB Horomill® typical standalone grinding plant

FCB Horomill® is combined with drying, classifying and filtration

functions within a very compact workshop

1 FCB Aerodecantor 2 FCB TSV™ Classifier

The FCB Aerodecantor is adapted for high moisture The FCB Horomill® performance is enhanced with the
content (up to 30%) feed product, clinker with high 3rd generation FCB TSV™ Classifier that separates the
content of fines or from various sources. It increases fine product (for improved product quality) and the
the drying capacity and reduces the material load of coarse material (for improved grinding efficiency and
the classifier, improving the selection performances minimum mill power consumption).
and consecutive grinding efficiency.

3 TGT® Filter
OPTIMIZED PLANT DESIGN The grinding plant can be fitted with a high efficiency
— Installation within limited space gas treatment system to clean the gas emissions
— Low quantity of material in the circuit throughout the installation. Fives process filters use the
— Standardized plant layout and options latest technology in terms of filtration and scrubbing,
to achieve a very high level of pollutant removal.
 FCB Horomill® provides solutions for multipurpose or specific needs

High C/K ratio

Plants’ location Asia North America Europe

National Standard Base ASTM ASTM EN

Mill HRM HRM Ball mill HRM

Type of cement OPC 1P 1P OPC CPC 30 CEM I CEM I CEM III B

Composition Clinker % 91.9% 55.6% 50.8% 94.0% 91.4% 68.6% 68.6% 96.3% 91% 23.0%
C/K ratio 1.09 1.80 1.97 1.06 1.09 1.46 1.46 1.04 1.10 4.35
Quality cm²/g 3560 4380 5220 3920 4480 4420 4730 3970 3780 4400

1D 14.3 5.0 7.5 12.9 18.0 16.3 15.8 23.1

2D 36.9 33.9

3D 25.6 15.5 15.1 23.3 26.4 25.8

7D 31.2 20.3 20.8 29.2 31.4 28.5 31.7

28D 38.2 30.4 29.8 39.5 42.4 36.2 36.6 60.2 56.4 48.2

Industrial results
Better resistance
at lower Blaine
Grade 52.5
cements

Advanced process control: Advanced programmation of the

complete workshop for full automated operation including
start-up and stoppage sequences and recipe changes

Digital Twin / Simulator: Comprehensive simulation system

based on state-of-the-art data analyses (raw materials
input, limestone quality, fuels properties, expected cost &
quality) for customized surveys, training & support

Remote monitoring: Real-time data collection and

prospective analyses for on-line support (troubleshooting,
debottlenecking), predictive maintenance, low-trends
detection, clear and visual dashboards with key performance
Cementos Fortaleza - Tula (Mexico) indicators

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