Raw Material Preparation

Cement manufacturing begins with the extraction and preparation of the raw material – a process section covering all activities from quarrying of limestone to the feeding of raw meal into preheater. The optimum raw material preparation process depends on precise knowledge of the material used and proper selection of a suitable production process which include –

Crushing

Bulk material storage/Blending

Conveying/Metered feeding

Grinding/Drying

Separating/Collecting

Material analysis/Raw material

Blending/Storing

Conveying/Metered feeding

Coal grinding/Fuel preparation