CEMEX Reduces Energy Consumption Across UK Operations
42 UK sites deployed, significant cost savings and efficiency improvements
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CEMEX is one of the world's biggest producers of building materials, with operations in more than 50 countries. Its industrial-scale plants and equipment consume large quantities of electricity at hundreds of production facilities, quarries, distribution centres and marine terminals. Any energy savings and efficiencies, when applied throughout its operations, would deliver huge financial and production benefits.
Savings on an Industrial Scale
Centrica Business Solutions initially deployed its energy insights solutions at three CEMEX locations in the UK. The deployment involved applying wireless, self-powered sensors to monitor a range of essential machinery, including pumps, conveyors and crushers.
The live data was transmitted to the cloud-based analytics platform, PowerRadar, providing comprehensive and real-time insights into energy consumption and asset performance, identifying inefficiencies, wastage and giving an overview of the overall health of the assets.
Managers could see immediately that the granular data and accompanying reports enabled them to swiftly identify opportunities to save energy, to fix under-performing or faulty equipment and to organise maintenance programmes more efficiently.
The Results
Detailed analysis of the sensor data showed that an aggregate conveyor motor at one of CEMEX's quarries was overloading and tripping out, creating a bottleneck in the process. Fixing it immediately increased production. When added to further energy saving measures made possible by the analysis, the solution delivered significant annual savings.
Key Metrics
- 42 sites rolled out across the UK
- £1,600+ in direct cost savings per site
- Monitoring equipment efficiency and performance improvements
- Predictive maintenance alerts extending asset life
"The energy insights solution has provided valuable equipment level information across a broad range of our sites, allowing us to implement energy reduction and process optimisation improvements." — Michael Greer, Energy Manager, CEMEX UK
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