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Playing a key role in the moving, mixing, heating and cooling processes.

At each stage of the process Howden’s expertise in air and gas handling equipment ensures reliable and efficient performance enabling our customers production to continue. All our products are supporting by a global engineering service network capable to optimising existing fans, blowers, ESPs and bag houses as well as providing the latest technology for new build and replacement service.

 

Benefits of Howden Products in Cement Industry

  • A large range of air and gas handling solutions allowing for a tailored solution to most processes used within the cement industry from mine to processing plant
  • Leading technology based on decades of experience coupled with continuous development addressing efficiency, lower energy and carbon intensity
  • A global service capability tied to technical experts capable of extending equipment life and improving performance in line with modern demands and regulations

 

 
 

Induced Draft (ID) Fans

Howden has a long history of fans supporting the cement manufacturing process. Our centrifugal fans are engineered to meet the precise demands of each application. Our ID fans are found in:

  • Cement mill - moving the product into the mill during grinding
  • Coal mill - moving the coal into the grinder
  • Bag filter - moving air through bag filter for cleaning purposes
  • Final exhaust – moving exhaust to atmosphere
  • Raw mill - moving the raw input product (clay, limestones etc) into the grinder
  • Kiln - circulating the air from kiln and pre-heater to the bag house and then the final induction fan

Induced Draft (ID) Fans

Cooling & Exhaust Fans

Our centrifugal fans are used to draw exhaust air from the Kiln preheater as well as the clinker cooler.  Our fans can also be used in the cooling process to circulate fresh air to the clinker to cool down the material.

Cooling and Exhaust Fans

ESP/ Bag House Services

Through our Rothemühle business we have the knowledge and expertise to provide efficiency and life extension improvements to existing Electrostatic precipitators and bag filtering systems.

  • Consulting on gas cleaning, dedusting and environment protection techniques
  • Measurement and analysis for aerodynamic optimization of existing systems
  • Design & engineering of static gas mixers and flow-optimizing devices
  • Spares and wear parts
  • Conversions and extensions
  • Maintenance and service agreements

ESP/ Bag House Services

Induced Draft (ID) Fans

Howden has a long history of fans supporting the cement manufacturing process. Our centrifugal fans are engineered to meet the precise demands of each application. Our ID fans are found in:

  • Cement mill - moving the product into the mill during grinding
  • Coal mill - moving the coal into the grinder
  • Bag filter - moving air through bag filter for cleaning purposes
  • Final exhaust – moving exhaust to atmosphere
  • Raw mill - moving the raw input product (clay, limestones etc) into the grinder
  • Kiln - circulating the air from kiln and pre-heater to the bag house and then the final induction fan

Induced Draft (ID) Fans

Cooling & Exhaust Fans

Our centrifugal fans are used to draw exhaust air from the Kiln preheater as well as the clinker cooler.  Our fans can also be used in the cooling process to circulate fresh air to the clinker to cool down the material.

Cooling and Exhaust Fans

ESP/ Bag House Services

Through our Rothemühle business we have the knowledge and expertise to provide efficiency and life extension improvements to existing Electrostatic precipitators and bag filtering systems.

  • Consulting on gas cleaning, dedusting and environment protection techniques
  • Measurement and analysis for aerodynamic optimization of existing systems
  • Design & engineering of static gas mixers and flow-optimizing devices
  • Spares and wear parts
  • Conversions and extensions
  • Maintenance and service agreements

ESP/ Bag House Services

 

Cryogenic Carbon Capture

Post combustion technology that virtually eliminates carbon dioxide emissions from cement manufacture. Captured carbon dioxide is purified and liquefied and available for storage and transportation. Liquid carbon dioxide is a valuable commodity that can be used in the cement making process, as well as a host of other uses, such as food processing and preservation, beverage carbonation, brewing and water treatment.

carbon capture in the cement industry

  • Removes 95 to 99% of carbon dioxide emissions
  • Easy retrofit
  • Suitable for new and existing plants
  • Modular solution scales up to all plant capacities
  • Amine free
  • Handles harmful contaminants, including NOx, SOx, and mercury, more robustly than alternative technologies
 
 
 

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Cement Sustainability

Cryogenic Carbon Capture

Our carbon capture process can significantly reduce the cost of producing high purity liquid CO2 while enabling grid-scale energy storage.

Solutions for the Cement Sector

Changshan Cement Raw Mill Circulation Fans

Cost savings in energy from the retrofit of a fan on the clinker production line.

Cryogenic Carbon Capture Case Study

Pilot project captured carbon dioxide from flue gas at a cement factory. The 1 tonne per day of liquid carbon dioxide produced during this small-scale pilot project was re-used during the curing process for concrete, turning a waste, environmentally damaging product into a valuable commodity.

Cryogenic Carbon Capture Technology is Primed for Commercialization.

Article first published in Gasworld, April 2021.

Hero to Net Zero - Cement Production

Using Chart's Cryogenic Carbon Capture™ (CCC) to capture some of the 3.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from the world's cement factories.

Holcim Cement Main Filter Fan

Energy savings and increased capacity for Holcim plant

ID fans for a cement kiln

When operators at Lafarge’s El Sokhna cement plant in Egypt identified erosion damage on the kiln ID fan that was causing performance and reliability issues, they turned to Howden to design, build and retro-fit a replacement that would withstand the harsh operating conditions. Learn how our engineers approached the problem and catch up on subsequent operating performance.

Siam Group Cement fan retrofits

Fan retrofits at two plants to reduce emissions for environmental compliance

St Marys Cement Fan Retrofit

Energy Savings and Increased Capacity for St Mary's Cement

Tarmac Dunbar Raw Mill Fan

An review of Howden's raw mill fan after 12 years of service.

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Products

Learn more about the Chart and Howden products that are decarbonizing the cement industry.

Centrifugal Fans

Howden centrifugal fans provide high efficiency air supply to critical and demanding processes. Frequently used in highly contaminated airstreams, and material-handling applications.

Cryogenic Carbon Capture

Cryogenic Carbon Capture™ (CCC) is a post-combustion technology that reduces carbon emissions from fossil-fueled power plants.