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Raw material chemistry changes constantly, while analysis results are available only periodically. QCX/BlendExpert™, our advanced quality control software, bridges the gap with predictive modelling and automated control. It tracks material from each feeder, learns from every analysis and continuously adjusts feeder set-points to keep raw meal and cement chemistry on target with minimal variation. The result: better quality and efficiency, lower costs and emissions, less wear and downtime - and more room for alternative fuels.

In this webinar, David Campain walks cement producers through the latest releases in the ECS process control platform - from Stoppage Insights, which automatically identifies the root cause tag and stop reason behind every motor stoppage, to the Process Interlocking View arriving in 2027. He also sets out the two developments shaping the next generation of process control: the Open Process Automation Standard, and an ECS Operator AI Agent grounded in your own plant data and bounded by ACESYS interlocks.

India's cement industry is on a strong growth path, driven by infrastructure projects and urban housing demand, with the market expected to grow at over 10% CAGR through 2030. Over the next five years, the sector will reshape the nation by powering mega-corridors, smart cities, and expanding urban centers, while adopting green cement and alternative fuels and waste-heat recovery systems to cut emissions. The cement manufacturing sector faces mounting pressure from rising demand for high-quality cement products and increasingly stringent environmental regulations. To remain competitive, organizations must enhance productivity, ensure regulatory compliance, and reduce operational costs, all without compromising product quality. These challenges are further intensified by skills shortages, stricter safety requirements, and the need to manage more complex and demanding operating conditions.

In this Cemtech webinar session, Gowrishankar Ramachandran shows how Fuller Cross-Bar cooler technology and targeted upgrades can improve clinker cooler reliability, efficiency and capacity. He explains the design principles behind the Cross-Bar cooler and walks through upgrade options including the ABC inlet, inside-box and partial retrofits, SF-CB upgrades, Wave Grates and the Heavy-Duty Roll Breaker, supported by operating examples and performance results.

In 2023, the JK Cement plant in Nimbahera, Rajasthan (India) was looking for a solution to extend the wear life of its dip tube. Operating with 15% alternative fuel substitution in a chemically aggressive environment, previous solutions had worn quickly, creating risk that the plant could no longer tolerate. They opted to replace the failing dip tube with a Cast Central Pipe (CCP) from Fuller – a solution that has proved highly successful.

As process models drift from reality, advanced process control systems promise more than they can sustain in practice. By closing critical data gaps, self-adaptive control and AI-based soft sensors are reshaping that equation. Dinesh Sampath, Global Product Manager – Optimization, Fuller Technologies, explains.

At EnviroTech London 2026, our Low Carbon Solutions lead Kiranmai Sanagavarapu walks through the two-decade development journey that brought industrial calcined clay from R&D ambition to two operating plants: Europe's first full-scale clay calciner with Vicat in France, and currently the world's largest calcined clay installation with CBI Ghana. The presentation covers the technology behind that success, the process choices and deployment obstacles, the plant layout, and what producers need to settle before committing capital to a flowsheet that delivers.

Fuller process specialist Ahmed Seaf makes the case that reaching 40–50% clinker at scale is an engineering problem, not a chemistry one - from SCM variability and particle-size distribution (PSD) targets to grinding strategy, process-control speed, and a prioritised pathway to clinker substitution. In this Cemtech Live Webinar, Ahmed gives a practical take on what actually works, what doesn't, and where most plants are leaving performance on the table - whether they're running existing circuits or planning new ones - and how to really hit their substitution targets.

Fuller's ECS™ 9.2 release adds Stoppage Insights - a feature that identifies the primary event behind every stoppage automatically and maps every affected piece of equipment in real time. Operators get the answer instead of the puzzle. Maintenance teams get structured, exportable records instead of manual logs. Available now for greenfield projects, ECS upgrades, and brownfield replacements of competitor systems.

As the cement rolls out to customers, Fuller Technologies’ Peter Juul Andersen, Steven Miller and Rasmus Franklin Momme describe CBI Ghana’s record-breaking new calcined clay plant.

Rasmus Franklin Momme - Global Chief Process Engineer, Morten Østergaard - Project Director, and Steven Miller - Global Product Manager, Fuller Technologies, describe the first-of-a-kind installation of the company’s calcined clay technology at Vicat's Xeuilley cement plant in France. This article first appeared in the April 2026 issue of World Cement.

Kiranmai Sanagavarapu, Fuller Technologies Denmark A/S, explores the practical challenges of reducing clinker content, with a focus on grinding system design and variability management. This article first appeared in the April 2026 issue of International Cement Review.

In this exclusive interview with Indian Cement Review, Manoj Taneja, Head of India at Fuller Technologies, explains why solving cement’s biggest challenges demands an integrated response.

Reduce maintenance and extend the lifetime of wear parts in your Pfister® DRW rotor weighfeeder with automatic gap adjustment.

In this live session, Palle Huus Bentzen, Mike Hastings, and Sascha Gutt present a monitoring and diagnostic solution developed in close cooperation between Fuller and Brüel & Kjær Vibro - purpose-built for the unique challenges of rotary cement kilns. See how continuous monitoring of shell ovality, kiln crank, gear drive health, and axial balance is replacing periodic on-site inspections - with real diagnostic results from kilns already running the system, including a kiln crank case resolved within three days.

In this Cemtech Live session, Dinesh Sampath presents the latest developments in ECS/ProcessExpert® - from the self-adaptive controller delivering stronger, more resilient optimization performance across global installations, to a new partnership with Imubit bringing AI-based soft sensors into the optimization loop. See how these advances are helping plants respond to process variability and close critical data gaps - for higher utilization, greater stability, and improved energy efficiency.

Imubit’s advanced AI-powered soft sensors will complement Fuller’s industry-leading ECS/ProcessExpert® (PXP) advanced process control system, delivering enhanced real-time optimisation

Allentown, PA – 3 February 2026 – A familiar name from Lehigh Valley’s industrial heritage is returning to its American roots. Following its acquisition last year by private equity firm Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, Fuller Technologies is forging a proudly independent path, relocating its Headquarters to Allentown, PA and building on its century-long history in what was once heralded as the “cement capital of the world”. Since its acquisition, Fuller has reorganized its holdings and will retain its extensive global footprint, including its ongoing commitment to strategic locations in India and Denmark, where it recently opened new office locations, while establishing its Headquarters in Allentown, PA.

Fragmented OEM control systems make process automation feel like an impossible puzzle. Fuller connects the pieces - from machine control to optimisation and remote support - so cement plants can improve performance with confidence.

Empirical testing helps engineers understand how bulk materials really behave in pneumatic conveying systems - reducing uncertainty, improving reliability, and supporting better design decisions.

Complete packing and palletizing line at Cementos Progreso San Miguel Plant.

Vicat expressed complete satisfaction of a supply and install project at La Grave de Peille, France. After several months of operation, the new installation resulted in doubling the service life of the nose ring, energy savings and an increased substitution capacity.

Shree Cement, one of India’s largest cement producers, hit a new milestone – and broke a world record – in December 2023 when it started up the new Nawalgarh plant in Rajasthan. The plant boasts both India’s largest OK® Mill and the world’s largest pyro line – rated at 11,500 tpd but achieving at more than 13,500 tpd – putting Shree Cement on track to exceed their target of 80 million tpa cement capacity in India by 2028.

Following Fuller Technology’s acquisition by Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, Dennis J. Cassidy Jr. has been appointed our new CEO. We sat down with Dennis to learn more about him, his priorities, and his vision for Fuller going forward.

Fuller Technologies (previously FLSmidth Cement) and Dragon Cement tell the story of how an existing self-discharging barge was upgraded with a Fuller-Kinyon® N Pump to significantly increase efficiency and simplicity.

Fuller Technology’s QCX software suite has pioneered cement laboratory automation and chemical quality optimization for more than five decades – and continues to do so. This latest update offers several powerful new features for data acquisition and process visualization, alongside the usual continuous improvements and updates to the latest standards. The release also includes our new QCX Web companion app.

In cement, mining, and minerals processing operations, every unplanned stoppage equals lost production and reduced profitability. Yet identifying what caused a stoppage remains frustratingly complex. A single motor failure can trigger cascading interlocks and alarm floods, burying the root cause under layers of secondary events. Operators and maintenance teams waste valuable time tracing event chains when they should be solving problems. Until now.

FLSmidth Cement is now wholly owned by an affiliate of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners. To mark this new chapter, the company will rebrand to Fuller® Technologies.

In December 2023, Shree Cement’s newest cement plant began operations in Nawalgarh, Rajasthan. According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the plant is home to the world’s largest pyro system, producing more than 13 500 tpd of clinker against performance guarantees of 11 500 tpd. This historic performance would not be possible without the Cross-Bar® Cooler from Fuller, which maintains impressive productivity and efficiency while also contributing to Shree Cement’s sustainability goals through waste heat recovery that amounts to around 8 MW of power generation.