Plants of Tomorrow
The four-year “Plants of Tomorrow” Initiative is one of the largest roll-outs of Industry 4.0 technologies in the building materials industry. It targets a global network of over 270 integrated cement plants and grinding stations across more than 50 countries and utilizes automation technologies and robotics, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance and digital twin technologies for the entire production process.
Strengthening performance through Plants of Tomorrow products unlocking over CHF 17 Million business value annually through the existing 20 solutions.
Improving CO2 Neutrality through our digital and process innovations, like CEMQ, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 8 in 16 plants.
Embedding Circularity at our sites production hours efficiency, optimization of energy, water and other natural resources.
Plants of Tomorrow puts Industry 4.0 into practice
We're looking ahead to future-proof our operations and to meet and exceed customers’ needs today and in the future. Leading the sector in Industry 4.0 and process innovation deployments, we strengthen the performance, circularity and carbon neutrality of our assets to better serve our global customer base, while ensuring profitability and protection of our people and the environment.
We have already delivered over 800 deployments covering all regions. Many sites around the world such as Siggenthal, Switzerland, are adopting multiple technologies, enabling them to realize the vision of joining the Plants of Tomorrow.
Building a more efficient and greener future
- Predictive operations that can detect abnormal conditions and process anomalies in real-time, reducing maintenance and energy costs and optimizing training opportunities.
- Automation and robotics, such as unmanned vehicles and equipment for high-exposure surveillance will increase safety for employees by inspecting confined spaces. The solution is now being rolled out to several markets in Europe, Middle East Africa, United States and Canada.
- Aligned with our Strategy 2025 - ‘Accelerating Green Growth,’ we are ramping up the adoption of industry 4.0 solutions that deliver optimized performance, increased circularity and enable us to reach our net zero goals.
