Cement Industry Solutions

Cement production essentially follows this flow: raw material extraction from limestone and clay quarries → crushing → preheating and raw-meal preparation → kiln (clinker production) → clinker cooling and storage → cement milling → cement silo → packing or bulk dispatch. At every stage of this flow, equipment is needed for bulk material handling, dosing, dust control and flow routing — and TMD GRUP manufactures all of this equipment.

TMD GRUP's strength in the cement sector lies not just in producing a single piece of equipment, but in designing this equipment to operate as an integrated whole. The customer can set up the line from the raw-materials yard to the packing station with a single point of contact, a single contract and a single warranty umbrella.

Long-distance horizontal handling in cement plants is carried out with TMD-BC series belt conveyors. Lines from the raw-material quarry to the crusher, from the crusher to the raw-meal silo, and from clinker cooling to the storage hall, are all belt-conveyor lines. For high-temperature materials such as clinker, heat-resistant belt types and abrasion-resistant steel housings are used.

At vertical handling points — especially at preheater tower feed and clinker silo loading — bucket elevators come into play. TMD GRUP's elevator portfolio in the 125–1000 mm bucket-width range fits every capacity level of a cement plant. For clinker, the chain type + HB450 buckets are preferred.

From the cement mill outlet to the cement silo, from the silo to the packing station, micron-level cement dust requires very gentle handling. Conventional mechanical conveyors at these points either emit excessive dust or wear too quickly. The solution: TMD GRUP airslide systems. With no moving parts, fan-fed air conveying, quiet and energy-efficient structure, it is the most heavily used handling system in the cement sector.

Screw conveyors come into play at shorter-distance, steeper-angle points: from silo to dosing line, in packing-station feed. The fully enclosed tubular screw type reduces dust release to zero.

The cement sector is one of the industries with the highest dust-emission potential. Dust is generated at every point — from kiln outlet to mill outlet, from transfer points to silo ventilation. TMD GRUP bag filter systems capture these emissions at the source:

• High-temperature-resistant (Aramid/Nomex) bags — for the kiln outlet.

• Standard polyester bags — for medium-temperature transfer points.

• Jet-pulse automatic cleaning system — critical for continuous production.

• Modular capacity — from small transfer points to huge kiln outlets.

The rotary feeders at the filter outlet allow the collected dust to be returned to the process — not waste, but recycling.

In a cement line there are countless flow-control points:

• Filling/stopping at silo outlets → motorised slide-gate valves.

• Airlock at the start of pneumatic conveying lines → rotary feeders.

• Quantity control on dosing lines → vibratory feeder + load cell.

• Recovery from filter collection bunkers → rotary feeder + screw conveyor.

TMD GRUP manufactures suitable equipment for each of these control points. Full integration with the automation system (PLC/SCADA) is important for both operational ease and safety. At points where explosion risk is present, ATEX-compliant variants are preferred.

A standard product combination solves most cement plants; however, in some scenarios custom engineering is required:

A turnkey TMD GRUP project for a cement plant generally follows these steps: conceptual engineering and overall layout → equipment selection and detailed design → manufacturing (at our Başkent OSB facility, with up to 50-ton single-piece capacity) → in-house testing → site shipment → installation (certified crew, laser alignment) → automation integration and commissioning → warranty performance test → operator training and documentation handover → long-term spare-parts and technical-service agreement.

A single point of contact, a single contract, a single warranty — this structure minimises the project-management burden on the cement investor.