Sample Preparation: Quality in For The Cement Industry
Sample Preparation: Quality in For The Cement Industry
Sample Preparation: Quality in For The Cement Industry
HR-PN
HR-SN
SCREW SAMPLER
System solutions for
the cement industry
PISTON SAMPLER
HR-KN
CLINKER SAMPLER
HR-W2
DIVERTER
HR-BM
PLANT STATION
HR-LKC
CLINKER PLANT STATION
XRF/XRD
SPECTROMETER
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Typical sample material for process control in a cement plant Kiln feed samples
Samples are taken to check the Cement
consistency between raw mill
Samples are taken to check the mill operation
product, kiln feed and clinker
and the composition after addition of gypsum
analysis.
and additives.
Raw meal
Raw meal is a specific mixture of various raw materials for the production of clinkers
in a rotary kiln. It mainly consists of limestone and argillaceous rocks. Those natural
Cyclone samples/
and industrial raw materials contain the main oxides like lime (CaO), silica (SiO2),
aluminum (Al2O3) and iron (Fe2O3) required for the production of cement. Ingredients Hot meal Clinker
for the raw meal are limestone and minor clay, shale and sand.
Hot meal is a term used for the Clinkers are produced by sintering the raw materials in a rotary kiln at high
raw material mixture when it temperature. Those nodular clinkers are commonly composed of tricalcium silicate
This raw mix undergoes mechanical and thermal treatment to make clinker.
enters the rotary kiln. or ‘alite’ (C3S), dicalcium silicate or ‘belite’ (C2S), tricalcium aluminate (C3A); and
tetracalcium aluminoferrite (C4AF). After sintering, the clinkers are blend with other
additives like gypsum, slag, fly ash and ground to a fine and homogenous powder.
Those additives are used to control the properties of the finished cement.
Sampling
The manner and extent of sampling at a cement production process var- Samplers are available as manual automatically dosed into a carrier more, mixer and plant station are
ies from plant to plant depending on the used raw material, machinery devices for collecting the sample and transported into the labora- automatically cleaned. The sample
and quality specification. Representative sample taking is of increasing material at site into a container. In tory via pneumatic tubes. Several taking protocol (sampling time, fre-
importance to guarantee reliable analysis results necessary for the pro- this case, the operator has to take sample increments can be collected quency and amount) of each sam-
cess control. HERZOGCement offers failsafe and cost-efficient solutions care of the sample transport into and homogenized within a mixer pling station can be easily adjusted
for sampling and pneumatic transport tailored to the requirements of the laboratory. upstream of the plant station. A using the Prepmaster software.
each customer. representative and homogenized
Alternatively, in order to guarantee sample is taken from the mixer Screw samplers for coal dust can
HERZOG delivers a wide variety of sampling equipment for powder a reliable and quick sample trans- and transported to the laboratory. be delivered as ATEX-certified
and lump material like, e.g., clinker or limestone. Usually, samplers are port, the samplers are connected Subsequently, surplus waste mate- equipment.
installed for the following material: Raw meal, kiln feed, hot meal, clinker to automatic sending stations. In rial is returned to the system using
and cement. this case, the sampling material is the injector feeder system. Further-
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Main features:
• Pneumatic rotary cylinder
• Continous sampling from horizontal processes
• Sample volume approx. 40 ccm per 5 sec.
MATERIAL OUTPUT
TO SENDING STATION
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MATERIAL
STREAM
POSITION 2
SAMPLING IN THE DOWNPIPE
MATERIAL
FLOW
SAMPLE INLET
SAMPLING SPOON
VIBRATION
FEEDER
CRUSHER
CLINKER SAMPLE
OUTPUT
DOSING
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OPERATOR
TERMINAL
The HERZOG airtube transports the samples reliably into the laboratory.
The airtube can be configured manually or automatically with fully inte-
grated samplers and laboratory equipment. In automatic systems, dos-
ing of the sample material into the airtube carrier takes place in the plant
station. In the laboratory station, the required sample amount for XRF
analysis and average samples are dosed within the receiving station.
WASTE OUTLET
Installation of airtube components is feasible even under difficult spatial
SAMPLE
conditions or at long distances. The sending and receiving stations provide
DOSING DEVICE
for the automatic integration of sample information into the connected con- FOR AIR TUBE
trol software. The perfect interaction between hardware and the HERZOG CARRIER
Prepmaster system guarantees smooth and fast transport from the plant to
the laboratory.
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HR-LA
The HR-LA is a fully automatic laboratory station for the
Prepmaster
receiving of granulate and powder samples and return of
the emptied capsules to the plant. The HR-LA opens the
pneumatic dispatch capsules and discharges the sample
material into a hose proportioning facility. The capsule is Our SCADA system Prepmaster is a high calibre process visualization
then closed again and returned to the dispatch station in system for the uncomplicated and intelligent monitoring of our sample
the plant. The HR-LA can be integrated into a linear system preparation and analysis procedure.
with the HP-CA, HP-MA, HP-PA and HP-MP.
Our Prepmaster is designed to guarantee top functional standards, a
user-friendly surface, scalability and openness interfacing with all SPS
and spectrometer systems.
HR-LSP
Outstanding features of the PrepMaster are:
The HR-LSP is a fully-automatic labora- • Adaptive and priority-controlled intelligent administration of samples
tory station that can receive and forward • Sophisticated and flexible alarm systems
samples using conveyor belts or robot. The • Redundancy through backup-systems
rear side of the station is open, providing • Web-based design with remote control and remote maintenance
direct access by a robot. Furthermore, the
station is fitted with a door on the front for The Resultmaster enables storage,
manual operation for removing or inserting visualization and evaluation of the
of airtube capsules. data of the sample preparation and
analysis process. Fast and specific
monitoring and modification of the
sample preparation flow can take
HR-HSK place with close feedback to the
Prepmaster. The universal program
The sample material is inserted manually into the pneu- The manual station can be employed in the laboratory to architecture means that the data
matic tube capsule. The capsule is closed by means of return empty pneumatic dispatch capsules to the plant. can easily be transferred to MS
the integrated manual capsule opener, and then placed The manual station can be fitted with an additional dis- SQL databases and superordinate
in the insertion point of the station. After having inserted play for the input of sample identification. management systems. This makes
the capsule it can be dispatched to the laboratory at The HR-HSK/L is a specially designed airtube labora- fast and precise surveillance of the
the touch of a button. A light on the receiving station tory station for robot automations. It can also be used production process possible.
indicates that a capsule has been received. for manual carrier receiving and sending.
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Variety of different
laboratory configurations
Sample preparation and analysis analysis. According to the customer customer defines whether the QC
within any production or general requirements, further components laboratory will be operated manu-
service laboratory have to provide can be added like, e.g., crusher/ ally or automatically. For both the
fast and reliable data for quality splitter, grain sizer, fusion machine, manual and the automatic laborato-
control (QC) and quality assur- and average sample magazine. ry concept, HERZOGCement offers
ance. Typically, the equipment in the right solution.
a cement laboratory consists of a Based on various criteria as sample
fine-grinding mill and a press for throughput, sample type, analytical
preparation of pellets for XRF/XRD requirements and labour costs the
Sample Preparation that are ideally suited for the use in the cement industry. Depending
on their demands, our customers can choose from a
selection of manual machines with different equipment
levels like, e.g., manual pulverizers with manual vessel
cleaning (model HSM) or automatic sample dosing and
vessel cleaning (HP-M100P). Accordingly, the manual
presses are fitted with a hydraulic hand pump (model
TP), an electrical hydraulic aggregate (TPE), or a PLC
controlled high-precision pelletizing system (HTP).
HP-MP
Furthermore, semi-automatic machines are available that
can be used as stand-alone machines. The combined
pulverizer/ pellet press HP-MP is a typical example for
semi-automatic equipment often found in the cement industry. Semi-auto-
matic machines are fitted with magazine-, cleaning- and dosing-functions
that allow a stable and easy laboratory operation with significantly reduced
manual intervention by the operator. At a later stage, these PLC controlled
machines can be integrated into linear or robot automations.
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SPECTROMETER
SPECTROMETER
HR-W2
DIVERTER Linear
automations
Each semi-automatic machine can be connected to other
equipment in a linearly mechanized solution. This design con-
cept allows the fully automatic and consecutive preparation
HR-LA of samples. According to the required automation degree, the
HR-B
RECEIVING STATION linear design may include the sample receipt from the airtube
SENDING STATION
HP-MA HR-HSK/B system, dosing, drying, pulverizing, pelletizing and transport
PULVERIZER HP-PA MANUAL SENDING STATION to the XRF/XRD device. The linear automation is usually under
PELLET PRESS control of the Prepmaster software which also performs sample
HR-BM
SPECTROMETER SENDING STATION registration, sample administration and communication with the
WITH MIXER HR-HSK/B
analyzer and superordinate HOST computers.
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HR-LSP
ROBOT RECEIVING STATION
HP-MP
Laboratory equipment
COMPACT
PULVERIZER AND
PELLET PRESS
HAG-HF
FUSION
MACHINE
Crushing
HP-MP
Lump samples like clinker or limestone have to be crushed before being
pulverized. According to the customer’s needs and preferences the crush-
ing can take place in the plant or the laboratory. It can be done manually
or automatically in a stand-alone machine or as a integral part of the plant
XRF/XRD sending station.
SPECTROMETER
BB50
The jaw crusher BB50 is engineered for fast but gentle crushing of me-
dium – hard, hard, brittle and tough materials. These units are particularly
suitable for processing stone, minerals, ores, glass, ceramics, construction
materials, brittle metal alloys, slag, synthetic resins and many other hard
and brittle substances.
HP-C/ HP-CA
The automatic jaw breaker, Model HP-C/HP-CA can easily be combined
with other modular HERZOG machines such as feed and discharge
Pulverizing
magazines, an automatic pulverizing mill HP-M/ HP-MA, an automatic
pellet press HP-P/HP-PA, or an automatic fusion machine.
After each crushing cycle the jaw-breaker is cleaned automatically by HERZOG pulverizers are designed for use in the cement field. Usually,
compressed air. The resulting residual dust must be removed by an the grain size of the pulverized material has to be less than 75µm to
external dust exhaust facility. guarantee a reliable XRF analysis. Our pulverizers and grinding vessels
are specially designed for cement material with a hard mineral phase
and abrasive features like clinker.
GAP ADJUST-
MANGANESE
HSM
FEED GRAIN
TUNGSTEN
MENT (MM)
STAINLESS
QUNATITY
SIZE (MM)
CHROME
CARBIDE
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
(ML)
Due to the robust design with twin eccentric disk bearings the HSM mill
HP-BB 50 35 300 2 – 10 • achieves a long service life with a minimum of maintenance. The pulverizing
parameters of the Herzog HSM mill are controlled by a PLC program. This
HP-BB 200 90 800 1 – 30 • • •
allows an easy operation of the machine and complete flexibility in selection
HP-BB 300 150 3500 0 – 40 • •
of processing parameters. A wide variety of different sizes and materials
HP-BB 500 50 2000 0 – 20 • • can be selected for the grinding vessels –according to the requirements of
the customer.
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HP-M
HP-M100P The HP-M is an automatic pulverizer offering a wide variety of options is
available for the HP-M to meet all requirement of the costomer. These op-
The grinding vessel is firmly attached to the vibrating aggregate and can be tions include loading magazine for 26 sample cups, magnetic separator for
opened and closed by a handle. The good accessibility enables fast and extracting metallic particles, cooling device for the grinding vessel, dosing
clean filling of the grinding vessel. The grinding vessel lid is locked pneu- device for grinding aid and blank sample, wet and sand cleaning as well as
matically. chromium steel and tungsten carbide grinding vessels.
After grinding, the sample material is filled into a stainless steel cup and The HP-M is specially designed for integration into robot automations. It is
can be removed at once at the output position during the cleaning of the also possible to connect the mill with a transport belt to a HP-P.
vessel. The grinding vessel is cleaned automatically after every grinding
process. Thus, the work place dust load is much decreased. The handling
of heavy grinding vessels is therefore completely eliminated and the work
load of the operator significantly reduced.
HP-MP
HP-MA
The HP-MP is a compact automatic pulverizer and
The HP-MA is a automatic grinding mill. After pulverizing the pellet press ensuring extremely fast and reproducible
grinding vessel is automatically emptied and the ground mate- analytical results. The space saving design with the
rial is made available at the discharge point. Three automatic integration of the machine components for pulverizing
cleaning features namely compressed air, sand cleaning (option) and pelletizing in one machine housing makes this
and wet cleaning (option) allow a sufficient material removal. machine ideal for laboratory environments.
Using the different cleaning functions, cross contamination can
be reduced to a low ppm level. Furthermore, spoon sampling The individual operations for pulverizing and pelletizing
(option) during the material input provides the possibility to pre- can be carried out separately. The hydraulic unit allows
contaminate the grinding with the subsequent sample. the automatic monitoring and control of the applied
The HP-MA can be used as a stand-alone machine, with 30 or pressure for optimal results. The system is designed
60 position magazines, and in combination with the pellet press to allow the integration into automatic linear and robot
HP-PA or other components. Due to the modular design of the sample preparation systems with the use of specially
machine different and completely flexible configuration set-ups designed cleaning and magazine systems for steel
are possible. rings.
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Pelletizing
HP-MA HP-M HP-MP
INPUT MAGAZIN
SPOON DOSING
WET CLEANING
DRY CLEANING
HERZOG presses produce high quality pellets with a smooth surface nec-
MANUAL
TP20E
The TP 20 E is the bench-top laboratory press for easier and more efficient
preparation of pressed pellets for XRF analysis. The pressure is built up
automatically using an electric hydraulic aggregate instead of a hand pump.
This means significant reduced physical workload and increased efficiency
for the operator.
HTP
The pelletizing process of the HTP is controlled by
the PLC program. This leads to improvement in
reproducibility of sample preparation and conse-
quently more precise analysis results. Pelletizing
parameters such as total pressing force, incremental
increase and decrease of pressure as well as pres-
sure holding time can be preset on the HMI panel.
Fusion
HP-PA
HERZOG offers the full range of high-frequency fusion devices- from
The automatic sample operation of the HP-PA guarantees a high sample bench-top machine to the fully automated system including dosing
throughput whenever required. The HP-PA can be fitted with magazines and cleaning. HERZOG provides you with the optimal way of preparing
for sample cups, steel rings and pressed pellets. The HP-PA can be homogeneous glass beads for accurate and reproducible analysis
easily integrated into linear automation systems together with a crusher results. The high-frequency technology gives you complete control of
(HP-CA) and pulverizer (HP-MA). the fusion parameters. It enables monitoring and exact regulation of all
heating and cooling steps. The crucibles are oscillated during the melting
process which guarantees through mixing of the molten mass. Therefore,
fusion technology leads to samples of exceptional precision contributing
to your analytical excellence.
HP-P
The automatic pellet press HP-P can be fitted with magazines
for sample cups, steel rings as well as pressed pellets. The
HP-P is specially designed for integration into robot automa-
tions. Furthermore, it can be used as a stand-alone machine
and in linear automations.
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HAG-M-HF
The HAG-M-HF is bench-top machine for economic preparation of fused
beads. Sample material and fusion agent have to be weighed, mixed
and inserted manually. The heating process to the preset temperature is
automatic. During the heating process the crucible is oscillated in a circular
movement to improve homogenization of the melt. After cooling the glass
bead can be removed either from the crucible or the casting dish.
HA-HF 16
The HA-HF16 is equipped with a large input/output batch withput intervention of the laboratory staff. The
magazine and an integrated automatic handling system. operator inserts the crucibles with the pre-dosed HAG-HF
It therefore allows the processing of a significant sample sample/fusion agent in one of the 16 pockets of the
input magazine. Up to two independently working heat- The HAG-HF is a fully automatic system covering the follow-
ing systems guarantee a high sample throughput. After ing preparation steps: dosing, fusion, quality control, cleaning.
cooling only intact beads are forwarded to the delivery All modules are integrated within a compact machine base. The
chute or can be buffered within the magazine. sample transport within the HAG-HF is handled by a robot and linear
conveyor systems. The HAG-HF can be used as a stand-alone machine
or easily integrated into laboratory automations. Different dosing modi can
be defined for different sample types. Hygroscopic material can be pro-
tected from moisture absorption, wetting agents can be added using a
peristaltic pump. During the fusion process, the steplessly variable tem-
perature is continuously controlled using infrared pyrometer. The HAG-HF
can be connected to all common analyzers. Crucible and casting dish can
be automatically cleaned and dried.
RELEASING AGENT X X √
CRUCIBLE INPUT X X √
INPUT MAGAZINE
FUSION √ √ √
CASTING √ √ √
CONTAINER
FOR
SAMPLE OUTPUT X √ √ CLEANING
ROBOT AGENT