A consultant's role in design of power and control systems for cement plants

Abstract

What does a fully integrated consultant offer to the owner of a cement plant that he cannot get from a major electrical turn-key supplier or the owner's own engineering group? In the case of an electrical turn-key supplier, it is an unbiased selection of components making up the lowest cost solution and cement plant process know-how. In the case of the owner's engineering group, it is the application of proven designs gained from repeated experience. For many, the application of a new control system or large drive to an existing plant is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, whereas for the consultant it is a constant evolving process. Good coordination with the consultant's mechanical, civil, and process departments is absolutely necessary to meet today's fast-track construction targets.