Case Study: S&P 500 Cement Manufacturing Company reduces kiln stoppages with Seeq Corporation

S&P 500 Cement Manufacturing Company - Customer Case Study

S&P 500 Cement Manufacturing Company partnered with Seeq Corporation after experiencing unexplained kiln stoppages that were causing significant production loss. Their engineering team was relying on Excel spreadsheets and manual chart reviews to investigate events, but the process was cumbersome and not effective enough to determine the root cause of the unplanned outages.

Using Seeq’s advanced analytics and Workbench, the company filtered kiln feed data, identified stoppage events, and analyzed the data leading up to each incident to compare multiple events and investigate causes. Seeq Corporation’s solution enabled the team to collaborate more easily, monitor stoppages in near real time, and apply process changes when common root causes were found, helping reduce the likelihood of future unplanned outages that could cost about $20,000 per hour.