Cement Manufacturing
Pyroprocessing and Kiln
Raw Material Preparation, Clinker Burning and Cement Grinding
The three core process sections covered in sequence, with the interactions between them made explicit.
- Duration
- 5 days
- Contact hours
- 30
- Level
- Intermediate
- Fee from
- US$995
Overview
Raw preparation, burning and grinding are usually taught separately and run as one plant. This week covers all three in sequence and spends its time on the joins: how raw mix variability reaches the burning zone, how burning conditions change clinker grindability, and how clinker quality determines what the cement mill can produce. It suits somebody who has worked in one section and now has to understand or manage the others.
Who should attend
Production and process engineers moving between sections, shift managers and superintendents, technical services staff, and maintenance engineers with cross plant responsibility.
What you will be able to do
- Describe each of the three sections and its control targets.
- Trace how raw mix variability propagates downstream.
- Relate burning and cooling conditions to clinker grindability.
- Relate clinker properties to cement mill performance.
- Diagnose a problem across section boundaries.
How it is taught
Short input, then work, across 5 days of roughly 6 teaching hours each. Exercises run on situations delegates bring rather than on a case study written for a different organisation. Cohorts are capped so that everybody is asked something.
Available as classroom, live online, in house.
Programme outline
Day 1
Raw preparation
- Quarry to kiln feed
- Mix design and control
- Homogenisation performance
Day 2
Burning
- Preheater, calciner and kiln
- Burning zone control and free lime
- Cooling and its effect on the clinker
Day 3
Grinding
- Clinker grindability
- Circuit operation and product control
- Additions and blended products
Day 4
Interactions
- Variability propagation
- Volatile cycles across sections
- Energy trade offs between sections
Day 5
Diagnosis
- Symptoms that present in the wrong section
- Data needed to settle a cross section argument
- Working a real case end to end
What you leave with
- An interaction map across the three sections.
- A cross section troubleshooting guide.
- A control target set that is consistent plant wide.
Dates and fees
| Dates | Location | Format | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 to 27 November 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 30 November 2026 to 4 December 2026 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Live online | Live online | US$995 |
Fees are per delegate and cover tuition, all programme materials and the certificate. Travel, accommodation and visas are arranged by the delegate. Registration closes two weeks before a programme starts.
Certificate
A GATI certificate recording what was attended, issued after the programme has run and attendance has been taken. Attending at least 80 per cent of the days earns a certificate of completion; attending less earns a certificate of attendance stating exactly what was attended. Every certificate carries a code that anybody can check against GATI's own record.
It records participation. and GATI does not claim one it does not hold.