On June 17, Abdellatif Boumiz, Global Quality Expert of Holcim, together with procurement and industrial operation leaders from the Group’s Europe and Latin America regional teams representing enterprises across 14 countries, visited DFMC. for an on-site inspection and exchange. Bao Liangqing, Chairman of Dongfang Measurement & Control, extended a warm reception to the delegation.
A global leader in the building materials sector, Holcim was listed in the Fortune Global 500 rankings for both 2021 and 2022. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, the Group operates in 43 countries and regions spanning Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia, and has long maintained a top global ranking in cement production capacity and market share.
During the visit, Abdellatif Boumiz and his entourage toured multiple facilities of DFMC in sequence, including the National Scientific Instrument R&D Center, Intelligent Equipment & Industrial Robot R&D Center, Unmanned Driving R&D Center, Intelligent Control R&D Center, Smart Management & Decision-making R&D Center, Controlled Neutron Source R&D Center, as well as the Intelligent Mine Design & Research Institute of DFMC.
The delegation gained an in-depth understanding of the company’s development history, core scientific and technological innovation achievements, and strengths in its customized R&D system. The technical director of DFMC gave a key presentation on the overall intelligent planning, customized design schemes and implementation cases tailored for the full cement production process. A full range of self-developed advanced intelligent systems and core equipment were systematically demonstrated, covering the whole industrial chain of intelligent products and solutions as follows: geological resource management system, drilling rig unmanned driving system, mining truck unmanned driving system, open-pit mine vehicle intelligent dispatching system, PGNAA online cement elemental analyzer, PGNAA cement elemental by-pass analyzer, PGNAA high-precision online coal quality analyzer,automatic laboratory, cement kiln and mill expert optimization control system, limestone mine manufacturing execution management system, a full series of industrial robots, intelligent loading system, unattended overhead traveling crane system, equipment predictive maintenance system, cement industrial AI large model, 3D digital factory, and integrated intelligent management platform.
At the ensuing forum, Abdellatif Boumiz and other experts spoke highly of DFMC’s technical capabilities and innovative achievements. They remarked that they had not expected to find such a world-class technology enterprise in China, and the entire visit left them deeply impressed.
DFMC has long focused on intelligent solutions for the cement industry. It boasts globally leading R&D and innovation capacity, a comprehensive portfolio of self-developed products, and robust customized product development capabilities, alongside extensive proven experience in project planning, solution design and on-site implementation. DFMC’s core product — PGNAA online element analyzer — has been deployed in multiple Holcim Group projects across Italy, the Czech Republic and other regions. The equipment has effectively supported the Group’s digital and intelligent transformation, substantially boosting operational efficiency and product quality.
He expressed hope that both sides would take this visit and exchange as an opportunity to further consolidate the foundation of global service cooperation. The two parties will tap deeper cooperation potential in areas including artificial intelligence technological innovation, scenario-based technology implementation, joint development of intelligent projects, and coordinated market expansion in Latin America. Together, they aim to build benchmark intelligent projects for the global cement sector, delivering complementary strengths and mutually beneficial results.
Hou Yajun, Senior Procurement Manager of Holcim China, stated that the delegation brought together authoritative quality control specialists from 14 countries. DFMC’s outstanding independent R&D strengths and cutting-edge technological innovations left a profound impression on all delegates. Many of its world-leading products and technologies can deliver value-added intelligent services to Holcim Group.
Moving forward, Holcim China’s procurement platform will act as a vital bridge to accelerate the rollout of DFMC’s high-quality, internationally competitive products to more Holcim projects worldwide. It will also foster regular in-depth exchanges and collaboration, support joint global market development, and guide both companies into a new phase of high-quality coordinated growth.
Bao Liangqing extended sincere gratitude to the Holcim delegation for their visit and long-term trust and support. He noted that as a global pacesetter in the building materials industry, Holcim Group boasts years of deep cultivation in the sector and accumulated abundant advanced experience in technological innovation, lean operation and sustainable development. DFMC attaches great importance to this in-depth exchange and highly values the sound cooperative foundation established between the two sides.
As a leader in the intelligent mine sector, DFMC has led the formulation of national industrial standards and consistently upheld independent innovation of core technologies and their industrial application. To date, the company’s technologies and products have been deployed in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide, winning wide recognition from top global industry clients including Holcim Group.
Going forward,DFMC will keep focusing on the core demands of digital and intelligent upgrading within the cement industry. It will deliver more targeted and efficient customized integrated solutions to Holcim Group, while exploring innovative industrial applications of new artificial intelligence technologies across the entire cement industrial chain. The company will continuously upgrade safety management standards, operational efficiency and finished product quality for mines and factories, fully empowering Holcim Group to achieve lean operation and high-quality sustainable development.
During the forum, technical experts from both sides conducted thorough discussions covering intelligent construction of cement mines, optimized control over the full production process, and work safety guarantee. They reached multiple consensuses on future cooperation directions, laying a solid groundwork for practical follow-up cooperation.
After the forum, Abdellatif Boumiz and his entourage made a special trip to China’s benchmark intelligent cement project constructed by DFMC, to conduct on-site observation of the operational performance and practical project outcomes of various intelligent systems.
