R & D activities of the organization are done through Inhouse R&D and an independent Research Center set up at Salem under Dalmia Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, a SIRO approved by DISIR GOI.
The areas of R&D focus are PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, In particular special cements, energy efficiency (both power and fuel), optimization of raw material resources, increasing inputs of blending component particularly FlyAsh in PPC and improving quality of all the products made by the company to international level.
Though the R&D activity Dalmia Cement has achieved success in the area of Oil Well Cement- a product claiming essential import substitution and saving lot of foreign exchange is attributed to the R & D efforts of this Center. This product was first time developed in the country. The company also has to its credit development of railway concrete sleepers for the first time in the country. Besides these products Dalmiacement introduced for the first time concept of computerized mine planning, VRM for cement grinding, expert cement for controlling kiln operation.
At Dalmia Cement, quality is the baseline. Special emphasis is placed on Research & Development facilities to augment product quality. Each division has a well-equipped R&D cell, pursuing product and process improvements related to that division. The company has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities including an on-line X-ray analyzer, a modern Stacker Reclaimer, computerized mine planning, environment friendly electrostatic precipitators and a host of other technological features. Constant control by hi-tech systems at every step of the manufacturing process ensures that every bag of cement that rolls out of the factory is of the highest quality.
At Dalmia Cement, we employ tight controls and cutting edge technology at every step to ensure superior quality. It was the first to use a computerized planning package for limestone mining, to ensure consistent raw material composition. Dalmia Cement also remains among few who use Automatic Kiln Control software (based on fuzzy logic), to ensure superior clinker quality. The company recently introduced the latest CVRM technology for cement grinding. The ISO 9002 certification and American Petroleum Institute (API) monogram for the Oil well Cement speak volumes about the superior performance of the Company.
The quality leadership maintained by Dalmia Cement has ensured tremendous customer satisfaction. The leadership, combined with the popularity among customers, has given Dalmia Cement the status of market leaders. Consistent quality, conforming to international standards, a perfect ecological balance and low cost, energy efficient operations have enabled Dalmia Cement to stay at the top.
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