Produces twelve cement types from limestone of the Hillesheim limestone basin in Üxheim-Ahütte, as silo, bag and big bag goods.
Wotan Zement GmbH & Co. KG
54579 Üxheim-Ahütte (Administration) · 54579 Üxheim-Ahütte (Production, Loading)New on Amplifa
About Wotan Zement
Wotan Zement GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized family company headquartered in Üxheim-Ahütte in the Vulkaneifel region. The basis of cement production is limestone from the Hillesheim limestone basin, which is extracted in several company-owned quarries. From limestone and marl, cement clinker is burned in a rotary kiln, which is subsequently ground with additives such as blast furnace slag, trass and limestone in ball mills into twelve cement types. The portfolio comprises Portland, Portland limestone, Portland slag, Portland pozzolanic (trass cement), blast furnace and composite cements according to EN 197-1 as well as soil and base layer binders according to DIN 18506. The products are loaded as silo goods, bagged goods (25 kg and 50 kg) and, on request, as big bags. Customers include construction sites, ready-mix concrete plants, precast concrete operations and the building materials trade. The delivery area covers Rhineland-Palatinate, the Saarland, southern North Rhine-Westphalia as well as Luxembourg, Belgium, the southern Netherlands and France.
- Site
- Üxheim-Ahütte
- Processes
- Cement clinker production (burning in rotary kiln), Cement grinding (cement production, 12 cement types), Quarry extraction (blasting, drilling), Crushing (hammer crushing), Bag loading (25 kg and 50 kg bags), Silo loading (bulk cement goods), Big bag filling (on request), Compressive strength testing
- Materials
- Limestone (Hillesheim limestone basin), Marl, Cement clinker, Portland cement CEM I 42,5 N, Portland cement CEM I 42,5 R, Portland limestone cement CEM II/A-LL 42,5 R, Portland slag cement CEM II/A-S 52,5 N, Portland composite cement CEM II/B-M (S-LL) 32,5 R
- Certificates
- External monitoring/quality monitoring VDZ (EN 197-1, DIN 18506, EN 413-1), BENOR certificate, KOMO certificate, AFNOR certificate, VDZ external monitoring (EN 197-1, DIN 18506, EN 413-1), ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1923
- Industries
- Construction industry/construction sites, Ready-mix concrete plants, Precast concrete operations, Building materials trade, Infrastructure/transportation construction
- 01
Quarry extraction (blasting, drilling)
- 02
Drill cuttings analysis in the plant laboratory
- 03
Crushing in the hammer crusher
- 04
Burning of cement clinker in the rotary kiln with cyclone preheater
- 05
Cooling of the clinker
- 06
Cement grinding in ball mills with separator operation
- 07
Silo loading, bag loading (rotor packer, palletizer) or big bag filling
Locations
Üxheim-Ahütte (Administration)
DEAdministration
Üxheim-Ahütte (Plant)
DELoading, Inbound, Production
- Materials
- Limestone, marl, cement clinker, cement
- Hammer crusher
- Rotary kiln with cyclone preheater
- Cooler system
- Ball mills with separator operation
- Rotor packer
- Palletizer
- Bag filter
- Plant laboratory
Products and loading
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cement clinker production (burning in rotary kiln)Casting | – | – | – | – | Cement clinker, Limestone, Marl |
| Cement grinding (cement production, 12 cement types)Other | – | – | – | – | Cement clinker, Limestone, Trass, Blast furnace slag |
| Quarry extraction (blasting, drilling)Other | – | – | – | – | Limestone, Marl |
| Crushing (hammer crushing)Other | – | – | – | – | Limestone, Marl |
| Bag loading (25 kg and 50 kg bags)Other | – | – | 25 kg – 50 kg | – | Cement |
| Silo loading (bulk cement goods)Other | – | – | – | – | Cement |
| Big bag filling (on request)Other | – | – | – | – | Cement |
| Compressive strength testingTesting | – | – | – | – | Cement |
| Plant laboratory analytics (drill cuttings analysis, internal monitoring according to VDZ)Testing | – | – | – | – | Limestone, Cement |
9 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammer crusher | – | – | – | – | Üxheim-Ahütte |
| Rotary kiln | – | – | – | 1963 | Üxheim-Ahütte |
| Cyclone preheater | – | – | – | 1963 | Üxheim-Ahütte |
| Ball mill | – | – | – | – | Üxheim-Ahütte |
| Cement mill with separator operation | – | – | – | 1956 | Üxheim-Ahütte |
| Rotor packer | – | – | – | – | Üxheim-Ahütte |
| Palletizer | – | – | – | – | Üxheim-Ahütte |
| Bag filter | – | – | – | 2006 | Üxheim-Ahütte |
| Cooler system | – | – | – | – | Üxheim-Ahütte |
Additional services
Quality and monitoring
Quality assurance begins in the quarry with drill cuttings analysis performed by the company's own plant laboratory; intermediate and final products are continuously sampled and compressive strength is tested. Internal monitoring is complemented by external monitoring by the VDZ, which has been in place for many years, according to EN 197-1, DIN 18506 and EN 413-1; in addition, BENOR, KOMO and AFNOR certificates exist for individual types.
| Evidence | Üxheim-Ahütte (Plant) |
|---|---|
| VDZ external monitoring (EN 197-1, DIN 18506, EN 413-1) | |
| BENOR certificate | |
| KOMO certificate | |
| AFNOR certificate | |
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1923
Foundation of a lime burning operation by the brothers Heinrich and Jean Schneider.
- 1935
Conversion of the production program to Portland cement (mid of the 30s).
- 1956
Construction of the first cement mill with more modern separator operation.
- 1963
Erection of a new rotary kiln with cyclone preheater.
- 1965
Death of the company founder Heinrich Schneider; Gisela Carnessali née Schneider and Dr. Bruno Carnessali take over the management.
- 1972
Expansion of cement grinding capacity through new mills.
- 1996
Expansion and improvement of cement grinding capacity through new mills.
- 2006
Replacement of the electrostatic precipitator with a modern bag filter to reduce dust emissions.