Kiln Monitoring Saves ¥2M at GENERAL LITHIUM|Li-ion Battery
In GENERAL LITHIUM's lithium production facility, HTEC-video's RB-TemTV-L temperature monitoring system transforms rotating kiln operations.“This area used to be a black box,” says the Production Director, pointing to the control screen. “Now, we can clearly see even the smallest hot spots in the refractory linings through real-time thermal imaging.”
Critical Production Challenges Solved
Facing severe losses from unplanned downtime, the battery-grade lithium carbonate producer battled:
Refractory lining failures causing ¥4.8M/year losses
±15°C temperature deviations impacting product consistency
HTEC-video's Precision Monitoring Breakthrough
Three Core Innovations:
✅ AI-Powered Refractory Health Monitoring
▶ Detected 127°C hot spot in Kiln #3, preventing collapse
✅ Material Temperature Field Reconstruction
▶ Precision temperature control at ±0.8% accuracy
✅ Auto-Optimized Combustion
▶ 19% thermal efficiency gain via real-time adjustments
Quantified Results at GENERAL LITHIUM
Metric | Before | After (2024) | Improvement |
Refractory Lining Life | 8 months | 13 months | +62.5% |
Product Purity Variance | ±0.35% | ±0.12% | -65.7% |
Energy Consumption | 1.8 tce/ton | 1.46 tce/ton | -18.9% |
“We were amazed by the energy savings,” said the Energy Manager. “With current annual output, we've saved 6,800 tons of standard coal and reduced CO₂ emissions by 17,000 metric tons.”
Why Industry Leaders Choose HTEC-video
As the global rotary kiln market expands—reaching $697 million in 2024 (Frost & Sullivan)—Mr. Zhu, CTO of HTEC-video, remarked: “Refractory monitoring is now a key part of industrial digitization. In the cement industry, we’ve applied this solution and helped one client reduce downtime losses by ¥14 million per year.”
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