03.02.2026 - 05.02.2026

Crash course process control

Closing deadline for registrations is 20.01.2026

There are still places available.
Closing deadline for registrations is 20.01.2026

As a participant in this course, you will receive a possibility to get acquainted with the state-of-the-art supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA) thanks to a realistic reconstruction of a production plant provided by SIMULEX®. The SIMULEX® cement plant simulator for training plant supervisors, foremen, production personnel, control room operators and young engineers was developed by KHD Humboldt Wedag AG in cooperation with VDZ. For over ten years VDZ has been using the simulator within the framework of training courses and has been continually supporting the further development of the system with practical input from the industry.

There are still places available.
Closing deadline for registrations is 20.01.2026

Learning objectives

Upon completion of the seminar, you will

gain comprehensive knowledge of the plant control system in general and the main control circuits in particular;
understand how the various sub-processes in the cement plant are interconnected;
understand the main control circuits in order to reach and maintain target values (e.g., energy consumption);
be capable to react to process disturbances in a proper way and develop a long-term control strategy.

Target groups

Production personnel
Control room operators
Young engineers

Topics

Heating up and operating the kiln
Operation of the raw, cement and coal mills
Optimising production
Managing process disturbances and special situations

Time schedule of the seminar

Start: Tuesday 03.02.2026: 9:00 CET
End: Thursday, 05.02.2026: app. 16:00 CET

Location

Düsseldorf

Seminar fee

2,200 Euro per person

Further details

The seminar is conducted by experienced engineers from the field of cement production, who convey their knowledge in a practice- and target-group-oriented manner.

The exchange of opinions and experience between participants is an important part of the seminar.

After completion the participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

VDZ Training General Terms and Conditions

How to find us

VDZ
Toulouser Allee 71
40476 Düsseldorf
Germany

GPS: 51°15’00.5‘‘ N / 6°47’32.6‘‘ O

From DUS Airport

6 minutes
You can use two train stations,
1.) the long-distance train station "Duesseldorf Flughafen", which also serves local traffic and can be reached from the terminal via SkyTrain, or 2.) the suburban train station "Duesseldorf Flughafen Terminal" in the basement of the terminal. From the long-distance station, please take line S1 (direction Solingen). From the terminal S-Bahn station please take line S11 (direction Bergisch Gladbach). In both cases please get off at the stop "Duesseldorf-Derendorf". If you do not have a valid rail ticket with City Option or similar, you will need an "EinzelTicket Erwachsener" (single adult ticket) at price level A (also valid on the SkyTrain). It is available online (https://vdz.info/aptr) and at local DB or VRR ticket machines.

12 minutes
by taxi

From Central Station

6 minutes
Take the S 1 in the direction of Duisburg or Dortmund;
You can also take the S 6 in the direction of Essen or
the S 11 in the direction of „Duesseldorf Airport Terminal“;
in each case as far as the „Duesseldorf-Derendorf“ stop

15 minutes
by taxi

Arrival by car

Please note:
The only reasonable way to reach us by car is from the north via the B1 (Heinrich-Erhardt-Straße). From there, you can turn towards the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf (HSD) into Toulouser Allee and follow this street for about 500 m until you reach the entrance on the south side of the VDZ building (Toulouser Allee 71, 40476 Düsseldorf).

Are you interested in this training?

Registration is open.

2.200,- € per participant

Closing deadline for registrations is 20.01.2026

„Crash course process control“
03.02. - 05.02.2026

2.200,- €

Person to contact

Do you have questions regarding this course?

Julia Volchkova

+49-211-45 78-402
training@vdz-online.de

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