{"id":117985,"date":"2026-02-25T09:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/why-is-raw-material-handling-still-a-blackbox\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T15:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:45:53","slug":"why-is-raw-material-handling-still-a-blackbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/why-is-raw-material-handling-still-a-blackbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is raw material handling still a blackbox?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Retrofitting rather than building from scratch: How digital twins make existing plants transparent, efficient and future-proof<\/b> <\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Future-proofing today does not come about through new installations at any cost. It comes about through the intelligent further development of existing structures<\/strong>. Particularly in times of limited investment budgets, retrofitting becomes a strategic lever. The digital twin<\/strong> plays a central role in this: it links real-world material flows with process, energy and quality data, and for the first time provides a holistic view of the complex interrelationships in raw material handling \u2013 from the individual unit to the entire work. <\/em><\/p>

In practice, it is clear that transparency is not an IT issue, but a leadership issue. Those who understand their processes invest more effectively, reduce downtime and regain decision-making capacity. This is precisely where integrated approaches come into play \u2013 from MES systems and digital plant twins to PLC automation, SCADA\/control systems and engineering services for brownfield and greenfield projects, as well as modernisation. <\/em><\/p>

Retrofits, in particular, are key to future-proofing existing systems rather than replacing them.<\/em><\/p>

The fact that this approach works is demonstrated by numerous completed projects and independent accolades, such as the<\/em> rote BSFZ-Siegel <\/strong><\/span><\/a>of approval for innovation excellence.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The SOLIDS & RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund<\/b> <\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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SOLIDS Dortmund 2026 <\/strong>is the place where this very reality is discussed: in a practical, honest and peer-to-peer manner.<\/em><\/p>

Just how transparent is your raw materials handling process really?
Where does the digital twin come into play, and what is the cost of continuing to make decisions without it?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

The dialogue begins at the trade fair.<\/em><\/p>

For us, a partnership is more than just a contract or the start of a project<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Updated on 24 February 2026, Source:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hardly any other sector of the process industry handles higher values on a daily basis than raw materials handling, and yet hardly any other is managed with such a lack of transparency. Rising energy and raw material costs, a shortage of skilled workers, volatile markets and increasing regulatory requirements are noticeably intensifying the pressure on operators. In many places, decisions are still made on the basis of experience. Not because there is no data \u2013 but because it remains in isolation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1487,"featured_media":112720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Why is raw material handling still a blackbox?","_seopress_titles_desc":"In the process industry\u2019s raw materials handling sector, large volumes are moved, yet the sector is managed with little transparency. Despite the availability of data, decisions are often made on the basis of experience because information remains in isolation and is not utilised in an integrated manner.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[745],"tags":[747,746,748,749],"edition":[],"class_list":["post-117985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-insights","tag-bulk-material-industry","tag-bulk-material-processing","tag-dust-reduction","tag-industrial-processes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1487"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117986,"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117985\/revisions\/117986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117985"},{"taxonomy":"edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solids-recycling-technik.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edition?post=117985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}