Cemex and sensmore showcase the digital and automated quarry of the future at historic Rüdersdorf
- Cemex and sensmore are showcasing the next step in the digital and automated transformation of the Cemex quarry in Rüdersdorf, Germany.
- At the center of the customer success story is the site’s first automated underground production process: an Aramine L140B LHD equipped with sensmore’s automation system and vertically integrated into Cemex’s production environment.
- The milestone builds on a multi-year partnership that has expanded from machine assistance and site intelligence into autonomous mucking cycles in daily production — supporting productivity, health, and safety in demanding underground operations.
Berlin/Rüdersdorf, June 23, 2026: Cemex and sensmore today released a customer success story from the Cemex quarry in Rüdersdorf, Germany — showing how one of Europe’s historic raw material sites is moving step by step toward the digital and automated quarry of the future.
Rüdersdorf is not just a quarry. For more than 770 years, limestone from Rüdersdorf has been extracted, processed, and turned into the materials that helped build Berlin and the surrounding region.
Now, the same site that helped build the old industrial world is becoming a proving ground for the age of reindustrialization. Heavy machines. Digital operating layers. Autonomous production processes. One industrial system.
Cemex and sensmore began working together roughly three years ago with a clear ambition: bring advanced machine intelligence into the daily operating reality of one of Germany’s most important quarry sites.
Under the supervision of Thomas Weber, Head of the Quarry at Cemex in Rüdersdorf, the partnership started with sensmore Machine Assist, a smart collision warning system powered by novel 4D radar and AI technology. It then expanded into sensmore Site OS and sensmore Eye, bringing operational intelligence directly into Cemex Rüdersdorf’s daily quarry operations — from extraction analytics to live crusher levels and dumping spot visibility.
Step by step, Rüdersdorf moved from machine awareness to site intelligence. Now, Cemex and sensmore have moved into autonomous production. “Together with sensmore, we are making this quarry more digital and more automated. Now we have implemented our first automated process underground,” said Thomas Weber, Head of the Quarry at Cemex in Rüdersdorf.
At the center of the implementation is an Aramine L140B LHD equipped with sensmore’s automation system. sensmore vertically integrates the machine into Cemex’s underground production environment — connecting machine behavior with the conveyor belt, functional safety infrastructure, network infrastructure, operational interfaces, and the production process itself. The automated LHD performs autonomous mucking cycles underground: driving, loading, hauling, and dumping material onto the conveyor system.
“This is now part of our daily production,” said Christian Zinnecker, Coordinator Underground Operations at Cemex. “With the automated LHD, we can run an additional mucking cycle shift. That creates real operational value — and supports our broader goal of making underground work safer, more productive, and more digital.”
For Cemex, health and safety are central to the automation journey. The ambition is clear: zero accidents.
sensmore’s functionally safe automation system helps turn that ambition into a real production process: taking over repetitive underground cycles in one of the quarry’s most demanding production areas, while giving the team stronger digital control and moving the site toward a safer, more automated operating model.
“Rüdersdorf is where industrial history and industrial future meet,” said Maximilian Rolf, CEO and Co-founder of sensmore. “Together with Cemex, we are turning one of Europe’s historic raw material sites into a proving ground for the next era of heavy industry: digital, automated, and vertically integrated raw material operations. We have moved step by step from machine assistance to site intelligence to autonomous production. That is how the raw material factories of the future are built.”
For more than seven centuries, Rüdersdorf has supplied the raw materials that helped build cities.
Today, Cemex and sensmore are showing how the next era is built: heavy machines, digital operating layers, and autonomous production processes working together as one industrial system.
“We are excited to continue this journey with sensmore. This first automated process is only the beginning, and we see strong potential to bring more digitalization and automation into the full quarry site,” said Thomas Weber.
The next step: autonomous raw material operations.
About sensmore
sensmore is a Berlin/Potsdam-based robotics startup delivering production-proven automation for the industries where the world’s raw materials are extracted, moved, and processed. Its automation system transforms heavy machines into intelligent, automated robots powered by Physical AI and vertically integrates them into the full production environment - from the machine and safety infrastructure to network infrastructure, site processes, and operational interfaces. Co-developed with customers, sensmore is backed by Point Nine Capital and leading industry investors.
About CEMEX
Cemex is a multinational construction materials company focused on building a better future for communities worldwide. The company produces and markets cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and related construction materials such as admixtures and mortars, enabling construction projects across its markets. Through customer-centric solutions, operational excellence, and continuous innovation, Cemex delivers high-performance materials that meet the industry's evolving needs. With a workforce of around 40,000 people worldwide, Cemex provides reliable, sustainable, and high-quality products and services, partnering with its customers to deliver solutions that create long-term value. For more information, visit cemex.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.
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