Issue 01/2011

The main burner of the modernized kiln line at Wössingen (Fig. 1) was ignited for the first time on 20.03.2009. The new plant produced its first...

Facing a field of strong international competitors, Scheuch GmbH of Aurolzmünster/Austria has won a contract to implement a new kiln dedusting system...

As of 1st October 2010, Martin ­Wetter (M.Eng.; Fig.) has been appointed as Chief Operations Officer (COO) of HAZEMAG & EPR GmbH. He will run the...

FLSmidth MAAG Gear announces the opening of a local office in Chennai/India as of November 1st, 2010. India, as a booming market, is one of the most...

FLSmidth has received a contract worth approximately 30 million € from the Russian Open Joint Stock Company Sebryakov Cement for the supply of...

The Siemens Industry Automation Division is expanding its TeleService (remote maintenance/diagnostics) and Telecontrol ranges with three new products...

The First Russian Mortar Days from 01.-02.12.2010 were a big success. It was organized by the Russian Association of Dry Mixtures Manufacturers...

Continuous performance optimization and efficient cost reduction play an important role in companies in the cement industry. Specific competition...

As in every odd year an important event in South America’s cement and lime industry takes place – the IV Brazilian ­Cement and Lime Seminar. It has...

For decades HAVER & BOECKER has been offering various refined screening systems that have the right configuration and meet the highest demands for...

Designed for automated monitoring and control of continuous or stationary targets, the ThermoView Pi20 fixed-mounted process imager from Raytek...

After around nine months of construction and a total investment of around 14 million RMB (more than 1.5 million €) the third expansion of the Chinese...

Lafarge operates one of Germany’s most modern cement plants in Wössingen (Fig. 1). With the changeover from the semi-dry (Lepol) process to the dry...

ABB has successfully installed and commissioned the first SpectraFlow raw material online analyzer in the Gulf region (Fig.). Together with RMP (Raw...

KHD Humboldt Wedag, one of the major player in cement plant engineering & machinery supply has completed an era of 30 years in the ever-growing Indian...

Non-contact monitoring of material movements To monitor the material flow the non-contact microwave- motion detector “FlowJam” can be used for all...

More than sixty visitors met at the Eberhardt offices in Lemgo, Germany, on November 19, 2010, for a cordial exchange of opinion and to obtain...

Summary: Alternative fuels have become a trend topic all over the world. This is partly due to the increase in price of conventional fuels and partly...

Summary: Cement production is an energy-intensive process; extremely high levels of energy are required for the thermal stage of this process, clinker...

Summary: The mechanism of the formation of alite and belite with extremely coarse raw mixes may proceed kinetically more ­energy-efficient according...

Summary: This paper presents the effect of operational parameters on the performance of a closed circuit HPGR. For this study, six ­surveys in a...