Issue 11/2009

Nearly 40 experts accepted the invitation from Norbert ­Peschen ( Fig. 1 ), General Manager of the Vereinigte Kreidewerke ­Dammann KG, to attend the...

For the 17^th time, building material experts from all over the world met at the International Conference on Building ­Material “ibausil” in...

The authors of the paper “Characterization of the microstructure and mineral phases of slags from German iron and steel plants” [1] investigated the...

On 05.- 07.10.2009 Christian Pfeiffer in Beckum carried out their annual process-technological training course at its training center in order to...

The VDI (Association of German Engineers) called for an eight-point plan to actively counteract imminent climate change. For this purpose the...

The increasing demands imposed on the cleaning of flue gas in the cement industry have to be met with new solutions. ­Polysius AG and Elex AG ( Fig....

After a period of several years with no new investments, in Indonesia a new cement grinding line was ordered in ­August 2009. For the first time,...

A TEC, the Austrian specialist for pyroprocess optimization and consultancy in the cement industry, Unitherm Cemcon Feuerungsanlagen GmbH, one of the...

WACKER has successfully completed the expansion and relocation of its technical center and offices in Dubai. The new facility serves as a development...

ABB has started delivery of electrification and automation systems ordered in 2008. ABB acts  as a sub-supplier of the French company Polysius SAS;...

Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) are frequently used in mining, architecture and plant documentation. They are used both internally and externally...

Once again the stage is set for a powerful performance at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 27.–29.04.2010, when the next POWTECH, a leading...

The BetonTage Congress not only offers a high-profile technical program – for several decades, it has also been a perfect venue for representatives...

With the PF300 from Sandvik a completely new fully-mobile crushing advancement for on-face mining applications is now available ( Fig. ). The heart...

The product group SikaPlast opens up new possibilities for increasing efficiency in concrete manufacturing in the area of superplasticizers for...

Conveying systems must meet the most stringent requirements for transporting hot materials safely and efficiently. This especially applies to the...

Summary The average per capita cement consumption in the region of Sub-Saharan Africa is 82 kg, far lower than that of North Africa, which has an...

Summary: In many industries the wear caused by handling bulk materials is a factor that limits the availability of plants and thus considerably...

Summary: High temperature corrosion decisively influences the durability of anchorage systems in refractory constructions. Five ­different materials,...