Issue 12/2017

For many of us, a turbulent and strenuous year is drawing to an end. A lot has happened, plans made, and the projects derived from these realized, or perhaps even cancelled or postponed until the new year. A lot happens in our times, which certainly feel as if they are speeding ahead at ever faster pace. ...

A de-dusting unit is often part of a larger plant. A recent project with Hazemag in the USA shows the importance of trust and communication between the companies involved.The project is a mobile...

Together with his Danish colleague Finn Laugesen, Guido Hesse has recently also taken charge of Customer Support at the Beumer Group. Now both of them control the global centre of competence and...

The Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Association (FI­BCA) hosted its 34th conference in Hollywood, California/USA from 11.10.-13.10.2017. Among the more than 100 participants from over 25...

Loesche is involved in the new construction of a large cement plant in Egypt with three vertical roller mills. The end customer is the Egyptian Cement for Cement Projects Management S.A.E. The planned ...

Intercem will supply a closed circuit ball mill with vertical high efficiency air sepa­rator, mill type two compartment ball mill, diameter 3.20 m x 10.00 m EGL. The first compartment is equipped with lifting liners to assure powerful impact for coarse grinding. The second compartment is equipped with a 3-step classifying liner system ...

FLSmidth congratulated suppliers who had successfully met its delivery requirements and quality of service standards during 2016. Aumund Engineering was proud to be awarded a certificate for “delivery excellence and dedicated support in meeting on-time delivery”. ...

A new powered conveyor belt tracker from Martin Engineering delivers immediate and continuous precision adjustment of hard-to-track reversing conveyors, helping operators reduce spillage and extend...

Concrete is increasingly used not just for construction but also for the purpose of aesthetic design. As a main component of concrete, special cements open up new options for colouring and moulding. ...

Frugal innovations were the key theme at the 14th TÇMB International Technical Seminar and Exhibition, focus topics such as alternative fuel and raw materials, energy optimization and renewable energy were ...

At Märker Zement in Lauffen, the chain guide rails in the portal scraper for slag sand had only ever lasted six months. Considerable costs were incurred for plant downtime during the season and the...

The Cooperativa La Cruz Azul S.C.L, third-largest cement manufacturer in Mexico, required an entire packaging line for the flexible and fully automated filling, palletising and packaging of different ...

The cement and clinker trade is under pressure. In this market review global trading patterns are given, main market players are profiled, the Chinese influence is described, examples for sustainable ...

The transport of fine bulk solids, such as cement, raw meal, fly ash or coal, usually takes place pneumatically over complicated conveying line routes. This means that the bulk material is transported by conveying air through a pipeline system. The friction that occurs between the bulk material and ...

In certain applications mortars can be exposed to frost or salt frost attack during the cold period of the year. There is no established test method for mortars with such exposure. Various methods...

Two research projects aimed to provide alternative materials for the rehabilitation of masonry damaged by destroying minerals were conducted at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The goal of the first was to...

The “Internet of Things” (IoT) or “Industry 4.0” allows companies in the manufacturing industry to make enormous innovative and productive leaps. However, this development also generates considerable...

(22) 16.03.2017(43) 21.09.2017(57) The present invention relates to a cement kiln tertiary air duct damper unit (1) for a tertiary air duct (3) between a clinker cooler and a calciner of a clinker...

(22) 03.03.2017(43) 14.09.2017(57) The invention relates to a cooler (10) for cooling bulk material, particularly cement klinker, comprising a ventilation bottom (12) for receiving the bulk material,...