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A TEC GROUP

Hurriclon cyclones for Termokimik

Italian’s Termokimik Corporation has again ordered two lots of dedusting systems for a sinter plant in the Ukraine. Each lot comprises four Hurriclon cyclones. A TEC covers the whole supply of the...

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EAGLE CEMENT CORPORATION (ECC)

Eagle prepares to take on VisMin infra projects

After securing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s nod to conduct its initial public offering, Eagle Cement Corporation (ECC) is preparing to take on landmark infrastructure projects in Visayas...

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SAMSON MATERIALS HANDLING LTD.

Samson Eco Hoppers with ATEX for Port of Mombasa

Samson Materials Handling Ltd. has ­received an order from TradeMark East Africa for four Eco Hoppers with ATEX to be employed at the Port of Mombasa in Kenya. This was won following a lengthy and...

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KHD HUMBOLDT WEDAG INTERNATIONAL AG

KHD signs contracts in western Sub-Sahara region

Humboldt Wedag GmbH, Germany, a subsidiary of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG (KHD), Cologne/Germany, has signed contracts totaling over € 80 million for the supply of equipment and execution of...

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MALVERN INSTRUMENTS GMBH

Malvern and PANalytical announce merger

Malvern and PANalytical will be merging their activities. Both companies are owned by parent company Spectris plc and are operating companies within the Materials Analysis segment of Spectris.Both...

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FLSMIDTH A/S

FLSmidth receives cement plant order in Pakistan

FLSmidth has been awarded an order from Power Cement Limited, part of the Arif Habib Group in Pakistan, for engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for a 7700 t/d production line comprising...

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MASCHINENFABRIK GUSTAV EIRICH GMBH & CO. KG

New options for the modernization of mixing systems

In response to competitive pressure, manufacturing companies must take action periodically to boost productivity. This includes needs-based modernization of existing material preparation and mixing...

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LOESCHE GMBH

Loesche vertical roller mill for use in a cement plant in Pakistan

Loesche has now been able to provide a vertical roller mill of type LM 56.3+3 CS for grinding cement clinker to its end customer Attock Cement Pakistan ­Limited (ACPL). The new mill will be used in the new line 3 of the cement plant in Hub Chowki in Pakistan, in the Lasbela/Baluchistan district, 20 km north of Karachi. The mills will grind OPC cement with a fineness of 3300 Blaine with a capacity of 200 t/h or 2800 Blaine with a capacity of 240 t/h. ACPL sells the ...

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A TEC GROUP

Alternative fuel system for kiln riser duct firing at CRH Slovakia

In 2017 A TEC and CRH Slovakia have installed an alternative fuel system for kiln riser duct firing in Turňa nad ­Bodvou/Slovakia. The Turňa nad Bodvou ­cement plant has already operated a SAF system for the main burner which consists mainly of a double truck docking station and a dosing system. The riser duct itself ...

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ASSOCIATION OF THE GERMAN GYPSUM INDUSTRY

Shop talk in Russia

In the course of the third Weimar Gypsum Conference (March 2017), the German and Russian gypsum associations agreed to begin holding mutual consultations. Therefore, from 12.06.-15.06.2017, ...

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27.09.– 28.09.2017, DUISBURG/GERMANY

4th Alternative Fuels Symposium

MVW Lechtenberg & Partner has announced the 4th Alternative Fuels Symposium. The event will take place on 27.09.-28.09.2017 in Duisburg/Germany.This highly regarded symposium will gather delegates...

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Products

AERZENER MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH⇥Hall/STAND 4-271

Process air with system

Aerzen now offers a wider range of process air stages by introducing the innovative large blower series “Alpha Blower”. Aerzen large blowers are positive displacement blowers which can be applied...

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MALVERN PANALYTICAL⇥HALL/STAND 1-314

Aeris – a new benchtop X-ray powder diffractometer

PANalytical announces the launch of Aeris, their new X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) benchtop instrument. Ease of use and maximum benefits for the user are the key aspects of this newly developed...

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HELLMICH GMBH & CO. KG

The new HS-D central vacuum cleaner

The new HS-D central vacuum cleaner from Hellmich GmbH & Co. KG is ­suitable for numerous branches of industry in which large quantities of dust are generated in production. With its high suction...

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KELLER LUFTTECHNIK⇥HALL/STAND 4-350

Safe operation of dust extraction systems

When explosive dust-air combinations have to be extracted, the dust control equipment must be explosion decoupled. In an emergency, flames must be kept from penetrating into the ductwork, possibly...

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SCHEUCH GMBH⇥HALL/STAND 4-177

xmercury and deconox – elimination of emissions

The Scheuch GmbH, straight from the heart of Upper Austria, is represented again by the Business Units Industrial Minerals and Devices & Components at the fair for mechanical processes. This year the...

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Markets and Trends

ONESTONE CONSULTING S.L.

Cutting excess capacity in China

China’s cement industry is at a crossroads. The gap between cement demand and supply has widened and production, sales, prices and profits have declined. However, cement producers’ cost control and ...

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Process

STARLINGER & CO. GMBH

Packaging cement – the sustainable way

Cement packaging is a significant factor for cement producers and sellers regarding product protection, shelf appearance, cost margins, and sustainability targets. An independent study compared the...

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Materials

Patents

EP 3 178 538 A2

Cement kiln dust treatment system and method

(22) 18.08.2011(43) 14.06.2017(57) The invention relates to a method for treating cement kiln dust comprising at least one heavy metal. The method comprises the steps of: separating the heavy metal...

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