Kiln system upgraded to present state of the art

On 22.07.2009 the groundbreaking ceremony for the clinker production upgrade project at the cement factory of Leube GmbH in St. Leonhard/Austria marked the beginning of an approx. € 30 m modernization measure that will also have the effect of securing jobs at this location. The project team of the cement factory had worked out the concept together with A TEC Production & Services GmbH. On 09.10.2009 the foundation stone was laid during a staff celebration (Fig. 1). As a symbolic act the current construction drawing was signed by all the employees present at the celebration and then ­imbedded...

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Issue 7-8/2010

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Issue 09/2009

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The investment by the LEUBE cement works (Fig. 1) in a 30 million € upgrade to its clinker production plant will ensure that jobs at the Gartenau/St. Leonhard production site in Austria are secure in...

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Issue 09/2012

Successful commissioning in record time

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Issue 03/2009 Companies & Products

A new clinker cooler for Wössingen – installed in existing plant

1 Introduction Within the framework of a modernization project at Wössingen cement plant, a new preheater tower and clinker cooler was constructed without interrupting plant operation. During a...

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Issue 04/2011

Modernisation of a kiln line in Russia

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