Issue 4/2014

The sixth warm summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and the world is still turning, despite what mankind is doing to its planet‘s surface and...

Hazemag & EPR GmbH has received a contract to supply a large crushing plant from Sinoma International Engineering Co., Ltd. being the supplier of a...

Cementos Yura from Peru has built a new 4200 tpd cement line in their Arequipa plant. For the material handling plant Cementos Yura awarded Claudius...

Dr. Ekkehard zur Mühlen has been appointed new Managing Director of MC Construction Chemicals Müller GmbH & Co. KG in Bottrop/Germany on 01.01.2014....

Since 01.01.2014, Dr. Stefan Puntke has taken over as new Technical Director of Refratechnik Cement GmbH in Göttingen. He is responsible for the...

It is with great sadness that to announce the death of Dr. Klaus Dyckerhoff, who passed away on 09.03.2014. Klaus Dyckerhoff was born on 17.11.1927 in...

Since January 2014, Marco Kunz is Managing Director of Richter System GmbH & Co. KG, member of the Knauf Group. He replaces longtime CEO Jean Alfons...

The new generation of Liebherr wheel loaders was presented at the 2014 World of Concrete show in Las Vegas/USA last January. The L 556 model on...

In belt conveyor systems, malfunctions and machine stoppages often lead to long downtimes. The production process and product deliveries may be...

A leading Midwestern supplier of high-quality limestone to U.S. markets is reducing costs and improving safety by using a series of innovative...

Siemens has broadened its Simatic Top Connect portfolio with a range of new modules and system components for fast and safe wiring of Simatic S7-1500...

The first tool from the Stockholm/Sweden based international company, with the drilling equipment being developed in Tampere/Finland, is a groundbreaking practical software tool for surface drilling process management, the Sandvik Driller’s Office. The advanced tool is a friend to anyone who works with surface drilling management, in particular in quarrying applications, as it helps simplify the whole process, as well as managing it efficiently. ...

At the invitation of the Chinese Gypsum Association, a delegation of the Bundesverband der Gipsindustrie e.V. (Association of the German Gypsum...

The Belgian cement manufacturer CBR, a subsidiary of the HeidelbergCement Group, has automated the raw material store that it operates at its Lixhe...

Operational stability remains a key objective in any plant performance. On the way to achieving this goal, there are many obstacles to be overcome –...

An increasing demand in emerging economies, combined with resource scarcity, pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increasing consumption and...

This contribution describes the legal, material, plant and economic developments and properties as well as the quality assurance of solid alternative...

This article presents the results of research on different properties of Ultrafine Marble Particles (UMP), Ultrafine Brick Particles (UBP) and of...

In the early 2000 Glacier ARM Ltd. had established a joint venture in UK whose objective was to produce alternative raw material (ARM) based on...

The European gypsum industry wishes to promote an increase in the culture of recycling and close the loop for gypsum products and systems within the gypsum industry as well as with the relevant stakeholders in the construction chain. Protecting the natural resources and avoiding an overall negative impact on the environment are key elements of such a culture – well-being, quality and sufficiency for all – within a global economy. ...

Since the first oil crisis in the early 1970s, cement producers, along with other resources-intensive industries (RIIs), have been looking for ways to...

Limestone, clinker or coal: the cores of vertical mills that crush such materials are the drives. An operator increases availability by relying on an...