Issue 10/2020

Dear readers, at the end of September, I shall be leaving Bauverlag and therefore also the trade journal ZKG Cement Lime Gypsum to take on a new professional challenge, which I am looking forward ...

The conversion or replacement of existing Aumund conveying equipment, as well as non-Aumund equipment has been an integral part of the technological expertise of the Aumund Group for more than 30...

Since 2019, the new cement classifier at Kakanj Cement, a company of the HeidelbergCement Group located in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been in successful operation.The Austrian-based...

The cement producer SemeyCement has placed an order with Gebr. Pfeiffer for a vertical mill of type MVR 5000 C-4 to grind various types of cement. This state-of-the-art mill will be installed at the ...

Martin Engineering has introduced a conveyor belt cleaner position indicator that monitors the blade, tracking and reporting remaining service life. The intuitive Martin N2 Position Indicator (PI) ...

For cost reasons, permanently installed continuous condition monitoring is typically used only for production machines that are directly process-critical. In the process manufacturing and automation ...

There are high demands on the processing of compressed air, which is required in large volume flows for cement production. In central compressed air stations, adsorption dryers and filters downstream...

EU regulations, coal phase-out and the construction boom are among the many reasons these days for making the recycling of gypsum highly attractive. However, the process needs to be cost-efficient....

Isolava produces plasterboard blocks for the construction industry. The Belgium company looks back on a long tradition: founded in 1963 and part of the Knauf group since 1990, Isolava manufactures...

The lime industry is investing in modern kiln technology and fully automated hydration plants with the aim of improving quality, reducing costs, and minimizing the impact on the environment. The...

Nowadays the technologies available especially for dust filtration are applicable in a temperature range lower than the temperature of exhaust gases. WHR is a valid technology to “extract” heat from ...

Gypsum-based binders are generally based on the reaction between calcium sulfate hemihydrate (HH) and water to form calcium sulfate dihydrate (DH). Often gypsum can be used as a raw material to obtain...

Chalk occurs in northern Europe from the southern UK to eastwards deep into Russia. It is exploited as an industrial mineral for a large variety of uses. From the examples of three different chalk...

Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC) causes severe concrete deterioration in pipelines, manholes and sewer structures. This process is caused by sulfuric acid producing bacteria which mainly...

Recovered raw materials have to be transported from the quarry to the factory or port, often over uneven ground and across populated areas. Companies often choose trucks for transportation. As an...

(22) 01.02.2019(43) 06.08.2020(57) Disclosed are exemplary method and system for manufacturing cement in a vertical roller mill (VRM) using humidity sensor readings. This enables adjustment of...

(22) 28.06.2017(43) 04.06.2020(57) A valve sack for bulk material such as cement, gypsum, pellets, animal feed, or similar having a stand-up base, preferably a cross-base or a block base, and having a...

(22) 26.11.2019(43) 02.07.2020(57) An energy-saving optimization method of a cement raw material vertical mill system. Safe, convenient and reasonable auxiliary decision-making is smartly provided by...

(22) 21.12.2018(43) 24.06.2020(57) Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Verwerten eines phosphorhaltigen Ausgangsstoffes (24) bei der Zementklinker- und/oder Zementproduktion in einem Zementwerk...

(22) 14.01.2019(43) 23.07.2020(57) It is disclosed a process and a plant or assembly of stages for producing soda lime (NaOH) and carbon dioxide, said plant comprising optionally an initial section or...

(22) 04.11.2019(43) 22.05.2020(57) In a method for analyzing samples of a gas in a rotary cement kiln by means of at least one gas sampling probe, a first and a second gas sampling probe are provided,...

(22) 20.03.2020(43) 09.07.2020(57) Method and installation for calcining cement raw meal in a calciner whereby fuel and a calciner oxidant having an oxygen content of at least 30% vol. are introduced...

(22) 18.11.2014(43) 27.07.2020(57) Summary of the corresponding patent EP2881377 (A1): In bekannten Verfahren zur Herstellung von Zementklinker wird ein CaCo3-haltiges Rohmehl in einem Kalzinator...

(22) 25.11.2019(43) 04.06.2020(57) The invention relates to a kiln (10) for firing cement clinker, comprising: a tubular rotary drum (22), which can be rotated about its central axis, wherein the...

Panta rhei – everything flows! That was a word of wisdom already from the ancient Greek philosopher Heraklit. I am sure he meant something different than what we mean in our industry when we talk ...

Under this motto, the Intercem Group offers tailor-made customer solutions for the global cement industry. Committed to the slogan “Fast – Fair – Flexible”, Intercem guarantees its customers speedy...

One focus of Intercem‘s activities is in Africa, where the company has already successfully implemented several projects. Olaf Michelswirth, General Manager of Intercem Engineering GmbH, will share...