Using Ultra High Performance (fibre-reinforced) Concrete, or UHPC, made it possible for a railway bridge to be built over the Dürnbach River within a few days. With a comparably light pre-fabricated...
More and more companies are using modern information and communication technology to establish so-called blended learning concepts in their organization. This results in new demands on employees, who...
This paper reports on the fresh, mechanical and durability properties of composite self-compacting concrete made by the substitution of 0%, 50%, and 100% recycled concrete aggregate for natural...
Cement production would be impossible without refractories. However, the potential for saving CO2 emissions through the selection of refractory material and design aligned to each kiln system is often...
The Simine portfolio for high-pressure grinding mills (HPGR) has been extended to include a new Load Share Controller. Plug-and-play functionality makes it available for immediate use. The...
The 6-year agreement will see FLSmidth providing hot kiln alignment services to Dangote kilns in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Congo, South Africa, and Nigeria. Nigeria is the largest market covered in...
Lafarge Zementwerke GmbH – a company of the LafargeHolcim Group – has had a new CEO since 01.07.2020. Berthold Kren (49), previously responsible for Geocycle Asia at LafargeHolcim, succeeds José...
A third kiln for the lime plant Mexicana de Cobre/Mexico Not far away from the Sonora desert, in the same-named federal state of Mexico, two Maerz kilns erected in 2009 and 2014 are performing to the...
Securing automation and IT systems against cyberattacks and manipulation is a top priority in almost every plant and project. However, many operators lack the required expertise to identify risks and ...
For the optimists, Corona is already water under the bridge. If you believe the pessimists, the worst of the pandemic is still to come. But one thing is clear: the industrial economy as well as the ...
