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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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) ...
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....
Speaking about the development of the German cement market, Christian Knell, President of VDZ, says: “It has rarely been so difficult to make a forecast as it is this year”. Since March 2020 the ...
