1 Introduction
The use of alternative fuels and raw materials have become an undeniable reality in the cement industry worldwide, motivated by ever increasing fuel costs as well as...
Within the next decade, many of today’s key midmarket players will be retiring, and replacing them will be a central concern for many middle-market companies. Already, it is plain to see that...
1 Introduction
The calcination of limestone in normal shaft kilns is a complex process, since it is influenced by a variety of parameters. These influencing factors are:
the operating variables such...
Adriano Greco has joined the FCT team as global sales director, based in the United States. He is well known in the industry through his previous activities as managing director of Greco and as sales...
In order to ensure more cost-effective production, at the Mokpo cement plant of Sun Cement Co. Ltd. in Korea plans have been made to replace the current outdated ball mill with a new grinding...
HeidelbergCement released its 6th sustainability report so far at the end of July. The Sustainability Report 2013/2014 highlights topics and challenges for HeidelbergCement in its drive for...
PowerCore® technology developed by Donaldson provides optimum preconditions for highly efficient dust filtration in, for example, the cement and building materials industries. This new technology succeeds in cutting emissions of fine particulates (“dust”) and reducing the gas volume of the dust collectors critical for explosion safety simultaneously. Donaldson installations featuring PowerCore® technology are up to 70 % smaller...
Operators of industrial equipment like cement plants often need to make decisions that relate to the future. They usually plan their maintenance schedules in regular intervals, based on...
The microstructure of fresh cement paste (FCP) in the presence of superplasticizer was investigated in this study. A Morphologi G3 microscope was applied to directly observe the microstructure of the FCP with the emphasis of the real organization...
Co-processing of waste materials for the purpose of energy or resource recovery has been an important topic in the cement industry for a long time. Publications and articles have been published to explain the rationale for co-processing. ...
