The German cement industry is sceptical about the prospects for the cement sector during the coming year. However, according to an evaluation by the cement manufacturers, the measures taken so far by...
2 Economic development and resources
In recent years, Iran has experienced an impressive economic growth in spite of UN sanctions. Figure 1 shows the economic growth as well as the country’s...
1 Introduction
The reliability of stainless steel refractory anchors in refractory lined process vessels is becoming more critical as companies pursue greater efficiency and safety. Therefore...
Part 1: Basic experimental and theoretical principles
1 Introduction
Silos have been used for centuries for storing bulk materials. It is important not only that the required quantity of bulk material can be stored in a silo but also that it can be...
To improve the efficiency of the drives used for the large mills found in the cement industry, Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG has developed a powerful and slip-free coupling combination rated at 10 MW. The...
The future perspectives in the field of “mobility and traffic” are experienced quite differently at present: while some people expect a continuously growing traffic volume and a gridlock soon,...
ZKG: How far have you now progressed with the modernization work at the Wössingen works?
Berthold Perschall: We have progressed a good deal further in the last few months. The preheater tower has...
IMA Europe 2008 Conference, Brussels/Belgium (11.–13.09.2008)
From 11–13 September, leading industry and political representatives met in Brussels for the IMA Europe 2008 Conference. Keynote this year was ensuring sustainability in the extraction and...
WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, has opened its new VINNAPAS® ACADEMY Training & Competence Center in Moscow/Russia in October (Fig. 1). The VINNAPAS® ACADEMY serves as an international...
This study examines the hydration kinetics of hydrate-sphere formation. This is a form of heterogeneous setting and can frequently be observed in ternary binder mixtures high in Portland cement and...
