International Cement Review articles tagged under : Manufacturing Technology
Pipe conveying in Portugal
Pipe conveyors offer several advantages compared to conventional conveyors, including the ability to easily overcome obstacles with curves, no need for transfer points, the absence of material spillage and very limited environmental impact. Demonstrating the benefits of this system in practice, Bedeschi’s recent installation of an alternative fuels pipe conveying system for the SECIL Group’s O...
An alternative fuel firing solution for Asia Cement
Asia Cement has been making important strides towards environmentally friendly, sustainable cement operations by increasing its alternative fuel thermal substitution rate using waste-derived fuels. Since 2021, its Je...
Cement production: an opportunity for energy storage?
As one of the most popular building materials in the world, cement has countless uses, including as the glue that holds concrete together and the precast for pipe manufacturing. Given this ubiquity, cement manufactur...
Optimisation and CO2 reduction with online analysis
With CO 2 reduction now considered a primary component of plant optimisation, online analysers can help producers meet ever-stricter emissions regulations, while also helping to improve product quality, optimise raw...
Digitalisation with lower case ‘d’
Large companies proudly initiate large-scale digitalisation programmes and invest millions in futuristic solutions. The new challenges of a rapidly-changing world require a new set of skills and, above all, a cert...
Lehigh University’s thermal energy storage solution
Researchers at Lehigh University have engineered, built and tested an innovative thermal energy storage prototype system that is ready for decarbonisation applications. The Thermal Battery (TB) technology consists of...
Grinding terminals
The installation of grinding plants for the milling of cement and blastfurnace slag has rapidly increased in recent decades. With this shift in investment, there has been greater demand for flexible and compact grind...
Harness the power of AI and industrial analytics
Digital applications, together with cloud and edge computing, can help to optimise the performance of rotating machinery, as ABB explains. By Sanjit Shewale, ABB, Switzerland. Data analytics – answering critic...
Throwing AI into the cement decarbonisation mix
While reducing the carbon footprint of the cement industry is a global challenge, there are technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), available today that are enabling cement producers to transition to net ...
A new era for carbon capture
Innovation in industrial carbon capture offers the cement sector a solution to its decarbonisation challenges. Aniruddha Sharma, chair and CEO of Carbon Clean, provides an update from the frontline of industrial car...
Spotlight on CCUS
Innovative technologies with the potential to make a substantial impact on the future of CO 2 emissions reductions from the cement industry are being developed and demonstrated today. With carbon capture, utilisatio...
Supporting steps towards climate neutrality
Märker Zement GmbH has opted for the use of alternative fuels at its cement plant in Harburg, Germany, with the aim of enhancing both cost efficiency and sustainability efforts. To convey and store the various altern...
Learning the ropes
Bardon Hill Quarry, UK, is just one project that has benefitted from Doppelmayr Transport Technology’s low CO 2 emission approach to quarry transport. The RopeCon® system combines ropeway technology with convention...
The eye of the kiln
Thermographic vision has improved the accuracy of kiln monitoring systems and enabled cement plants to spot potential issues early. At Votorantim Cimentos’ plant in Malaga, Spain, VisionTIR installed an RKS300 system...
Reducing CO2 in US cements
The US cement market is increasingly accepting lower-carbon cements such as Portland limestone and ternary blended cements. Cement producers such as CalPortland Cement are including these types of cement to help lowe...
Measuring kiln temperatures
Temperature monitoring plays a vital role in supporting process efficiency and cement product quality. It can help to prolong the life of the kiln, detecting refractory issues or insufficiently-quenched clinker at an...