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Cambodia: Gebr Pfeiffer wins three mill orders from Chip Mong Group

14 April 2016, Published under Cement News

The Chip Mong Group has recently awarded Gebr Pfeiffer a contract to supply three vertical roller mills for a new cement production line in Touk Meas, Cambodia. The order comprises an MPS 3350 BK for coal as well as an MVR 5000 R-4 for raw material and an MVR 6000 C-6 for cement grinding. The cement mill will come equipped with a MultiDrive ® consisting of four drive modules. This drive system with an installed power of 7200 kW ensures a redundant operation of the MVR mill and, compared ...

VRM optimisation

29 July 2015, Published under Cement News

Most new cement plants utilise vertical roller mills (VRM) for raw material grinding and preparation. Taking a step-by-step look at the entire roller milling process, Kline Consulting recommends routine measurements and discusses ways to overcome chemical issues to optimise operations. A closer look at VRM efficiency and optimisation The vertical raw mill has several advantages over previously-used mill systems including: • lower power consumption • less part wear/consumption • ...

Gebr Pfeiffer to supply raw mill to new Itacamba cement plant

18 December 2014, Published under Cement News

Itacamba Cemento SA has awarded Gebr Pfeiffer Inc the contract for a raw mill which will be installed at the cement producer's new 2000tpd cement plant in the Bolivian municipality of Yacuces. Gebr Pfeiffer has been selected to supply the raw material grinding system using an MPS 3750 B mill as its key component. Raw material output will be 210tph with a fineness of 14 per cent residue on 90µm.   The project scope includes: •  DSZ 1400 R rotary lock •  Mill MPS 3750 B raw mill •  SLS 3150...

Advanced vertical milling

28 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Due to evolving market requirements and trends towards higher capacities, new orders for grinding systems with high throughput rates and tailor-made cement qualities have become prerequisites. To meet this challenge, Gebr Pfeiffer has developed trendsetting mill and drive concepts for the cement industry. With supply of the world’s largest vertical roller mill (VRM) for Holcim Brasil’s Barroso works in progress, the German milling specialist shares operational experiences with recent project...

Loesche wins another order at Dangote's Ibese works

20 September 2013, Published under Cement News

Dangote Cement has placed another order with Loesche for a VRM cement mill, this time for its new Ibese 7 project. Loesche will supply a LM63.3+3 mill for clinker to be ground with components such as gypsum and limestone.This is the seventh LM63.3+3 to be ordered by Dangote for the Ibese works, and the total capacity of the seven mills will be well over 2000tph. In addition, Loesche will deliver a hot gas generator type LF20 (burner dual fuel HFO/natural gas) and the complete mechanical ...

Limak Group places order for seven Gebr Pfeiffer VRMs

19 July 2013, Published under Cement News

The Limak Cement Group of Turkey has ordered seven mills, three raw mills, three cement mills and one coal mill, from Gebr Pfeiffer SE to upgrade its Pinarhisar, Ankara und Balikesir works in Turkey. The seven new vertical roller mills are intended to replace existing ball mills. At the Pinarhisar works an MPS 4000 B vertical roller mill will be used for grinding 250tph of cement raw material to a product fineness of <12 per cent R on 90µm at an installed power of 2000kW. Due to the high mo...

Mills made in China

27 February 2013, Published under Cement News

For more than 30 years, China-based Sinoma Technology & Equipment Group Co Ltd (Sinoma-tec) has carried out research into roller mill technology and has developed a range of vertical roller mills for grinding cement raw meal, coal, cement, slag and other types of materials. To date, the company has successfully commissioned more than 340 TRM vertical roller mills in China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brazil and India. Figure 1: structure of TRM vertical raw mill In its two roller mill te...

Gebr Pfeiffer to supply VRM to Scantogo

26 November 2012, Published under Cement News

Sinoma-owned Chengdu Design & Research Institute of Building Materials Industry Co Ltd, the general contractor for Scantogo's new 5000tpd cement production line in Togo, has awarded Gebr Pfeiffer SE the contract for an MPS 5000 B vertical roller mill for raw material grinding. The new MPS raw mill for the HeidelbergCement-owned subsidiary will have a rated capacity of 410tph and has been designed to process raw material with a particularly-high moisture content of 15%. Apart from the s...

Askale Cimento orders first vertical roller mill

22 November 2012, Published under Cement News

Askale Cimento Sanayii TAS is currently building a new 4000tpd clinker production line in Gümüshane, located about 100km south of Trabzon near the Black Sea, Turkey.  Ankara-based Sintek Mining Machinery Industry Construction is handling the entire project execution and on-site coordination of the project. Two Loesche vertical roller mills will grind raw materials and coal while more recently, the German company signed the contract for the supply of one LM 56.3+3 mill to grind cement with...

MPS: more than meets the eye

19 November 2012, Published under Cement News

Vertical roller mills are not only used for grinding cement raw materials but also find an application in grinding a wide variety of coal types in cement and power plants. Gebr Pfeiffer SE (GPSE) describes its vertical roller mills for coal grinding and provides a case study of an MPS225BK installed at CBR’s Lixhe cement works in Belgium. By Dr Caroline Woywadt and Rüdiger Sonnen, Gebr Pfeiffer SE, Germany. Figure 1: MPS coal grinding mill with SLS high-efficiency classifier ...