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Dusty clinker: improving extreme heat conveying in Texas

25 June 2026

In cement production, heat is both a necessity and a hazard. Due to the high temperatures achieved, every transfer point during cement production becomes a critical intersection of efficiency, safety and cost. At one Texas cement plant, a targeted effort to rethink material handling under extreme conditions resulted in improved worker safety, reduced maintenance demands and lower operational costs, proving that smarter engineering can deliver cooler, safer results. By Raymond Ledezma, Martin Engineering, USA