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Eye of the storm

The following are a selection ofplants suppliedwith systems byThermoteknix Systemsin the period from June 2003 to date (June2004).ThermoteknixCenturion kilnshell scanners And WinCEM software system...
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Expert thinking

EXPERT SYSTEMS: VIEWPOINT APRIL 2007 ICR 81 T here is of course nothing wrong with looking to apply so called new ?cutting edge? technology (albeit both neural net technology and MPC predate...
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Expanding at binani

Consolidation of cement capacities in India, the worldÕs second largest cement producing nation is threat- ening to marginalise small regional players. The spate of takeovers and expan- sions und...
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Equipment for ASEAN

Brokk ABB Increasing productivity in the cement industry Thecementindustry is well aware of the fact that kiln repair demands extensive downtime that leads to heavy losses in output. In addition, i...
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Energy savings

The Birla Satna plant was the firstprecalciner plant installed in India back in 1982. It was built as a2500tpd unit. As the production rate is pushed from 2500tpd to 2900tpd the velocity at all the...
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Dynamics of new capacity

ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY A mong many other things, a new cement plant that is to be developed in the context of the cement industry in the 21st century should be characterised as a capital inte...
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Durable crusher hammers

INDIAN TECHNOLOGY The application of conventional (Mn) steel hard- faced hammers for clinker crushing leads to huge stresses and a heat affected zone on the hammer body, hence leading to ear...
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Dialogue in Du¨sseldorf

With the keynote of the meeting noted as Òexperience in dialogueÓ and over 100 customers present, most of whom were senior technical specialists from cement plants around the world, Loesche clear...
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Dalmia’s upgrade

In view of rising fuel and power costs, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, located near Trichy, Tamilnadu, India, decided to improve its operational efficiency. When this decision was made the plant p...
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CRH electricity audits

BENCHMARKINGIn late 2007 one such working group was tasked with looking into electricity consumption on the group cement factories and the means to reduce that consumption in light of escalatin...
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