VRM audits and optimisation Premium
The increasing use of vertical roller mills (VRMs) in the production of cement to reduce power consumption and CO 2 emissions has resulted in an increasing need for VRM optimisa...
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Radiometry: advancing cement process control Premium
In the challenging conditions of a cement plant, traditional process control methods are not always suitable. Radiometric process control provides a non-contact and non-intrusiv...
The cement industry’s energy challenge Premium
With global cement demand expected to rise by as much as a quarter by 2050, the industry faces a range of challenges to produce in a more sustainable way. One aspect is to reduc...
Sample preparation meets digitisation Premium
Process sample analysis is increasingly important in the cement industry. The preparation of samples is key to ensure rigorous quality control of a range of materials, from raw ...
Measuring systems for CCUS Premium
Following the Paris climate agreement (2015), the decarbonisation of the energy and industrial sectors is becoming increasingly important. One of the most significant measures t...
The future of process control Premium
The global task to ensure sustainable clinker and cement production has increased the complexity of plant operations. New process control technologies, including online reactivi...
Keeping Austria’s air clean Premium
Rather than a traditional pulse-jet cleaning system, Rohrdorfer Zement opted for a state-of-the-art SWAP-based dust removal system to replace the existing kiln and raw mill elec...
Optimised fuel metering for Solnhofer Portland Zement Premium
As a result of the increased use of substitute fuels at Solnhofer Portland Zement’s plant in Germany, the existing pulverised coal dosing system was increasingly reaching its li...
Clay calcination – accelerating cement’s green transition Premium
With the cement industry’s goal of working towards saving the planet, FLSmidth proposes a simple switch: replace 30 per cent of clinker with calcined clay for up to a 40 per cen...
Producing boron cement Premium
The creation of low-energy belite clinker is a specific area of research that aims to reduce CO 2 emissions from the cement manufacturing process. Boron minerals, of which Turke...