Know your raw materials Premium
Stackers and reclaimers play a large part in achieving the reliability that helps deliver a constant supply of homogenised raw materials to the mills. The storage solution must ...
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Crystal inclusions in Portland cement clinker Premium
The nature of inclusions in clinker crystals provides clues about the burning environment and are therefore important indicators of clinker quality. Figure 1: blue belite inclus...
Fly ash and slag cements Premium
While cements containing fly ash or GGBS have different strength properties to ordinary Portland cement, they also benefit from improved durability and workability. A key factor...
Holcim New Zealand’s terminal shift Premium
Holcim New Zealand is building two new cement terminals at a cost of NZD105m in Timaru and Auckland to ensure the ongoing supply of cement to customers beyond the closure of the...
Make the leap to the Big Data Cloud Premium
Logimine has long seen the benefit of real-time data to help improve management and operational efficiencies. The company’s TFT on-board technology for trucks and other quarry v...
Elevated savings Premium
Drones have quickly become a popular tool for quarry management. From planning to operations, they are saving companies time and money by assessing and measuring raw material st...
Brazil gives OK to VRM Premium
Brazilian cement producers, like many others in the sector, have continually sought to improve their operations and advance their output by achieving higher grinding capacities,...
Well-rounded thinking Premium
Until recently, square and rectangular explosion venting has been the norm in storing products prone to deflagration, but one US team has developed a round hybrid model for bulk...
Is your silo due for a check-up? Premium
The future of the cement industry depends on the storage of bulk materials – from the quarry and raw materials, blended raw meal, clinker, through to finished cement. Like other...
Modular thinking Premium
A recent EPC distribution terminal project, completed by PENTA Industrial Corp, highlights the benefits of modular design where components can be assembled at the factory withou...