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High accuracy fuel dosing

High accuracy fuel dosing Premium

Di Matteo has developed a tubular weigher specifically designed to dose difficult to handle secondary fuels with continuous flow rates. The WeighTUBE® has many benefits compared...

Breaking ground on new plants

Breaking ground on new plants Premium

Cement plant construction has begun to ease off in former cement production hotspots such as Central Europe and North America but new contracts are forging ahead in the Crimea, ...

A victim of success

A victim of success Premium

Lafarge Canada’s paper on CO2 emissions reductions in the cement sector earned the company its latest accolade, winning the first prize at the 2012 IEEE-IAS/PCA meeting in San A...

Like clockwork

Like clockwork Premium

What are the factors that have to be taken into account when chartering self-discharging cement carriers? Practical experience gained during a substantial hydropower dam constru...

A is for alite

A is for alite Premium

The characteristics of clinker minerals when viewed under the microscope reveal key information about the cement production process. Arthur Harrisson explains their importance, ...

LM-Master for VRMs

LM-Master for VRMs Premium

Loesche is launching its new LM-Master for advanced vertical roller mill (VRM) control. This automation solution stabilises the VRM to allow operation with lower vibration. It a...

'Mach 2" for vertical mills

'Mach 2" for vertical mills Premium

Siemens has recently launched two new compact solutions for the optimum and energy-efficient driving of vertical roller mills (VRM) for the cement industry. The Flender Multiple...

MACT compliance: back to basics

MACT compliance: back to basics Premium

Fundamental changes are taking place in the US cement industry with regards to emissions control regulations or Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) which will lay the f...

XMPP revisited

XMPP revisited Premium

In May 2011, ICR published “Service-oriented architecture,” describing cloud computing services and service-oriented architecture for process control. Since this first publicati...

Bypassing challenges

Bypassing challenges Premium

Many bypass systems have been installed in cement plants worldwide during the past two decades, often triggered by the local raw material situation and also by an increased util...