International Cement Review articles tagged under : Manufacturing Technology
Specifying raw materials
Arthur Harrisson considers the impact that raw material changes can have on cement production, including raw material purchase, reasons for change, undesired substitutes and ideal replacement materials.
Home clean and dry
ICR looks at what's new in bagging and packaging ahead of Interpack 2014. Innovations showcased come from Beumer, Arodo, Premier Tech, Haver & Boecker, Möllers, Windmöller & Hölscher, Mondi and Thiele.
Siemens targets energy use
Dieter Schletterer of Siemens outlines the energy saving potential of its motor products with references from Asia.
To Russia with love
Van Aalst describes the commissioning of a mobile unloader for ODK LLC at Rostov on Don, Russia.
Less friction, less power use
Global Technical Services demonstrates how a lubricant management programme can provide energy savings.
New clinkers
Kline Consulting assesses how clinkers are being redesigned to reduce CO2.
A cut above the rest
Gullco International Ltd is called in to remove a kiln section at Irish Cement's Limerick plant.
Maximising AF usage
Cinar uses MI-CFD technology to reduce CO emissions when co-firing with coal.
The importance of raw materials
Arthur Harrisson investigates the selection of raw materials and their importance in terms of clinker quality.
The benchmark cooler
Claudius Peters provides operating results for its ETA clinker cooler.
Pressing matters
Hefei Cement Research and Design Institute explains the development of the HFCG roller press.
Advanced vertical milling
Gebr Pfeiffer shares vertical roller mill operating experiences in Brazil, India and Tunisia.
Understanding dependency
Dr Clark offers a Technical Forum with a difference. This month he draws up the imaginary landscape of Ruritania where building a new cement plant may just take a bit longer than desired.
Alternative fuel characteristics
Arthur Harrisson takes a detailed look at the presence of microstructures in clinker produced with alternative fuel usage. He considers whether such structures have a detrimental effect on product quality.
The fuel shop of the future
Kline Consulting investigates alternative fuel strategies and their impact on the cement plant of the future by assessing how the choice of secondary fuel will affect a company's business models.
Marine terminal options
IBAU Hamburg discusses marine terminal planning with reference to some of its latest case studies in Singapore, Sweden and Malaysia, which offer turnkey solutions for packaging, storage and loading.