Dr. Reinhold Wilhelm Festge, President of the VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau) and head of Haver & Boecker machine manufacturing company, visited Russia at the end of May.
The VDMA association was founded in 1892 and represents the overwhelming...
The article describes the reserves, resources and production of pozzolanic additives for cement production in the Russian Federation and its federal districts. The recommendations on the expansion of mineral resource base of pozzolanic additives (gaize, tripoli, dia...
The article offers information about the history of cement production in Austria, the country`s cement factories, production, consumption, export and import of cement. Cement is produced by the “dry” and “semi-dry” technologies. Much attention in its production is paid ...
In continuation of our publications under the heading “Cement Production Process Stages” (Quarries — N 6 for 2007, Grinding — N 5 for 2008, Firing — N 2 for 2009, Automation — N 6 for 2009, Storing, packing, dispatch — N 5 for 2010, Maintenance and servicing — N 5 f...
The article describes a method for comprehensive energy audit of the company. Recommendations are given on measurement and reporting, various possibilities and techniques to reduce energy consumption by enterprises are described. Examples of process modernization projec...
The article questions the reliability of rotary kilns. The factors affecting the reliability of their operation and measures to prevent breakdowns and costly repairs of faulty equipment are described. The stability and reliability of the rotary kiln largely depend on re...
The article describes a new graphite seal, designed by the experts of the Danish FLSmidth, to ensure its quick installation on any kiln and reducing power consumption by the smoke exhaust. Less than a year after the new sealing was launched on the market in 2014, FLSmid...
The experience of the heat recovery installation using heat from flue gases at a Holcim cement plant in Untervaz Switzerland, is described. Adding a heat exchanger to the process has led to some difficulties in the operation of the electrostatic precipitator. Furthermor...
The paper describes the properties and the basics of the new technology of binding materials, collectively known as “Celitement”, developed by Celitement GmbH (its main shareholder is Schwenk Zement KG) in collaboration with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ...
This article describes production and quality control procedures at the Nesher Ramle cement plant, Israel. The modern analytical equipment and regular inspection of all instruments in the laboratory with standard samples, the results of which are compared with those of ...
