February 2024
The February issue of World Cement begins with an overview of the prospects for the Indian cement sector before moving onto a cover story from KHD. The rest of the issue covers a range of technical topics, including Air Cannons, Conveyors & Bucket Elevators, XRD, XRF, Sampling & Analysis, and Software, Automation & Process Control. The issue concludes with an interview from Stela Laxhuber.
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REGIONAL REPORT
Insight Into India
David Bizley, Editor of World Cement, provides an overview of the prospects for the Indian cement sector and its vital role in the nation’s economy.
COVER STORY
Process Engineering: A Forgotten Hero?
Decarbonisation will require a range of technology solutions and a strong grasp of process engineering, as KHD’s Matthias Mersmann, André Sybon, Rainer Krüper, and Alexander Knoch explain.
AIR CANNONS
Advancing Air Cannon Operation
Jeff Shelton, Dracyon, reviews the most common points of failure for air cannons and explains how these can be overcome.
CONVEYORS & BUCKET ELEVATORS
Changing Up The Bucket Game
Claus Weyhofen, BEUMER Group, explains how the company reduces backfall in lifting operations through its optimised elevator bucket design.
What’s The Crack?
Independent conveyor belting specialist, Bob Nelson, explains how ozone and ultraviolet light dramatically shorten the working life of conveyor belts.
Skirting Disaster With Skirtboards
R. Todd Swinderman, Martin Engineering, explores proper skirtboard configurations for preventing dust and spillage in cement production.
XRD, XRF & ONLINE ANALYSERS
Optimising With Online Analysers
Bouhadjar Kedir, Beni Saf Cement, and Christian Potocan, SpectraFlow Analytics, discuss online analysers for stockpile optimisation.
SOFTWARE, PROCESS CONTROL & AUTOMATION
Our Future With Predictive Maintenance
CemAI discusses the benefits of artificial intelligence with a particular focus on making cement production more energy efficient.
Making Waves With MPC
Rockwell Automation explains how the optimisation of manufacturing processes can maximise plant yield, improve quality and enhance sustainability.
GENERAL INTEREST
World Cement Interview
Yves Marc Schade of Stela Laxhuber GmbH spoke to World Cement about belt dryers and their role in contributing to sustainable cement production.
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