October 2022

The October issue begins with a regional report focused on North America – the Cement Association of Canada reviews the steps that need to be taken in order to achieve decarbonisation and Lehigh Hanson discuss a flagship carbon capture project at their Edmonton plant. The issue then moves on to cover various topics, including: Separators & Classifiers, Gears, Drives & Motors, Air Cannons, Dust Control, and Alternative Fuels.

This month's front cover is brought to you by TotalEnergies Lubrifiants SA.

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REGIONAL REPORT: NORTH AMERICA

Demand-side Initiatives To Deliver Decarbonisation
Adam Auer and Sarah Petrevan, Cement Association of Canada (CAC), explore an industry-wide project to decarbonise cement and discuss the role of demand-side initiatives in this process.

Cutting Carbon In Canada
Joerg Nixdorf and Corwyn Bruce, Lehigh Hanson, describe an innovative carbon capture project that could transform the cement industry.

SEPARATORS AND CLASSIFIERS

Ultrafine Selection At Your Fingertips
Loïc Pottier and Philippe Niel, Fives, detail the development of a new generation of classifiers designed to work with ultra fine mineral loads.

GEARS, DRIVES & MOTORS

Prevailing Over Partial Discharge
Riccardo Giussani and Simon Bates, HVPD, Daniel Roberts and James Dalton, Breedon group, explain how online partial discharge (PD) measurements help avoid electrical faults on high voltage systems to minimise downtimes and safety risks in the cement industry.

Lengthening Drive Line Lifetimes
Farrukh Yaqub and Thibaut Leconte, SKF, explain how predictive maintenance with online monitoring systems can make drive lines last longer and increase overall equipment efficiency.

AIR CANNONS

Having A Blast!
Jeff Shelton, IGS, takes a closer look at the current state of air cannon maintenance within the cement industry, detailing why these practices need to be adapted in order to get the most out of what air cannons have to offer.

DUST CONTROL

Foam-Sweet-Foam
Ian C. Galyan, Seaco Technologies, offers some insights into why new foam dust suppression systems may prove to be an important part of any movement toward carbon neutrality.

ALTERNATIVE FUELS

AFR Burning Made Easy
M. Sangareswaran, H. Pandey, and A. Mishra, Saiphia Group, quantify the success of a recent plant upgrade.

Assisting Alternative Fuel Adoption
Edwin Zheng and Peter Faulkner, Evident, introduce a technology enabling the rapid analysis of incoming secondary fuels and raw materials in cement processing.

From Trash To Treasure
Ian Jones, WKE, explains that although the cement industry may be ahead of others when it comes to embracing alternative fuels, the goalposts are starting to shift as waste becomes a more expensive commodity.