Scantech’s Blendscan software controls the proportioning of raw material feed into stockpiles or raw mills to obtain the desired product quality while respecting process limitations and minimizing the total material cost. The software is used to automate and optimize quality control of conveyed materials. In the cement industry, Blendscan Pile Offline and Blendscan Pile Online optimize limestone or marl pre-blending while Blendscan…
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Glendora, Calif.-based CalPortland Co.’s long-term commitment to energy efficiency with a 2014 Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award.
Read MoreFLSmidth is expanding its operations in the Colombian market through the establishment of a new office in the city of Barranquilla in the northern part of the country. The new office opened Jan. 1, and will bring FLSmidth closer to its customers on the Colombian market and strengthen local service offerings. The Barranquilla office is part of FLSmidth’s extended activities…
Read MoreGlobal chemical distributor Univar Inc. has shipped its 100 millionth gallon of fuel-quality waste for reuse from its waste chemical business, ChemCare, to Systech Environmental Corp., a subsidiary of Lafarge. The achievement is the result of a 25-year partnership in environmental waste management between the two companies.
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Raytek, a leading worldwide provider of infrared (IR) thermometry, has extended the capabilities of its CS210 process imaging system for cement kilns with optional, fully integrated 3D View and Refractory Management Database modules. This enhanced kiln shell scanning system enables cement manufacturers to avoid costly damage and unscheduled downtime by continuously monitoring rotary kilns to detect hot spots due to…
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The model EM 30T is a reliable particulate emissions monitor and filter leak detector in a 2-wire loop powered transmitter configuration. The loop powered design is ideal for direct connection to PLCs and data loggers. EM 30T is available in a compact one-piece version and a two-piece configuration with remote electronics for high temperature or high pressure applications. The two-piece…
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Lafarge Canada’s Exshaw, Alberta, Plant Installs a Stack Silencer That Has Reduced Sound Levels and Created Community Good Will. By Mark S. Kuhar The installation included 13 silencer modules. In January 2012, Lafarge North America finally said “no” to noise. At that time, they saw the completion of an intensive engineering project at its cement plant in Exshaw, Alberta, Canada, by…
Read MoreMillions of workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica each year in many industries, including construction, mining, abrasives, tunneling, quarrying, cement and concrete, glass making, foundries and steel production, sandblasting, hydraulic fracturing operations, silica flour production, and pottery production. Prolonged overexposure can cause silicosis, lung cancer and a host of other deadly illnesses, according to the U.S Department Of Labor.
Read MoreEssroc has acquired a cement terminal in Indianapolis from Cemex as part of an asset exchange that included Essroc’s bulk cement terminal in Charlotte, N.C. This transaction is a further strategic move for Essroc in its ongoing consolidation around core geographies and key operations.
Read MoreCarmeuse Lime & Stone, Grand River, Ohio, was named the recipient of this year’s “Outstanding Alternative Fuels Project of Year Award” at the recently held Global CemFuels Conference in Vienna, Austria.
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