ASD Series Current Sensing Switches feature a single turn potentiometer, allowing the trip point to be set before the sensor is installed or before the monitored circuit is energized. In conjunction, the ASD features an LED display for quick visual indication of where the contact changes, making the ASD the easiest and most accurate setpoint adjustment available, notes the manufacturer.…
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In March 1981, Wahl Refractory Solutions patented its innovative Slurry Infiltrated Castable Technology (SIFCA), a highly reinforced refractory concrete for the production of precast shapes. Since then, SIFCA has been used successfully in many applications and industries worldwide. At elevated temperatures SIFCA precast shapes replace conventional refractory, cast iron and stainless steel parts with extreme resistance to thermal shock, mechanical abrasion and high impact…
Read MoreMaine’s Board of Environmental Protection voted unanimously to allow Dragon Products Co.’s cement plant in Thomaston to increase its mercury emissions from 25 lb. per year to the federal annual limit of 42 lb., reports the Portland Press Herald.
Read MoreDublin-based Ecocem Materials Ltd.’s subsidiary, Orcem Americas Inc., has signed a 65-year lease for 4.8 acres at the Vallejo Marine Terminal in California, reported the North Bay Business Journal. The company plans to invest $50 million for a cement manufacturing facility that will produce 2,200 tpd of ecological cement (ecocem) made from granulated blast-furnace slag.
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Dirk Hoke started his new role as CEO of the Large Drives Business Unit of the Siemens Drive Technologies Division on July 1. Large Drives develops, manufactures and markets products, systems, solutions and services for drive engineering in industrial and infrastructure applications as well as sectors such as mining and cement. The 45-year-old graduate engineer joined Siemens in 1996 and started his…
Read MoreTotal shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2014 were 8.1 million metric tons (Mt), up by about 6 percent from the level in May 2013, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through May were 31.2 Mt, up by about 6 percent from the same…
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ASTM International Committee C01 on Cement has presented the Award of Merit to David Norris, assistant plant manager at Riverside Cement, Oro Grande, Calif. The award and its accompanying title of fellow is ASTM’s highest organizational recognition for individual contributions to standards activities. The committee honored Norris for his many technical and administrative contributions, particularly in the development of standards…
Read MoreMexico City-based Elementia SA is in negotiations to buy out partner Lafarge SA in their joint venture, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Read MoreCemex has started the process to annex 307 acres along Linebaugh Road, currently in Bath Township, Ohio, into Fairborn, according to news sources. The company has operations on adjoining land along Dayton-Yellow Springs Road. Cemex also owns property in Xenia Township, Fairborn and Beavercreek.
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