Siemens announced the new Simotics HV M slipring motor that serves a wide range of applications in the cement and mining industries. The Simotics HV M has a power range up to 4.5 MW and completes the Siemens slipring motor family, which now covers 0.5 to 8.2 MW.
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Carbon-Capture Developer Iventys Rebrands
Inventys Inc., a Canada-based company whose technology captures carbon directly from industrial sources at half the capital cost of existing solutions, is changing its name to Svante Inc., effective immediately.
Read MoreGCCA Welcomes New Member Companies, Affiliates
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) continues to grow its global membership base with the announcement of two new member companies and three new affiliates. Membership now totals 38 member companies and 18 affiliates.
Read MoreKEMPER Extends CleanAirTower Series
KEMPER launched two general ventilation systems with storage filters onto the market – the CleanAirTower SF 5000 and SF 9000 models. Thanks to Cloud connectivity on the Kemper Connect portal, all parameters can be monitored from anywhere at any time. The manufacturer recommends the systems as a supplement to source extraction.
Read MoreEmerson, Arrowhead to Release Machine Health Monitoring Solution
Emerson and Arrowhead Systems, Inc. announced they have partnered to produce a next-generation, machine health monitoring solution, which will increase uptime for high-speed palletizer production.
Read MoreWCA Appoints Two New Joint Chairmen
The World Cement Association (WCA) announced that it has appointed two new joint chairmen: Cui Xingtai of China United Cement Co. (CUCC) and Vincent Lefebvre of France-based Cem’In’Eu.
Read MoreLehigh Breaks Ground on New $600M Cement Plant
Lehigh Hanson ceremoniously broke ground last month to mark the start of site preparations for construction of its new Lehigh Cement Co. plant in Mitchell, Ind. The company will invest more than $600 million in the modernized facility, which will expand the existing plant’s operations.
Read MoreBinMaster Capacitance Probes for Inventory Control
BinMaster’s PROCAP capacitance probes are an affordable, flexible solution for level detection in bins, tanks and silos. The probes detect the presence or absence of material in contact with the probe by sensing minute changes (as low as 0.5 pF) in capacitance caused by the difference in the dielectric constant of the material versus the air.
Read MoreCementos Argos Cements Place in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
For the seventh consecutive year, Cementos Argos, part of Grupo Argos, was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), which recognizes good practices in terms of economic, environmental and social sustainability of the companies registered in stock markets. The producer was also highlighted as the second most sustainable cement company in the world.
Read MoreWCA Emphasizes Decarbonization at Annual Conference
The World Cement Association (WCA) urged the global cement industry to more effectively embrace decarbonization by increasing efforts to adopt new technologies faster during its World Cement Conference in Shanghai last month.
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