TomTom-Tools, a Swiss-based company that provides state-of-the-art measurement tools for the cement industry, is employing Exergen Global’s micro IRt/c-K as part of a customized solution to help cement manufacturers maintain ideal operating temperatures and increase production.
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Hydraulic gantries are a safe, efficient way to lift and position heavy loads in applications where traditional cranes will not fit and permanent overhead structures are not an option.
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Mole-Master Services Corp., a leader in providing silo cleanout services and products to a broad spectrum of industries, donated a Junior 360H to Kansas State University (Manhattan, Kansas) for the university’s unique feed mill training program. Dr. Charles Stark and his students received the donated machine at the recent 2017 IPPE show.
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Martin Engineering introduced a more effective return belt tracking system that uses high-quality materials for easier maintenance and a longer unit life. Building upon the standard crowned roller, the Martin Roller Tracker uses a unique ribbed lagging made of durable polyurethane to increase performance and wear life. The roller does not come in contact with the belt edge, which means…
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Flexicon introduced a new weigh hopper with a fill/pass valve for dilute-phase pneumatic conveying systems. Suspended from three small-scale load cells, the gain-in-weight hopper delivers higher accuracy than loss-of-weight systems requiring higher-capacity load cells.
Read MoreFLSmidth obtained an order from OHL Industrial for engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for a cement plant with a capacity of 3,150 tons per day. The plant will be located in Rio Claro, Municipio de Sonson Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. The end client of the project is EcoCementos (Empresa Colombiana de Cementos S.A.S.), a company jointly owned by Cementos…
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St Marys Cement, a Votorantim Cimentos company, is taking part in a demonstration project that reveals how carbon dioxide waste can fuel the production of valuable raw materials.
Read MoreThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced that U.S. cement consumption is on track to see 2.7 percent growth in 2016, making a downward revision of a previous annual growth estimate of 4 percent reported earlier this year. The association also revised its 2017 U.S. cement consumption forecast to 3.1 percent growth, from 4.2 percent growth, crediting a combination of post-election…
Read MoreFollowing the acquisition of Italcementi by HeidelbergCement, HC Trading and Interbulk Trading have merged their operations under the entity of HC Trading B.V. It will provide a unique opportunity to accelerate the growth of the trading arm of the HeidelbergCement Group. The merger will carry the group’s international trading activities – specializing in cement, clinker, coal and petroleum-coke – one…
Read MoreTotal shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2016 were about 8.8 million metric tons (Mt), down by 2.8 percent from sales in September 2015, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industrial Survey.
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