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CONTENTS
FILTRATION, ESPs & BAGHOUSES
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Smart Technology
Lars Gamborg investigates the benefits of using smart
filter technology in high-performing cement mills.
55
Tracking Lower TCO
Chris Polizzi, W.L. Gore & Associates Inc., details the pursuit
of a lower total cost of ownership at a large kiln baghouse.
GEARS & DRIVES
63
The Next Revolution
Juan Pablo Ruiz discusses SKF’s work on product and
service advancements in the new era of the latest
technological revolution.
FEEDING & DOSING
69
Sensing the Strain
Robin Shepherdson, Scale-Tron, discusses the importance
of using the right sensor for silo strain-gauging and level
measurement applications.
73
Feed for thought
Todd Loudin, Flowrox, discusses the best methods and
equipment for feed and dosing operations in cement
production.
LOGISTICS & DISPATCH
79
From Cost to Credit
William Salter, Paragon Software Systems, explains how
to turn transport departments into a source of cost
savings and service differentiation.
82
Global Approach in Local Practice
Jean Fabien Cliquioche, Aalborg Portland, Michele Di
Marino, Erik Pram Nielsen, and Bi Zhuo Qin, Cementir
Group, discuss the enhancement of “glocal” leadership
through investments in Rochefort, France.
SUSTAINABILITY & THE ENVIRONMENT
89
Designing the Cement Plant of the Future
John Kline, Kline Consulting, discusses ways cement
plants can adapt to a changing landscape of CO
2
regulations.
97
Policy into Practice
Lance Clark, Titan America, examines how the company’s
plants are leading the way with environmental
sustainability in the cement industry.
103
The Reviews Are In
Marco Lindemann Lino and Volker Hoenig, VDZ,
explain how energy reviews at cement plants can
be a step towards higher efficiency and lower CO
2
emissions.
108
The Future is Slag
Drew Burns, Slag Cement Association, discusses the
positive impact of the introduction of slag cement in the
production of concrete.
115
Measuring Mercury
Emilia Jyrkiäinen, Gasmet Technologies, discusses the
tightening monitoring requirements for combustion
processes.
SKILLS & TRAINING
121
On the Road to Zero Accidents
Sam Ayun, CalPortland, discusses the implementation of
a new safety training programme that has significantly
reduced injuries and inspection citations at the Rillito
cement plant.
125
Train Hard; Work Safe
World Cement
talks to Allan Clark, Manager of Eaton
Experience Center, about the importance of training in
hazardous locations.
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Apprenticeships: the Future of the Industry
Louis Curtis, Aggregate Industries, argues the cement
industry must embrace innovation in technology and
worker training to attract the next generation of
workers.
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THE EU
THE EU
KoenCoppenholle,
CEMBUREAU,
discusses
the ongoingparticularities
of thedebate surrounding
future climatepolicies in the
European cement industry
leading up to 2050.
Introducing the state of the industry
In Europe, the cement industry produced almost
170million t of cement in 2016, representing 3.6%
of global production. China currently accounts
for 52% of global production and has almost
quadrupled its production since the beginning
of the century. From an economic perspective,
the European cement industry is still on a path
to recovery, following the severe downturn in
themarket during the 2007 – 2013 period,when
EU production fell 40%. CEMBUREAU’sActivity
DEBATE
DEBATE
Report shows optimistic signs of cautious recovery
in cement production, as a result of construction
markets picking up again.
When one looks at the full value chain,
the cement and concrete industry directly added
E
20 billion in value and employs 384 000 people,
which almost equals the population of Florence, Italy.
Direct and indirect added value and employment in
the cement and concrete industry lift thesefigures to
E
45 billon added value and 848 000 employees,who
could almost entirely populate today’sAmsterdam.
A study carried out by Le BIPE has shown that
E
1 added value in the cement and concrete
sector turns into
E
2.8 added value for the overall
economy; the same equation holds true for jobs.
This 2.8multiplier effect is due to the high level of
intermediate domestic consumption (91%) in the
cement and concrete value chain and demonstrates
the need tomaintain the full value chain in Europe
and ensure its continued competitiveness.
Thesefiguresare justa fractionof the value that
cement in concrete creates inpeople’severyday lives.
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DrewBurns, SlagCementAssociation,
discusses thepositive
impact of the introduction of slag cement in theproduction of
concrete.
Introduction
There are an increasing number of products in the
constructionmarketplace intended to enhance
various concrete characteristics. Professionals strive
tofind the rightmix of admixtures andmaterials
to improve the strength, durability, andworkability
of concrete. Inmost environments, these desirable
concrete qualities andmore can be achievedwith
the use of slag cement, sometimes known as ground
granulated blastfurnace slag. Slag cement has been
used as far back as the 1700swhen itwasmixed
with lime tomakemortars and is now being used in
infrastructure and building projects.
Slag cement background
Slag cement isahydraulic cement formedwhen
granulatedblastfurnace slag isground toa suitable
fineness foruse as a replacement forportland cement.
It isabyproductof the Iron industryand in1996 the
USEnvironmentalProtectionAgencydesignated slag
Thenew St.Croix river crossing.
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