August 2009

On this month's cover: The production of high-grade lime and dolomite requires very complex know-how. With over 500 kilns installed, the name Maerz stands for vast experience and state-of-the-art technology in designing lime kilns. The new 250/300 tpd Maerz Finelime Kiln has now started production at the Herrlingen plant of Märker Kalk GmbH, Germany.

Iranian Increases
Dr. Rahim Vaseghi, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, and Ali Amiri, Rahbord Engineering Services Co., Iran.

Growth Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa
Karanta Kalley, Regional Managing Director, Africa Group, IHS Global Insight.

Increasing Capacity, Reducing Emissions
Wolfgang Freimann, Senior Process Engineer, A TEC Production & Services GmbH, Austria.

Expansion and Investment
Paul Maxwell-Cook interviews Kurt Asamer, the Managing Director of Asamer, Austria.

Concentrating Solar Power
Gerry Wolff, Coordinator of DESERTEC-UK.

Success in Vietnam
Max Tschurtschenthaler, Project Manager, ABB Switzerland Ltd.

Maintaining Vital Power Supplies
John Goss, Ceejay International, on behalf of Aggreko.

Driving Productivity
Gemcom Software International Inc., Canada.

Solving Discharge Problems
Tomasz Palkiewicz and Mikolaj Popowicz, WTW Engineering Maszyny i Urzadzenia Przemyslowe Sp.zo.o., Poland.

Fuel Flexibility for Energy Cost Reduction
Dr. Daniele Terruzzi, Managing Director, and Mr. Enrico Barberis, Sales Manager, Terruzzi Fercalx SpA, Italy.

Speed Control
Michael Björkman, Global Segment Director - Mining and Conveyors, Vacon Plc., Finland.

Repair, Not Replace
The Timken Company, USA.

Water Contamination
John Sander, Vice President – Technology, Lubrication Engineers® Inc., USA.

Solutions in Critical Situations
M. Deicke and D. Recksiek, J. Helmke & Co., Germany.

August 2009

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