Special reports

ES Processing is helping the cement industry meet new challenges by bringing it into the digital industrial revolution with advanced process control and artificial intelligence.

Martin Engineering describes how engineers can design safer conveyors that also lower overall operating costs.

Dirk Schmidt and Eugen Geibel, KIMA Process Control, discuss how the methods of High-Level Control (HLC) have been used in the cement industry in the early 2000s and control ever more complex closed-loop-controlled processes where standard controllers fail.

In this Spotlight, World Cement Editor, David Bizley, spoke with Matteo Giavazzi of Boldrocchi Group to discuss his recent article in World Cement.

David Bizley, Editor of World Cement, sat down with John Kline, Chairman of the IEEE East Coast Virtual Conference, to hear his thoughts on the impact of the pandemic on the cement industry, this year's virtual conference, and more.

Ken Loh, Pan-United Corporation, discusses an intelligent optimisation platform, which uses AI and analytics among other technologies, to overcome operational challenges commonly faced in the construction industry.

Cleveland Bridge discusses how balancing social, environment, and economic value in construction can help achieve a new level of sustainability.

Aalborg Portland A/S relies on the Pipe Conveyor of BEUMER Group, in its Denmark lead plant, to convey alternative fuels and raw materials.

World Cement Editor, David Bizley, sat down with Michael Tay, Advanced Analytics Product Manager at Rockwell Automation to discuss his recent article in World Cement.

K.P. Schloeder and S. Schmid, Dyckerhoff GmbH, and M. Giavazzi and L. Maiocchi, Boldrocchi Srl, show how two companies joined forces to implement a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system at the Deuna cement plant in order to reduce NOx emissions.

World Cement Contributing Editor, Paul Maxwell-Cook, outlines the impact of the pandemic on a struggling region.

According to Construction Week online, Icra has reported that this fiscal could see cement demand decrease by 25% due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

Todd Swinderman, Martin Engineering, discusses the methods that can be used in the planning, design and installation stages of a conveyor system to alleviate workplace hazards and extend the life of the conveyor itself.

Valentina Bordei, thyssenkrupp, discusses the optimisation of clinker coolers to meet industry demands for energy efficiency and low maintenance.

The July issue of World Cement begins by reviewing a range of industry topics, including: Maintenance, Pyroprocessing, Conveying, & Digitalisation.