Special reports

Steven A. Jaasund, LDX Solutions, Inc., outlines the process of upstream gas conditioning for carbon capture scrubbers with wet electrostatic precipitation technology.

Rudraksh Kulkarni and Divyendu Tripathy, Calderys, consider how precast, prefired castables offer cement plants bespoke solutions for all their refractory needs.

Schaeffler Lifetime Solutions provides insight into the modern options a cement plant has to simplify maintenance by making it predictable and plannable.

Pankaj Gupta, HASLE Refractories, discusses buildup and coating formation in feed pipes, and showcases how these issues can be addressed by refractory linings having a smooth surface.

T. Rothardt and C. Rüttling, SEW-Eurodrive, discuss the replacement of the girth gears in two ball mills at a Czech cement plant.

Olaf Michelswirth, Intercem, explains how upgrading to high efficiency separators can improve grinding performance and product quality.

Rodion Rodionov, Klüber Lubrication, gives operators advice on how to clean open gear drives during operation.

TÜRKÇIMENTO (the Turkish cement manufacturers’ association) provides an update on the state of the Turkish cement sector.

Michael Metson, Komatsu, walks through five top tips that operators can implement to reduce the costs of crushing aggregates.

Claudio Piccino, Thermo Fisher Scientific, talks about the benefits of in-stream raw material analysis and what plants should consider when implementing cross-belt online elemental analysers into their process.

Sarah Petrevan, Cement Association of Canada, explains how Canada’s cement and concrete industry aims to reach net zero by 2050.

Reiner Bachthaler, Axians IAS, discusses the next step in logistics for the bulk material industry: tailored software and mobile apps for enhanced efficiency.

Lukas Wallimann, SICK, explains how plants can manage their fire risk while conveying combustible bulk materials using a system designed to detect potential hot spots before they ignite and cause production stoppages and damage to equipment.

Dan Marshall, Martin Engineering, offers recommendations on the best practices that can help operators avoid common inefficiencies at their discharge zone.

Stephanie Voysey, Lafarge Canada, discusses a carbon capture unit installed at its Richmond plant as well as the growing focus on the utilisation and sequestration elements of CCUS.