Global Cement Magazine recently visited the Fushë Krujë Cement Factory (FKCF) in Albania - a ‘hybrid’ plant with aspects of both the old and the new - to understand the unique challenges that the plant faces and the strenuous efforts that it is taking to overcome them.
Identifying potential faults in cement plants is crucial to enable smooth and stable operation. Condition monitoring is a powerful approach that can also lead to reduced downtime and increased production rates...
Fans are the unruly teenagers of the cement plant. They often do what they shouldn’t and don’t do what they should. If we can understand why they behave as they do, they can be helped to fit better into their surroundings and maximise their output.
Menzel Elektromotoren GmbH has manufactured and supplied electric motors for a range of industrial applications for over 90 years. Now a third-generation family-owned business of more than 150 people, the firm supplies cement sector clients with squirrel cage motors, slip ring motors and direct current motors all around the world...
Amjad Waqar has hands-on experience of conducting and leading several due diligence procedures and acquisitions, as well as of handling post-acquisition processes, especially in the cement sector. In this article he explains the importance of due diligence and why it is required, discusses key areas of due diligence and highlights the key points in due diligence reports.
