April 2023

April 2023

The April 2023 issue of Global Cement Magazine has a range of US-related content to tie in with the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference in Dallas, Texas, including interviews with PCA CEO Mike Ireland and its Chief Economist Ed Sullivan.

We also speak with the Global Cement & Concrete Association on the topic of Innovandi, its innovation arm, which has just launched its second Open Challenge. John Kline looks at how concrete can act as a carbon sink, while there's a report from Green Cement in Dubai and technical features on air cannons, monitoring and dust.

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Dear readers
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Issue introduction

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Introducing Innovandi
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Claude Lorea, Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA), outlines the latest activities of Innovandi, the association’s innovation arm.

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Fibre cement board focus
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Bruno Demey, Fibre Cement Services, outlines recent developments in the fibre cement board sector.

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Sticky situations
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Manually clearing build-ups in vessels and preheater systems is one of the most unpleasant tasks at a cement plant. It also exposes workers to multiple risks. So why do we ask people to do it when there are safer, more efficient and more cost-effective solutions to support the process?

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Easy 685% ROI for Holcim
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A recent case study shows how Schaeffler Lifetime Solutions makes it possible to experience a new kind of maintenance, with lower costs, fewer unplanned shutdowns and ever fewer personnel. Thanks to an intelligent condition monitoring solution for vibrating screens, unplanned downtime was avoided at a Holcim cement plant and more than US$40,000 was saved.

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