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Axim, Essroc mobilize materials testing
Essroc Cement Corp. and Axim Concrete Technologies have dispatched a 52-ft. tractor and gooseneck trailer (see photo at left), the Axsis Mobile Tech Unit or “Technology at Work,” to Las Vegas for official unveiling at World of Concrete 2007 (Jan. 23-26). Engineered to provide customers and agencies on-site technical assistance, it was jointly developed by the companies, who note that Axsis is unique among North American admixture and cement players....
All New!!--2010 Edition--North American Cement Directory
The 2010 North American Cement Directory is currently available for ordering exclusively from Cement Americas...
Keystone, Essroc award major installation contracts
Bethlehem, Pa.-based Keystone Cement has selected FLSmidth as a partner for a new line at the company's Bath, Pa. plant. The $32 million contract corresponds...
2004 Cement Americas Buyers' Guide
Cement Americas 2004 Buyers' Guide is an alphabetical listing designed to help locate the equipment, suppliers, and services you need. The entire Products...
2003 Cement Americas Buyers' Guide
Cement Americas 2003 Buyers' Guide is an alphabetical listing designed to help locate the equipment, suppliers, and services you need. The entire Products...
INTERNATIONAL CEMENT 2001: EXHIBITION IN PRINT
In an effort to provide a portion of the information that would have been at International Cement 2001, Cement Americas is offering our "Exhibition in...
CEMENT AMERICAS 2002 BUYERS' GUIDE
To see the contents of Cement Americas exclusive online 2002 Buyers' Guide issue, CLICK HERE...
NEW: Virtual Cement Plant Tour
CEMENT AMERICAS helps you to learn more about the process of cement production from our expert editorial staff with our Virtual Cement Plant Tour. You'll also find useful tips from manufacturers and suppliers or goods and services. Click Here!...
Do's and Don'ts of Belt Conveying
Conveyors are an integral part of most materials-handling operations. When they operate well, material moves efficiently. But conveying problems apply...
Introduction
Raw materials now enter the huge rotating furnace called the kiln—the heart of the cement-making process—a horizontally sloped steel cylinder, lined with...
Introduction
The clinker tumbles onto a grate cooled by forced air. Once cooled, the clinker is ready to be ground into the gray powder known as portland cement. To...
Scales
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Bags
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Introduction
Most cement is shipped in bulk by trucks, rail, or barge to ready-mixed concrete producers. There, it is combined with water, sand, and gravel to make...
Ship Unloaders
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Conveyors/Feeders
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KILN
Raw materials now enter the huge rotating furnace called the kiln—the heart of the cement-making process—a horizontally sloped steel cylinder, lined with...
Material Analyzers/Laboratory Testing
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Rail Unloaders
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Loading Spouts
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Introduction
The preheater tower supports a series of vertical cyclone chambers through which the raw materials pass on their way to the kiln. To save energy, modern...
Car/Truck Unloaders
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Grinding
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Introduction
Portland cement, the fundamental ingredient in concrete, is a calcium silicate cement made with a combination of calcium, silicon, aluminum, and iron....
