Published 7 Aug 2012
Switching from manual operation to fully automated real-time monitoring and advanced process control Few years ago Vulcan Materials Company upgraded its cement finishing circuit by installing an Advanced Process Control (APC) solution from Pavilion Technologies, a Rockwell Automation company, and…READ MORE >
Tags: Blaine, Cement, Insitec, On-line particle size analysis, process
Published 7 Nov 2011
Because of the nature of our business – and because we find it so fascinating – we spend quite a lot of time talking to manufacturers about what they are really trying to achieve. One of the topics that often…READ MORE >
Tags: Laser diffraction, on-line process analysis, product quality, real-time measurement, real-time particle size analysis
Published 6 Jul 2011
Here in the UK, the Government’s recent decisions to become the first country in the world to impose a carbon floor price and to commit to a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions (relative to 1990 figures) by 2025, have met…READ MORE >
Tags: economic analysis, On-line particle size analysis, payback time, real-time measurement, return on investment
Published 2 Jun 2011
Talking to a major cement producer recently, one comment really stood out for me: “We’ve learned to operate the plant in a whole new way. Turns out we were turning the handle the wrong way – we needed to push…READ MORE >
Tags: on-line analysis, Process analysis, process dynamics, real-time measurement
