Issue introduction

In March 2019 US-based artificial intelligence (AI) company Petuum announced that it entered into a global agreement with Cemex to implement its Industrial AI Autopilot software products for autonomous cement plant operations at plants around the world. This follows process control milestones achieved by Cemex, including running selected plants by AI control in 2018. Global Cement spoke to Petuum to find out more about its work with the cement industry.

As the cost of producing cement increases, owners, operators and designers of plants are increasingly looking at ‘whole of life’ solutions. As occupational safety and health moves up the agenda, the requirement to deal with dust is also gaining importance. This has led to more and larger bag house dust collectors, but these are expensive to own and operate. There are many different types and cleaning system options for bag houses. Here, Mideco looks at one of the oldest methods, reverse air cleaning (RAC), which is enjoying something of a rennaissance...

With the innovative AirScrape side seal, spills and dust at transfer points in conveyor systems and belt damage are a thing of the past...

BAUMA, the world’s largest exhibition of any kind anywhere in the world, brought participants from the global construction industries to the Messe München in Munich, Germany on 8-14 April 2019. The massive 2019 event saw more than 620,000 visitors from 200 countries and territories visit ~3700 exhibitors across 614,000m2 of space. Here, Global Cement rounds up the most relevant exhibitors to the global cement industry.