Conference Papers

Power Generation, Distribution, and Related Products

• Simplifying and enhancing automated source transfer using protection with PLC capabilities
• Wind generation applications for the Cement Industry
• Considerations for implementing MV drives in a cement plant
• Application of existing technologies to reduce arc flash hazards
• Using infrared sight glasses to enable predictive maintenance of a high voltage motor system and comply with NFPA70E safety requirements

Environmental, Maintenance and Safety

• Climate hot spots: Status of GCH regulations emerging from California and beyond, and implications for the cement industry
• Production facilities maintenance outage planning, execution and CIP
• Dust collector design and safety
• A look at heavy metals: Mitigation by means of how they enter the system
• The final frontier - Safety by design: Emerging standards and designs in low-voltage motor controls assemblies

General Practices

• Advanced computational tools for cement plants
• Pack set and the effect on pneumatic conveying of cement
• New reasons for installing a chloride by-pass
• Beneficial uses of cement kiln dust
• Energy-saving pneumatic conveying pipe system
• Labor and energy issues in cement manufacturing from the 1st Cement Industry Technical Conference to today
• Use of VRM's for Grinding

Automation

• Panel Discussion - Sustaining long term effectiveness of high level controls
• Automation to improve quality control
• Controlling information outside the control room - wireless, PDA's, etc.
• Mercury Analyzers

Drives and Related Products

• Selecting inching drives for mill and kiln applications
• Concepts, configurations and benfits of single  or multi-motor synchronized motor starting and operartion with MV drives
• Selection of AC induction motors for cement plant applications
• Sleeve bearing design for slow applications in cement plants
• A review of cleaning methods for motor windings