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Plant operators are busy keeping pace of the wide range of challenges presented by raw materials of the building sector, the changing operating conditions in silos or pipelines or the need for ex-certificates. Such requirements call for measurement solutions that are versatile, whilst representing a cost-effective investment and offering versions fully equipped to meet a wide variety of these requirements. Due to the fast development of the building and quarry industry in the MENA countries during the past years, the demand for more solution approaches for applications of cement plants there has increased. Solutions of appropriate sensor technology for content and point level measurement have to be found in order to support the process flow of the cement production in the most reliable way. - Case study: In one of Saudi Arabia’s largest cement plants UWT was confronted with especially harsh working conditions. For his cement silos the plant operator was looking after reliable contents measurement technology as well as after a flexible sensor system for level limit detection. The combination of a very high dust generation and an extremely high process temperature was

Solutions in the dam - Compact limit switch for process optimization for hydropower plants as a backwater detector for wood chip conveyance. One of the largest energy supply companies in the UK was looking for modern equipment for its northern dam with flexible metering technology. The electricity and natural gas supplier for local households and businesses has been focusing on hydropower generation for several years, in addition to wind power. The centrepiece of the dam’s hydropower plant is the installed wood chip system, which was recently implemented to curb pollution in the dam. Accumulated wood chips are transported to a designated storage area via a series of chain conveyors. These chain conveyors need to be monitored with modern and robust measurement technology. Namely, an indicator that functions as a full detector is required in the transfer chutes in order to detect a blockage with the wood chips in good time. Full detection for wood chip conveyance Together with the subsidiary UWT (UK) Ltd in Shrewsbury, a safe solution was found after several tests with oscillating probes that work according

With Fliegl Baukom’s concrete filling station BTS, you can quickly and easily tap fresh concrete yourself Your construction site will be an absolute sensation. With Fliegl Baukom’s concrete filling station BTS, you can quickly and easily tap fresh concrete yourself. Your construction site will be an absolute sensation. With the BTS, Fliegl Baukom offers the ideal solution for fresh concrete to do-it-yourselfers as well as small professional customers, such as gardening and landscaping companies, fence builders, stone setters, civil engineering companies and many more. One of these concrete filling stations is located in the district of Cham. Andreas Bucher, partner at B&O Recycling GbR from Cham, presents the new line of business of his company: The Fliegl concrete filling and mixing system BTS 1000. The gardening and landscaping company as well as other private and commercial customers benefit from the quickly available concrete. A silo contains the cement and there are three extra large storage bunkers for sand and gravel. The system is presented in detail by Andreas Bucher. He emphasizes that tapping the concrete

For the first time, T&B is preparing a certified protection concept in cooperation with VdS The drying of materials is often the prerequisite for their further processing. The drying process, i.e. the thermal removal of water and other liquids, makes the dried goods durable, mixable, grindable or otherwise usable for further process steps. Drying processes have been industrial standard for many decades already. The first belt dryer in Europe, for example, went into operation as long ago as 1907. These days, belt dryers are used in a wide range of different branches. Examples include belt dryers for timber, pharmaceuticals, food, plastics, wastewater sludge and many other organic substances. All these substances have one thing in common: they are combustible and, in combination with a belt dryer, result in a high fire load. The importance of belt dryers in industrial applications has increased significantly over the past few years. Generally, standard series belt dryers have a modular design. They are made up of a product feeding module, a drying module