This year's conference will feature a full schedule of technical presentations. Abstracts for this year's presentations can be viewed by clicking the links below.

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WORKING GROUP: AUTOMATION

Advanced Baghouse Control and Monitoring: Diagnostic-based Troubleshooting in Today’s IoT Revolution 

Joe Haney, IAC and Gregory Kemper, Heidelberg Cement

User perspectives and experiences with a new type of kiln inlet gas analysis probe system

Sam Bloomfield, Drake Cement and Karsten Brink Floor, FLO2R

 

WORKING GROUP: DRIVES

Upgrading or Replacing Process Fans: Should it be a Trip to the Body Shop or the Dealer?

Vern Martin, Steven Kaufman, FLOWCARE Engineering, Inc. and Donovan Martin, Independent Contractor

Real-Time Controller HIL Simulation for Motor Starting Studies

Stan Simms, Thomas Farr, EATON and Gabriel Braga, PWP Lab

 

WORKING GROUP: EES

Using Waste CO2 Generated Vaterite in Ternary Cementitious Blends 

Ying Wang, Craig Hargis, Fortera Corporation

Operational Strategies and Equipment Upgrades for Meeting Cement Kiln Particulate Emission Limits with Existing Electrostatic Precipitators

Ivan Sretenovic, ProcessBarron – Southern Field Canada Inc. and Paul Ford, Redkoh Industries

 

WORKING GROUP: GENERAL PRACTICES

Precise Control of the Kiln Shell Temperature Versus Conventional Cooling Fans

Dirk Schmidt, KIMA Process Control Gmbh

Advantages of Burning Green NH3 in a Cement Kiln

Tahir Abbas, Michalis Akritopoulos, Cinar Ltd. and Syed Suhail Akhtar, Holcim

Fast Track: The First Hour of Cement Hydration in Isothermal Calorimetry

Aurelija Sugzdaite, Dyckerhoff, Lars Wadsö, Lund University and Michael Enders, thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH

Activated clay can be produced as Supplementary Cementitious Material through different processes: promising news for cement industry’s decarbonization

Dr. Luc Rudowski, thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH and Dr. Hendrik Möller, Schwenk Zement GmbH & Co.KG

An Overview of Water Reuse and Sustainability Methods

Brad Buecker, Buecker & Associates, LLC and Syed Suhail Akhtar, Holcim

 

WORKING GROUP: MAINTENANCE & SAFETY

Aligning Regulatory Compliance and Technical Advancement: A Comprehensive Approach to Hearing Protection for Individuals with Hearing Loss in Industrial Environments

David Riddle, Jim Anderson, Mitsubishi Cement and Tim Sparks, Tactical Hearing

 

WORKING GROUP: POWER GENERATION

Prevention through Design: Reducing risk in Absence of Voltage Testing to Improve Safety in Low Voltage Distribution and Control Equipment

Jim Allen, Martin Marietta, Marc Elliott, Herrney Gonzalez, Eaton Corporation and Alan Bond, Panduit

Some CO2 Utilization/Processing Technologies of Interest to the Cement Industry

Xavier d’Hubert, XDH-energy and Fabien Michel, VOLTIGITAL

Kickstarting a Clean Era in Industrial High Temperature Heating

Max Tschurtschenthaler, ABB Schweiz AG