Technical Conference Boasts Record Attendance

This year's 49th annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference in Charleston, S.C., broke yet another attendance record. A total of 1,180 participants representing 22 countries and 400 separate companies registered for the event with 199 spouses also participating. First time-attendee participation included 450 registrants.

The conference boasted a wide variety of tutorials and technical presentations plus tours of Giant Cement's Harleyville plant and Holcim's Holly Hill plant. Tutorials presented at the conference included: Networks in a Modern Cement Plant, Relay Coordination for Cement Plants, Mechanical Material Handling for the US Cement Industry: Application, Design and Maintenance, and A Tale of Two Coolers.

The conference's first place technical paper was awarded to Brian Keefe and Robert Shenk (both of FLSmidth, Inc.) for their paper, The Best Total Value for Pyro Technology. Twenty seven separate technical papers representing state-of-the articles on cement manufacturing in the areas of general practices, automation, power generation, distribution and related products, drive and related products, and environmental, maintenance, and safety were presented at the conference. These papers are compiled as the conference proceedings in a fully searchable CD-ROM. In addition to the technical conference, PCA members attended the spring MTC meetings and annual Safety Awards Luncheon.

• Replacement and Development and Application of Hybrid ESP/Baghouses in the Cement Industry – A Case Study
• CO2 Emissions and AB 32 Issues
• Use of Waste Latex Paint in Cement Manufacturing
• THC Issues in the Cement Industry

MTC members received complimentary copies of PCA's newest publication, Pulverized Solid Fuel Use in the Cement Industry. The conference proceedings (CD072) and Pulverized Solid Fuel Use in the Cement Industry (EB123) are both available for purchase through PCA's bookstore.