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Fall 2009 MTC Meeting
PCA's Manufacturing Technical Committee held its annual fall meeting and technical session in conjunction with PCA's fall committee meetings August 24-26, 2009. The MTC meeting on August 24th included the following presentations:
Paul Tennis also provided an update on ASTM C 150 and AASHTO M 85 standards and harmonization.
Spring 2009 MTC Meeting
PCA’s Manufacturing Technical Committee (MTC) conducted their spring meeting in conjunction with the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference. The committee meeting also included a joint meeting with both the Environment and Energy Committee and Occupational Health and Safety Committee. Highlights of the meeting included:
- Long Range Economic Forecast by Ed Sullivan, PCA Chief Economist and Staff Vice President
- Proposed NESHAP Rule Update and Committee Discussion
- Priority Challenges by Tim Matz, Mark Rock, and Satish Sheth
- Research Suggestion Brainstorming
- Primer on Environmental Regulations by Aaron Heinerikson, Trinity Consultants
Fall 2008 MTC Meeting
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| Fall Technical Session presenters (l to r)
front row Olivier Hancotte, Pierre Stouffs, Richard Nelson back
row Dan Wishnick, Stefan Laux, Frank Zeman, Corinne Prince |
PCA's Manufacturing Technical Committee held its annual fall meeting
and technical session in conjunction with PCA's fall committee meetings
August 25-27, 2008. The MTC meeting on August 26th included
the following presentations.
- Acoustic Cleaning Applications: A Real World Cement Plant Case
Study—Corrine Prince
- Oxy-Fuel Fired Cement Production—Stefan Laux
- XP4i : Innovative Technology—Pierre Stouffs and Olivier
Hancotte
- Waste Heat Recovery for Industrial Processes—Dan Wishnick
- The Reduced Emission Oxygen Kiln—Frank Zeman
- Biodiesel: Background, Issues and Opportunities—Richard
Nelson
Richard Nelson also provided the follow-up presentation
on technical aspects of bio-diesel.
All of these presentations were webcast live and can now be accessed
on a 24/7 basis.
Spring 2008 MTC Meeting
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| MTC Chairman, Satish Sheth and Secretary,
Rick Bohan, present Hans Steuch with the "Tough Shoes to
Fill" award along with an historic concrete pavement advertisement
featuring famed cartoonist Walk Kelly, creator of the Pogo comic
strip. |
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PCA’s Manufacturing Technical Committee (MTC)
conducted their spring meeting in conjunction with the IEEE-IAS/PCA
Cement Industry Technical Conference. (More
on the conference.) The Pyroprocessing Task Committee, Materials
Preparation and Finishing Task Committee, Auxiliary Control and Equipment
Task Committee, Steering Committee, and the MTC (as a committee-of-the-whole)
all met. Highlights of the meeting included:
- Economic Update by Ed Sullivan, PCA Chief Economist and Staff
Vice President
- CO2 and Sustainability Update by Greg Mayes, TXI
- Special Recognition of Hans Steuch, Ash Grove
Fall 2007 MTC Meeting
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| Hans Steuch, Vice Chairman of the Manufacturing
Technical Committee, with Fall Technical Session presenters
Mr. Mark Maier, Dr. Henry Liu, and Mr. Todd Danielczyk. |
PCA's Manufacturing Technical Committee held its annual fall meeting
and technical session in conjunction with PCA's fall committee meetings
September 10-11, 2007. Highlighting the session on September
10:
The MTC technical session on September 11 included four presentations:
Spring 2007 MTC Meeting
PCA’s Manufacturing Technical Committee (MTC) conducted their
spring meeting in conjunction with the IEEE-IAS/PCA
Cement Industry Technical Conference. The Pyroprocessing Task
Committee, Materials Preparation and Finishing Task Committee, Auxiliary
Control and Equipment Task Committee, Steering Committee, and the
MTC (as a committee-of-the-whole) all met. Highlights of the meeting
included:
- Replacement and Development and Application of Hybrid ESP/Baghouses
- CO2 Emissions and AB 32 Issues
- Use of Waste Latex Paint in Cement Manufacturing
- THC Issues in the Cement Industry
Fall 2006 MTC Meeting
Technical Session of Fall 2006 MTC Meetings
Available Via Webcast
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
- Use of Super Critical Fluid Processing Technology for Beneficiation
of Materials
- Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Powerful Tool for the Cement
Industry
- Avoiding Corrosion in Baghouses
- Acid Mine Drainage: Waste or Resource?
- Panel Discussion on Operational Aspects of Finish Grinding Using
Vertical Roller Mills.
All of these presentations were webcast live and can now be accessed
on a 24/7 basis.
Spring 2006 MTC Meeting
File Downloads
Fall 2005 MTC Meeting
Technical Session of Fall 2005 MTC Meetings
Available Via Webcast
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
- Market-based strategies for carbon dioxide emissions management
9:30
Clair Jahns
Chicago Climate Exchange
- High precision wireless level and temperature sensors for ball
mills 10:00
Peter Kalkert
KIMA Echtzeitsysteme GmbH
- New kiln inlet gas technology 10:30
Karsten Floor
FLSmidth Automation
- Strategic energy management - a competitive prerequisite Group
Luncheon
Peter Garforth (View
or download the Strategic Energy Management PDF)
Garforth International, LLC
- SNCR: Controlling NOx Emissions at US Cement Plants 1:30
Jennifer Seinfeld and Roger Brower
Zephyr Environmental Corp.
- Minutes of the Fall 2005 Meeting
View or download minutes of the fall MTC meeting as PDF files by
clicking on the committees listed below:
Fall 2004 MTC Meeting
Technical Session of Fall 2004 MTC Meetings
Available Via Webcast
Click here for a list of presentations
and more information on the meeting.
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