1 End of a super-cycle
The rise in many commodity prices reached its peak in 2011 to 2012. After that, there were some serious price declines, like that recently seen in the case of crude oil. What...
The annual Berlin Recycling and Commodity Conference (BR&RK) has for eight years now occupied one of the leading places in the ranks of the many symposia and conferences which have, for a number of...
Siemens has widened its portfolio of planetary gear units. The Planurex 3 is available in ten sizes, with a torque range from 1700 to 5450 kNm (Fig.). This raises the highest torque in the standard...
Production facilities and components of Industry 4.0 are linked to the Internet, networked with each other, and thus open to attack. At this year’s Hannover Messe, the researchers from...
Condition monitoring systems (CMS) are the eyes and ears of the feedback control loops that ensure long-term, problem-free operation of motors, drives and actuators and hence of machines and...
To meet the upcoming challenges posed by the Industrie 4.0 vision, Siemens is placing its trust in the Digital Enterprise. “For us, the Digital Enterprise has long since ceased to be just a...
Condition monitoring of machines, processing and production plants is gaining increasing importance in many companies. It can be used for the detection of problems before these can lead to faults,...
1 Motivation
In times of generally rising energy costs, besides the costs for basic fuels, such as coal, oil and gas, the costs for secondary fuels, for example electric power, are also increasing....
With trade shows and conferences in Antwerp, Basel,
St Petersburg, Rotterdam, Krakow and Dortmund, the SOLIDS European Series has evolved into the biggest bulk solids network worldwide. All venues...
To obtain greater transparency in mineral processing and more accurate information on size distribution in the feed and discharge of crushing processes, reliable monitors are needed.With VisioRock™,...
