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Thursday, March 09, 2017

Hanson Cement Works looking to expand

Alternative Title: Larger Blot on the Landscape?

Hopefully horizontally and not vertically. They need a new mill and re connection to the rail networks. Perhaps the materials for cement process could be railroaded in? That would mean less HGV.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/giant-new-cement-mill-can-12715368 

Here's a horizontal one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cement_mill

A vertical one here
http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/ck_rmp.html
Gets a bit technical at the bottom of the article discussing methods of controlling automatic production.

Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis seems to be the way things have gone........
This is clever stuff. Neutrons are fired through the cement dust to help control process.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompt_gamma_neutron_activation_analysis

This might not be happening over the road. Just speculation.
If you want to get up to speed with neutrons Wiki is your friend also.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron

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