CPI - Assignments

Below you will find a list of assignments carried out by CPI

Results: 107

Client	Description	Year	Product Type	Location
St Marys Cement	Operator Training Two 2-day long kiln burner/process operator pyro-processing refresher courses.	2010	Training	North America
Steetley Dolomite	Thrislington Kiln Assessment Provision of process engineer to perform mass and heat balance of a lime processing line, incorporating training of site personnel in testing procedures.	2010	Training	Europe
Najran Cement	Plant Reliability Audit Audit by two reliability engineers to assess the performance of two O and M contractors and to provide input into the development of the plant reliability strategy.	2010	Plant Optimisation	Middle East
Undisclosed Client	Expert Witness Evidence Provision of technical advice and opinon to a Client including representation in Court.	2010	Project	Europe
CalPortland Company	Operator Training Two 2-day long kiln burner/process operator pyro-processing refresher courses.	2010	Training	North America
Steetley Dolomite	Cooler Filter Project Plant measurement on lime kiln to assess the operating conditions prior to assessing the feasibility and price of installing a cooler filter.	2010	Project	Europe
Undisclosed Client	Technical evaluation of 2 precalciner lines Evaluation of 2 exisiting precalciner projects for suitability in an african location including cost benchmark.	2009	Project	Africa
Tarmac, Buxton Lime & Cement	Technical support for new line project Full technical support to the client from 'scope of work' through to bid tender analysis and capital benchmarking.	2009	Project	Europe
Undisclosed Client	Due diligence Due diligence of a cement plant, quarry, and ready mix sites in South America.	2009	Project	South America
Undisclosed Client	Technical due diligence Technical Due diligence of 2 cement plants.	2009	Project	Middle East
Undisclosed Client	Operating & capital cost model development Development of an operating cost model and capital cost estimation for a new cement plant in South America.	2009	Project	South America
CalPortland Company	Gear box inspections Periodic inspection of a new raw mill gearbox at suppliers location in Europe and full report.	2009	Project	North America
Arabian Cement Company	Long dry kiln refurbishment Mechanical and electrical engineering review of an exisiting long dry kiln to identify required capital expenditure to bring to condition for future production requirements.	2009	Project	Middle East
Castle Cement Padeswood	Operator Skills Development Continuation of training programme with kiln operatives, relating to specific plant related equipment and issues with a focus on problem identification and solving skills.	2009	Training	Europe
Arabian Cement Company	Plant Audit Multi-disciplined team visit to the site to perform a plant audit to review past technical and cost performance, review of line 5 operations as well as the recently commissioned line 6.	2009	Plant Optimisation	Middle East
Riyadh Cement	Desktop study of kiln drive mechanical limits Desktop study into the potential mechanical causes of limitations to the kiln drive and gearbox.	2009	Plant Optimisation	Middle East
Riyadh Cement	Cement Mill Optimisation 1 week visit to Riyadh Cement to perfom cement mill audits with a view to increasing the mill output to 150 tph; training in the practice and theory of cement mill testing was also given to plant personnel.	2009	Plant Optimisation	Middle East
Ashgrove Cement	Benchmarking 2008 Review and update of a previous benchmarking study (with 2007 and 2008 data) of the Ash Grove Cement plants, with a particular focus on fuel consumption reduction.	2009	Plant Optimisation	North America
Undisclosed Client	Cement Mills Audit Audit of cement mills and identification of short- and long-term opportunities for optimisation of mills.	2009	Plant Optimisation	Middle East
Castle Cement, Ribblesdale Plant	Kiln Controller Training Training and development of control room staff in the practical aspects of kiln operation.	2009	Training	Europe
Riyadh Cement	Microscopy lab set-up Assistance and advice in selecting the most appropriate equipment for the set-up of an on-site Microscopy laboratory; training and development of operatives following purchase and set-up of equipment.	2008	Plant Optimisation	Middle East
Tarmac, Buxton Lime & Cement	Calciner Audit and Alternative Fuels Preheater and calciner audit to review operations since plant uprating and to assist in identification of injection points for alternative fuels.	2008	Environmental	Europe
Arabian Cement Company	Raw Materials Transport System Capacity Review of existing raw materials transport system to identify capability of system following on from expansion of the plant.	2008	Plant Optimisation	Middle East
Humboldt Wedag Industries (KHD)	Commissioning Support/Training, Hermosillo Mexico Commissioning support and operations training by CPI expert kiln burner for a new precalciner kiln.	2008	Project	North America
Buzzi Unicem - River Plant	River Operator Training Pyro-processing training for operators of long dry kilns who will be transferring to a new 7000 tpd precalciner kiln.	2008	Training	North America
Yanbu Cement Company	Post Contract Technical Support On-going support for the post-contract process design of a new 10,000 tpd plant.	2008	Project	Middle East
Cement Process Consultants	Consultants Evaluation Review of bids for the supply of consulting services to a new kiln line project in Central Asia.	2008	Project	Asia
Titan Cement, Greece	Cement Technology Course for Executives Cement Technology and Profitability Course for Business Unit Leaders of Titan Cement.	2008	Training	Europe
Castle Cement, Padeswood Plant	Kiln Burner Training Training and development of control room staff in the practical aspects of kiln operation.	2008	Training	Europe
Cemento Yura S.A.	Technical Support New Line 3 Project Process design support for a proposed new kiln line.	2008	Project	South America
Yanbu Cement Company	Technical Offer Review Review of plant design by potential supplier of 10,000 tpd kiln line.	2008	Project	Middle East
CEMEX UK	Barge Loading System Design of a barge loading system for cement at the new Tilbury grinding plant.	2008	Project	Europe
Blue Circle Southern Cement	Environmental Review of Maldon Plant Review of plant environmental performance in relation to current and future emissions limits.	2008	Environmental	Australasia
Essroc - Martinsburg Plant	Process Control Supervisors Training Extensive training programme of control room operators in preparation for the commissioning of a new kiln line.	2008	Training	North America
Forjas Bolìvar S.A.	Kiln Training Seminar + 12 Months Remote Support Training seminar in the design of kiln chaining systems followed by 12 months' remote support through the CPI electronic queries system.	2008	Training	South America
Giant Cement Company	Operator Training Courses + Site Evaluation Training modules for kiln burners followed by kiln burner support to assist in the practical application of the knowledge transferred during the training.	2008	Training	North America
Carbon Resolutions	CO2 Benchmarking Technical evaluation and benchmarking of the CO2 emissions from a cement works in the UAE with a view to advising on potential CDM projects.	2008	Environmental	Middle East
Yanbu Cement Company	Tender Evaluation Evaluation of tenders from main equipment suppliers for the supply of a 10,000 tpd kiln line.	2008	Project	Middle East
Ash Grove Cement Company	Leamington Plant - Kiln Optimisation Two week visit by an expert kiln burner to review recent operations with a focus on fuel consumption and NOx reduction.	2008	Plant Optimisation	North America
Cemento Yura S.A.	Kiln 2 Mechanical Integrity Preparation of scope documents and review of tenders for the assessment of the mechanical suitability of an existing kiln for uprating.	2008	Plant Optimisation	South America
Australia Training	Training Courses Two one-week training courses – a basic cement technology and an optimisation course – attended by 40 participants over the two weeks. Participants were from Adelaide Brighton/Sunstate/Blue Circle Southern/Golden Bay Cement.	2008	Training	Australasia
Cementos Argos S.A.	Columbus Project, Equipment Inspections Visits to European equipment suppliers for the witnessing of pre-shipping tests for equipment for a new kiln line.	2008	Project	South America
Suwannee American Cement LLC	Operator Training Two 2-day kiln burner/process operator pyro-processing refresher courses.	2008	Training	North America
Castle Cement, Ketton Plant	Ketton Operator Training Two 3-day training modules for kiln burners and the production department focusing on practical aspects of pyro-processing.	2008	Training	Europe
Mali Government	Feasibility Study Visit to Mali to assess the feasibility of construction of a cement plant.	2008	Project	Africa
Ash Grove Cement Company	Montana Wet to Dry Conversion Technical and financial evaluation of the potential for converting a wet plant to dry process.	2007	Project	North America
Castle Cement, Ketton Plant	Ketton Operations Evaluation Two-week visit by a CPI expert kiln burner to work with the plant operators to assess the kiln burning strategy to identify the content for a future training course.	2007	Training	Europe
Wilsonart	Boiler Performance Evaluation Evaluation of a waste heat boiler and recommendations for optimisation.	2007	Plant Optimisation	Europe
Buzzi Unicem - River Plant	Operator Selection Preparation of technical questionnaires that were used in the selection process for operators of the new 7000 tpd clinker line.	2007	Project	North America
California Portland Cement	Coal System Audits Visit to all three USA plants to review the coal systems, from arrival of coal on the site to firing in the kiln.	2007	Plant Optimisation	North America
Undisclosed Client	Commissioning Engineering Support Four-week assignment for process engineering assistance during the commissioning of a recently uprated pre-calciner.	2007	Project	Asia
Yanbu Cement Company	Yanbu Expansion Review of the potential options for increasing the capacity of the operating site of Yanbu Cement Company.	2007	Project	Middle East
Al-Abbas Cement Industries Ltd.	Kiln Optimisation Two-week assignment by a master kiln burner to investigate causes of build-up on a recently uprated line along with input on increasing stability and output of the kiln.	2007	Plant Optimisation	Asia
Gatwick 2008	Optimisation of Cement Manufacturing Operations. Open course focusing on the technical and financial optimisation of cement plant operations.	2007	Training	Europe
Buzzi Unicem - Pryor Plant	Production and Quality Review Assistance in reviewing the plant production strategy with the aim of reducing from three clinker types to two, along with a review of quality control at the plant.	2007	Plant Optimisation	North America
Cementos Argos S.A.	Nare Commissioning Commissioning support for a new white cement line.	2007	Project	South America
Yanbu Cement Company	Phase 2 Dust Study and Line 4 Process Audit Two-week visit to site to undertake a process engineering study of the efficiency and performance of an 8000 tpd clinker line.	2007	Plant Optimisation	Middle East
Cemento Yura S.A.	Plant Improvement Project and Technical Support Review of current pyro-processing operations and technical review of the uprating plans for the plant.	2007	Plant Optimisation	South America
Cemento Yura S.A.	Yura Process Measurement Study A visit was made to take kiln process measurements to allow a heat and mass balance to be constructed on both kiln lines.	2007	Plant Optimisation	South America
Cemento Yura S.A.	Yura Expansion Project and Geological Support A geological review of the existing quarry operations was undertaken in order to identify the scope of work required to confirm sufficient future reserves of limestone.	2007	Project	South America
Yanbu Cement Company	Kiln Dust Desktop Evaluation Desktop study of the options available to the plant for the re-use of CKD from three long dry kilns plus by-pass dust from a precalciner kiln.	2007	Plant Optimisation	Middle East
Cemento Yura S.A.	Plant Audit This audit involved a plant visit by three CPI technical specialists to evaluate all the processes from quarrying to finished cement in order to highlight areas where improvements could be achieved without major capital expenditure.	2007	Plant Optimisation	South America
Golden Bay Cement	Operational Review Month-long visit by an operations expert to review technical and operational issues following the recent uprating of the plant.	2007	Plant Optimisation	Australasia
Golden Bay Cement	Kiln Hood Refractory Failure Review of the circumstances of repeated failure of the kiln hood refractory of a recently uprated plant.	2007	Plant Optimisation	Australasia
Gatwick Conference	Profitability and Performance from Cement Operations Open course focusing on the technical and financial optimisation of cement plant operations.	2007	Training	Europe
Al-Abbas Cement Industries Ltd.	Plant Uprating Evaluation Desktop review of the uprating plans of two kiln lines and a plant visit to inspect the installation of the new equipment.	2007	Project	Asia
Cementos Argos S.A.	Apolo Uprating Process consultants on the uprating of a recently acquired plant.	2007	Project	South America
Cementos Argos S.A.	2007 Optimisation Final period of a three-year technical support contract covering seven cement plants with targets to achieve World Class performance.	2007	Plant Optimisation	South America
Lagan Cement	Microscopy and Process Chemistry Training Delivery of a two-day training module on process chemistry and general advice on microscopy.	2007	Training	Europe
CEMEX UK, Barrington	Burner Assistance and Process Review Two-week assignment of a master burner to assist in optimising kiln output with a new alternative fuel, and a process engineering study reviewing potential performance improvement opportunities.	2007	Plant Optimisation	Europe
Cementos Argos S.A.	Technical Queries Provision of an electronic technical support system to Cementos Argos.	2006	Plant Optimisation	South America
Undisclosed Client	Quarry Raw Materials Evaluation Evaluation of raw materials for a new kiln line.	2006	Project	Europe
Buzzi Unicem - Signal Mountain Plant	Operator Evaluation Review of operations at the plant to assist in the implementation of high-level control systems.	2006	Plant Optimisation	North America
Regent Group Inc.	Market Overview Interview Interviews with business analysts to provide insight into the global cement industry.	2006	Project	North America
Blue Circle Southern Cement	Waurn Ponds Kiln Optimisation Two-week assignment by a principal engineer and a master kiln burner to investigate and optimise kiln output and fuel consumption of a twin string calciner.	2006	Plant Optimisation	Australasia
Cementos Argos S.A.	CRC Uprating Process consultants on the uprating of a cement plant.	2006	Project	South America
Cementos Argos S.A.	CPR Uprating Process consultants on the uprating of a cement plant.	2006	Project	South America
Ash Grove Cement Company	Louisville Operations Evaluation Plant visit to identify conditions that could be causing grate blinding on a Lepol grate kiln.	2006	Plant Optimisation	North America
Dragon Products Company	Cement Mill Optimisation Site visit and recommendations for the optimisation of the cement mills.	2006	Plant Optimisation	North America
Tarmac, Buxton Lime & Cement	MBM Study Evaluation of process and product impacts of the use of meat and bone meal as an alternative fuel.	2006	Environmental	Europe
Ash Grove Cement Company	Training Course, Leamington Plant Assistance in developing a uniform kiln burning strategy and plant measurement to identify operating conditions.	2006	Training	North America
Tarmac, Buxton Lime & Cement	Process Evaluation Plant measurement and recommendations relating to the raw milling and pyro-processing sections of the plant.	2006	Plant Optimisation	Europe
Golden Bay Cement	WBP Study Environmental study to assist in the definition of the CO2 reduction plan for New Zealand.	2006	Environmental	Australasia
Borregaard	Product Development Assistance in the development of a programme to define the entry strategy into the grinding aids market.	2006	Project	Europe
Cementerie Barbetti Aldo S.P.A.	Cement Improvers Visit by a product chemist to assess and recommend various cement improvers to develop the product range.	2006	Plant Optimisation	Europe
Hanson	Due Diligence Technical advisors to Hanson during the due-diligence and subsequent purchase of Civil and Marine.	2006	Project	Europe
Cementos Argos S.A.	2006 Optimisation Second year of a three-year technical support contract covering seven cement plants with targets to achieve World Class performance.	2006	Plant Optimisation	South America
Ash Grove Cement Company	Raw Materials Handling Study of raw materials handling issues relating to a new kiln line.	2005	Project	North America
Cementos Argos S.A.	Due Diligence Technical advisors to Argos during the due diligence and subsequent purchase of the Concrecem plant at Barranquilla in Colombia.	2005	Project	South America
HR Johnson Ltd.	Mill Mechanical Evaluation Mechanical engineering evaluation of a clay mill to assist the client in evaluating design faults.	2005	Plant Optimisation	Europe
Cementos Argos S.A.	White Cement Project Recommendations for the design of the chain system for the new white cement plant and review of offers. Evaluation of the clinker quench/cooling system and burner offers.	2005	Project	South America
Tarmac, Buxton Lime & Cement	Tyre Chip Project Provided assistance to optimize the calciner operation during the tyre trials. CPI advised on maximizing tyre addition rates, minimising emissions, avoiding build-up and other process impacts.	2005	Environmental	Europe
Penta Engineering	Process Design of New Kiln Line Sub-contractor to Penta with Ash Grove Cement as main client. Mainly process design engineering support for a brownfield cement line.	2005	Project	North America
Unifield Engineering	Vertical Cement Mill Preparation of RFP documentation for a vertical cement mill; subsequent evaluation of tenders and assistance in selection.	2005	Project	North America
The MONARCH Cement Company	Kiln Burner Design Design of a new burner pipe and system.	2005	Project	North America
The MONARCH Cement Company	Kiln Operation Study Review of current operation and recommendations for the uprated kiln system.	2005	Plant Optimisation	North America
Cementos Portland Valderrivas S.A.	NOx Study Site visit to assess kiln operations and provide recommendations to reduce NOx emissions from the process.	2005	Environmental	Europe
Cementerie Barbetti Aldo S.P.A.	Kiln Troubleshooting Plant visit to assist in the elimination of clinker balls in the kiln.	2005	Plant Optimisation	Europe
Multiple	Dubai Training Course Open Cement Technology course for global cement industry.	2005	Training	Asia
Ash Grove Cement Company	Kiln Operations Support - Louisville Kiln operations expert visit to assist in the optimisation of the plant and training of the operators for consistent kiln operation.	2005	Plant Optimisation	North America
Ash Grove Cement Company	Kiln Operations Support - Chanute Kiln operations expert visit to assist in the optimisation of the plant and training of the operators for consistent kiln operation.	2005	Plant Optimisation	North America
Ash Grove Cement Company	Moapa Financial Benchmark analysis A financial benchmarking study of project costs for a greenfield cement plant.	2005	Project	North America
Cementos Argos S.A.	Project Columbus Support Technical advisor including parallel design and support during contract negotiations to client building a new brownfield cement line.	2005	Project	South America
Roberts & Schaefer Company	Process Design of New Kiln Line Sub-contractor to Roberts & Schaefer with Ash Grove cement as main client. Mainly process design engineering support for a greenfield cement plant.	2005	Project	North America
Dragon Products Company	NOx Study Site visit to assess kiln operations and provide recommendations to reduce NOx emissions from the process.	2005	Environmental	North America
Keystone Cement Company	Kiln Capacity Study A study of the No 2 kiln line to identify the potential for improved performance in the short term.	2005	Plant Optimisation	North America
Cementos Argos S.A.	Year 2005 Optimisation Technical support contract over a three-year period covering seven cement plants with targets to achieve World Class performance.	2005	Plant Optimisation	South America

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