BEUMER describes how a cement plant was assisted in the modernisation of its bucket elevators.
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utdated technologies often lead to increased maintenance, and this can rapidly become expensive. A cement plant owner faced this problem with their bucket elevators. An analysis carried out by BEUMER Customer Support made clear that it was not necessary to replace the whole system, but only components. Service experts were able
to modernise the bucket elevators and make them more efficient. Three bucket elevators were causing problems for a cement company based in Erwitte, North Rhine-Westphalia, near Soest, Germany. In 2014, the manufacturer also established a plant in Duisburg. The company produces blast furnace cement, using a central chain bucket elevator as
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