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The two inventors
The two engineers behind the invention are both specialists with extensive experience in their respective fields.
Mogens Juhl Føns is a mechanical engineer, graduating from DTU in 1989. He has spent most of his engineering career working within the global cement industry, where he has gained extensive knowledge and experience with high-temperature processes. He is co-owner of a major production and sales unit in Turkey, supplying the FonsDelta clinker cooler to customers worldwide. To date, more than 100 units have been sold, and more than 200 cement plants in China have installed the clinker cooler under licence.
Flemming Buus Bendixen is a power engineering graduate from Aalborg University (1997). He holds a PhD in motor design and control and is also a specialist in magnetic systems. Throughout his career, he has been employed by or affiliated with several of Denmark’s largest companies.
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Mogens Juhl Føns
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Mechanical Engineer, DTU, 1989
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Former positions: Rambøll, FLSmidth
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Consultant since 1996 for, among others, Alfa Laval and FLSmidth
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Co-owner of CemGreen, 2020–2023
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Involved in the construction of cement plants in China
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Co-owner of Føns Technology International since 2010 – developed, produced and delivered more than 300 clinker coolers to the global cement industry
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Filed more than 20 patent applications
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Co-inventor of the e-UltraHeater and e-VerticalKiln
Flemming Buus Bendixen
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Power Engineer, Aalborg University, 1997
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PhD in motor design and control, 2005
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Specialist in magnetic systems for transformers
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Former positions: Grundfos, Vestas and Sintex
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Consultant since 1999 for, among others, Alfa Laval, Bang & Olufsen, Dali, Nano Nord and R&D Testsystems
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Chairman of the Danish Magnetic Society since 2022
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Filed more than 25 patent applications
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Co-inventor of the e-UltraHeater and e-VerticalKiln
