The Höchst Industrial Park near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is home to one of the most famous and expressive examples of industrial architecture with bricks: the administration building of Farbwerke...
Capaccioli presents two of its latest projects developed with the aim of increasing respect for the environment and significantly reducing consumption The goals laid down in the European Directive on...
Dear readers,Summertime is event time. A few days before this issue appears, the European brickmakers’ associations will have met in Barcelona for the TBE Congress on 1 and 2 June. Barely two weeks...
How can the growing demands from an ecological, technical and economic perspective be translated into future-proof architecture with the demands of building culture and aesthetics? This topic was on...
Innovatherm in Butzbach, Hesse, is an established expert and supplier of firing technology. The company has been associated with the brick industry for decades, but has been mainly active in the...
According to a press release on 25 April 2023, ceramitec has a new Exhibition Director: Effective immediately, Maritta Lepp has taken over from Dr. Robert Schönberger, who nevertheless remains on...
Hans-Heinrich Böger, brickmaker and brick historian for many years, passed away in Halle on 2 September 2022.As the son of a master brickmaker from Lippe, he was literally born to brickmaking. Born on...
- Exhibitors can register now for ceramitec 2024- Allocation of stand space to begin in mid-September- ceramitec and analytica to be held simultaneously once again in 2024Companies interested in...
Specialist event for practical research in the ceramics industryThe Eurosymposium Keramik is a specialist event for practical research in the ceramics industry. It has been held once a year in...
We say “yes”, it can be done. We clearly realise that this is a very big challenge for everyone involved. Together we need a lot of commitment and courage to achieve this goal.IntroductionAs we...
An increasing content of kieselguhr was added to a typical, marly clay used for the production of lightweight clay bricks, and the resulting formulations were processed to laboratory bricks. The...
The technical school for ceramics technology and design in Höhr-Grenzhausen offers the possibility of further vocational training leading to the qualification of state-certified ceramics technician...
Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings are everywhere. Residences, stores, restaurants, schools, fire departments and other critical infrastructure are commonly housed in URM buildings. These buildings...
