Issue 5/2011

Living in a historical farmhouse – a dream for many. With the help of the Sonsbeck-based property developer iHadL Immobilien, house-builders can now...

A t the plant operated by Kilsan, one of the most important Turkish brick producer, the first extruder of the Aral M 650/S series has been...

Ultralite, a unique lightweight refractory material, is increasingly taken up by leading manufacturers of clay bricks and roofing tiles. Ultralite is...

O n 9 March 2011, the annual general assembly of the Turkish Brick Association Tukder was held in Ankara/Turkey. A large number of Turkish brick and...

High flow rate, larger de-airing chamber, reworked ergonomics and much more – the new extruder in the ­Pelerin ( www.ceric.com )range features a host...

Yes, we are all still shocked by Japan’s triple catastrophe, but amazingly, the massive destruction and some 30   000 deaths caused by the country’s...

The Hannover Messe 2011 ended with the best outcome in 10 years. Over 6 500 businesses from 65 countries came to Hanover to display their solutions....

D uring a four-day roadshow, company representatives from five European countries presented energy-efficient technologies for the clay brick and tile...

Clemens Kuhlemann is the new spokesman for the Working Committee on Engineering at the DGfM (German Masonry Construction Association).

The objective of this project was to substantially reduce the specific energy consumption of a 168-m-long Lingl tunnel kiln, built in the 1970s, at a...

The thermal processes in kilns and dryers are essential factors in the operation of a production plant. In the manufacture of ceramics, the product...

In a convection dryer, such best-achievable economic indicators as heat and power consumption and the requisite installation space depend on the...