Cooking school in former slaughterhouse, Spain In Medina Sidonia, near Cádiz, in the south of Spain, a former slaughterhouse was converted into a professional cooking school. New clay roof tiles... more
Rapid roller dryers from Capaccioli While in the company’s early years in the 1950s and 1960s, Capaccioli mainly manufactured automation systems and dryers, today the company produces... more
Exemplary reference project for environmental protection and sustainability Keller HCW converts tunnel kiln for utilization of landfill gas Back in 2010, Keller HCW, based in Ibbenbüren-Laggenbeck, Germany, joined with its French parent company Legris Industries in launching their... more
Sabo reconstructs production line for pressed roofing tiles at Labasa, Mexico Laminados de Barro S.A. (Labasa), a leading manufacturer of clay roofing tiles and other ceramic products, recently completed an extensive... more
Direxa and Incerpaz inaugurate “Ceramica Estructural” In 2013 Direxa Engineering installed a modern brick plant for the Incerpaz Group in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. “Ceramica Estructural” is the... more
Cleia wins new brick plant contract from Arth Ceramics, India With the contract for the extensive revamping of a brickworks awarded by Arth Ceramics (formerly Red Ceramics Ltd.), Cleia, the French plant... more
On the right path 2 014 started full of promising prospects for the Brazilian building sector, and this positive feeling has become stronger with time. The Federal... more
Wienerberger Brick Award 2014 Grand prize winner is a film institute in Thailand I n this project, brick not only serves a decorative purpose, but it is determinative for the whole building structure – a fact I consider... more
Dr Hans Georg Leuck has been reelected as Chairman of the DGfM (German Masonry Construction Association) in Osnabrück. more
Morte presents new die-washing machine Continuing its policy focused on offering innovative products that enhance productivity and profitability of its customers, Morte is launching its... more
Causes and avoidance of firing-related damage Part 2: Strength-reducing reactions in the heating-up zone from 500 to 800° C Part 1 of this contribution dealt with diffusion-dependent reactions in the heating-up zone at ≤ 500° C (Zi Brick and Tile Industry International... more
Differences in the production-related properties of the three primary clay minerals kaolinite-illite-montmorillonite (Part 1) On account of their different crystal structures, the primary clay minerals kaolinite, illite and montmorillonite exhibit different material... more
Frost resistance testing of structural ceramics by means of low-temperature dilatometry This contribution addresses the correlations between the physical properties of structural ceramics and their effects on the frost resistance of such... more
For a huge variety of bricks: De Rijswaard installs Hubert soft-mud press line and rumbling drum Following its investment in the soft mud press with Hubert system, which had been optimized by De Boer, in 2012, the Netherlands-based brick... more