Schloss Fürstenau in Domleschg, Switzerland, has been wakened from its Sleeping Beauty slumber. Following extensive refurbishment, it now lives up to its heritage as the former residence of the prince...
This year, Verdés has installed a new filter mixer and a new extruder to replace existing units at the Belgian company Dumoulin Bricks. It supplied an A-750-F filter mixer and a Magna 675 extruder.The ...
Craven Fawcett, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of clay preparation machinery and part of Group Rhodes, is working in close collaboration with Sabo as the UK distributor of the Greek plant...
Following several years of successful project cooperation, Seven Refractories and Cobex have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for Cobex blast furnace blocks in Russia and the CIS region.The ...
The Argentinian company La Pastoriza is one of the leading companies in the production of ceramic bricks and hollow blocks.Founded in 1953 in the province of Buenos Aires by the Rico family, the brick...
Beralmar has received an order for the supply of a solid fuel firing facility to the Owczary ceramics plant in Mniszków, Poland. Beralmar will supply all the firing equipment for its new production...
The Wienerberger Group, one of the leading building material producers in Europe, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Interbran Group, a specialist in innovative materials and...
This year, the company Hans Lingl Anlagenbau und Verfahrenstechnik GmbH & Co. KG looks back on a company history of 80 years.These years were full of stability and changes, full of tradition and ...
As part of a strategic reorientation, the Etex Group has reorganized its roofing and fibre cement activities. As of January 2019, Creaton GmbH will focus as an independent corporate unit on the...
Craven Fawcett, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of clay preparation equipment and part of Group Rhodes, has recently completed a project to design and produce a manipulator for WT Knowles & Sons...
The brickworks Ziegelwerk Klosterbeuren has invested around € 1.2 mill. in modernization of the shaping equipment as well as the complete wet and dry sides in Plant I. In the past six years,...
The Wienerberger Group has signed a partnership agreement with Fastbrick Robotics Limited (ASX:FBR) (“FBR”), an Australian listed company focussed on robotic construction with clay bricks and blocks. ...
In Ibstock, near Leicester in the Midlands, UK, one of the most modern brick plants in the world has been started up this year for the production of façade bricks. Keller HCW supplied the new plant,...
Würzburg’s calling and everyone’s following the call! And so that all those interested can actually attend the Würzburg Brick and Tile Training Course, one key change has been made: the course is ...
On 8 October 2018, a delegation of twelve ECTS member companies held a Technology Symposium in the Northern Mexican city of Monterrey. Across the country, there are thousands of small brick and ...
BAU 2019, taking place between January 14 and 19, 2019, will be a real XXL event. Because it will include the two brand new exhibition halls, C5 and C6, which increase the capacity of the Messe...
On October 31, 2018, after 25 years with the Stephan Schmidt Group, Berthold Lorig entered the passive phase of progressive retirement in advance of his well-earned full retirement in 2020.After...
On 21 September, TKCI together with many invited guests bid farewell to Hans Marks as he took his retirement.For nearly 41 years, Hans Marks worked for TCKI, the ceramic research institute and...
Effective October 15, 2018, Klaus-Martin Meier, who has been the managing director of Refratechnik Ceramics since 2014, has handed over the management to Dr. Christoph Beyer and Dr. Rainer Gaebel. As...
In a joint research project, the Gas- und Wärme-Institut Essen e. V. (GWI) and the OWI Oel-Waerme-Institut (OWI) have designed, manufactured and tested a combined biofuel burner for the generation of ...
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Butenweg, Marko Marinković M.Sc., Thomas Kubalski M.Sc.,
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard Fehling, Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Pfetzing M.Sc., Dr.-Ing. Udo Meyer
Within the scope of the joint European project INSYSME, the German partners developed two systems - IMES and INODIS - for improving the seismic behaviour of masonry infilled reinforced concrete...
For the ceramic industry, reducing CO2 emissions and achieving the necessary savings on energy will require extensive effort and significant investment volumes. A new type of dryer developed at TCKI,...
The Würzburg Brick and Tile Training Course, which will be held from 4 to 6 December 2018, is devoted to the different facets of the manufacturing and use of clay bricks and tiles. New venue for the...
The utilization of waste heat has been established in the clay brick and tile industry for many years, it is common for the waste heat from the kiln to be used to dry green products. This involves...
The earlier prevailing school of thought assumed that the earth’s crust is fixed largely rigidly to the earth’s mantle. The formation of mountains was explained on the basis of isostatic compensating...
In recent decades, thanks to various preventive approaches, it has been possible to substantially reduce accidents in the ceramic industry. Nevertheless, serious and even fatal accidents still occur...
Against the background of Industry 4.0 and the increasing requirements for plant availability, it is important to know about the condition of a plant. If deviations from set conditions are detected,...
Cobalt has a long tradition in ceramic surface finishing – not only for blue shades. Cobalt brings “depth” in black shades of black and can add sheen to glazes and engobes.Where else is cobalt used?...
Since 14 October 2017, initial and re-certification must comply with DIN ISO 50003. Since March 2018, according to the requirement of DakkS, the German accreditation body, DIN ISO 50003 should be...
The paper addresses the situation with regard to EU emission trading from 2021. From 2021 to 2030, CO2 trading is going into its fourth round. After the relevant directive was approved in spring 2018,...
Accessory roof tiles that cannot be produced by pressing are either luted by hand and “cemented“ by firing or cast by hand with very long setting times.However, such a complicated production process...
The application of clay brick slips on façade surfaces is to be facilitated with a simplified specification.Basis for this are research findings with brick slips mortared directly onto rendered or...
Over the last decade there has been rapidly increasing discussion about the importance of protection against noise from the neighbourhood and building surroundings.In the meantime, a complex mix of...
The revised EPBD published in June 2018 demands, amongst other things, the definition of a “Lowest energy building standard” and the realization of an almost climate-neutral housing stock all over...
Tecnoenergy is a study that Tecnofiliere has conducted to improve energy efficiency during the extrusion process.Brick dies and heavy clay extrusion in general is the core business for Tecnofiliere....
During drying-related shrinkage of green products, non-linear changes in the body geometry occur. These are not caused by an isotropic shortening of length, but shrinkage progressing from the drying...
Digitalization is changing every facet of our life. With the increasing application of digital technologies in production and related work areas, new forms of socio-technical work systems are...
With brick quality criteria becoming ever more stringent, new brickhandling methods are inevitably required.That also entails certain changes in the production of special-purpose clay masonry units,...
The WesterWaldCampus of Koblenz University of Applied Sciences is further developing the proven Bachelor (B. Eng.) course in materials engineering glass and ceramics to a dual study course with...
Digital transformation is currently a hot topic in the further evolution of industrial manufacturing. Digitization opens up new fields of activity for industrial enterprises and provides new service...
Fine-grained, recycled aggregates (crusher dust) have not yet been defined as principal constituents of cement in DIN EN 197-1. Cement containing crushed brick dust as its main constituent therefore...
Ceramic products have to be fired before they can be used, and tunnel kilns are well-suited for the job. To help optimize a kiln‘s energy efficiency, fans can be installed in the preheating and...
Refratechnik Ceramics has developed a base frame that minimizes spalling on H-cassettes, thus increasing their service life accordingly.Since the materials of which existing kiln-car superstructures...
When it comes to the question of which renovation measure is particularly prudent and economically efficient for existing building stock, renovation of the roof is generally given as the answer.The...
This presentation explains the view of the Stephan Schmidt Group regarding the production of standardized clay blends. It addresses potential customer-oriented solutions for „problem cases“ in the...
Digitization is giving rise to rapid, radical change. Any company that fails to invest in digital technologies in good time will be in danger of missing the boat. Händle, though, being quick to...
Around 370 attendees met from 1 to 3 October for the 64th Clemson Brick Forum at the “Anderson (SC) Sports and Entertainment Center”. A key topic at the event were thin bricks, that is brick slips –...
