There are 17 stations, 15 kilometres of tunnel and eight years of construction: The new Copenhagen metro line Cityringen has been opened and extends the existing metro network. Inspired by the...
Simple gripping tasks can be managed with standardized grippers. However, the automated gripping of complex components and the handling of automation jobs outside of this standard often require the...
For many decades, the Stephan Schmidt Group, one of the world’s leading producers of special clays and mineral products, has been firmly rooted in Germany’s Westerwald region with its individual ...
The clay roofing tile plant at the Malsch site was closed at the end of 2019. 56 jobs have been affected by the shutdown. There are plans to maintain the loading yard and dispatch at the site. At the...
Tecnofiliere, the Italian die manufacturer, is continuing to expand its presence on the Algerian market, now supplying dies to SARL Sanabil Essalem, a leading brick producer based in Chelghoum Laid in...
In a country where bricks have been virtually squeezed out of the market by concrete, a prominent businessman has recently re-opened a brick factory with his team. For the new start, they chose...
Adolf Gottfried Tonwerke GmbH and the cleantech company Orcan Energy have been presented with the Energy Efficiency Award for their innovative project for waste heat utilization in the...
The persistently buoyant construction industry in Germany ensured high utilization of our production capacities in 2019. Solid growth rates were recorded in the clay blocks and facing brick segments ...
Since 2011, Syria has been plunged in one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 21st century. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, this conflict has caused the death or disappearance of ...
On 20 and 21 November, Cerame-Unie hosted the European Ceramic Days 2019 at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The two-day event began with the 20th Annual Meeting of the European ...
According to the preliminary figures published by Acimac, turnover of the Italian ceramic machinery and equipment manufacturers fell to € 1.78 bill. in 2019 (17.5% down on 2018).The biggest falls were...
Wienerberger AG‘s Supervisory Board has appointed Carlo Crosetto as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He succeeds Willy Van Riet as of 1 March 2020. Willy Van Riet, who has been CFO since 2007, stepped ...
On 1 January 2020, Dirk Hümmer took up his position as technical/commercial managing director in Dillenburg. Together with Patrick Schneider, who as managing director is responsible for the entire...
From 3 to 5 March 2020, the 15th Indian Ceramics Asia – India’s leading B2B trade fair for ceramic raw materials, ceramics machinery and ceramics technology – is taking place at the Exhibition Centre...
For the 6th Zi Student Excursion on 22 and 23 October 2019, we headed to Germany’s Westerwald region. Eight industry partners – a new record – informed about 40 students and their supervisors from...
Lingl is offering its customers a holistic solution to reduce downtime as well as to collect and display production data. This is designed to enable the plant operator to increase machine efficiency....
In this paper, the firing of ceramic ware in tunnel kilns is analysed with the help of a mathematical process model. As an example, the firing of horizontally stacked roof tiles is simulated. In...
Refractory systems for suspended roofs constitute a sensitive kiln area and therefore need to be adapted to the prevailing firing temperatures and kiln atmospheres both in terms of their construction...
Around 400 attendees met on 1 and 2 October for the anniversary event of the Clemson Brick Forum at “Anderson (SC) Sports and Entertainment Center”. There were some new additions to the programme. The...
