For the facade design of the Museum of Bavarian History in Regensburg the architects from the Frankfurt-based firm of architects Wörner Traxler Richter drew inspiration from the surrounding Mediaeval...
The rebuild project at the brickworks Ziegelwerk Bellenberg Wiest has a history that began more than ten years ago. The brickworks has been a Keratek client for many years, though “with brickworks, we...
Since October 2020, two thermomechanical analysers have been in use at the Meissen Keramik-Institut, namely the Hitachi TMA 7300 and the TMA/SS7300 of SII NanoTechnology Inc. In principle, the devices...
Since 1963, Hellmich GmbH & Co. KG has been producing systems for flue gas purification and dedusting technology as well as components for the associated piping and apparatus engineering. Dust and...
Certified by the bvse-Entsorgergemeinschaft (Bonn): Ziegel Recycling Bayern GmbH, a company cooperating with Leipfinger-Bader (LB), has now been officially acknowledged as a waste disposal company. It...
Kambic climate chambers are suitable for various applications such as long-term or stability tests, calibration laboratories, material test laboratories, material conditioning, or ageing tests....
As the editors learned shortly before going to press, the insolvent plant manufacturer Hans Lingl Anlagenbau und Verfahrenstechnik GmbH & Co. KG has been saved. According to the insolvency...
Fuel-related and raw material-related corrosive gases such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), sulphur trioxide (SO3) and hydrogen chloride (HCI) contained in the exhaust gas of kiln can be analysed...
“Verdés turns digital, and you?” The implementation of Industry 4.0 brings with it clear opportunities such as, more efficient processes, economic benefits, improved after-sales service, and the...
For checking the quality of clay bricks and blocks, especially their ground dimensions, ibea, a Hamburg-based company, supplies with a system comprising high-resolution colour-matrix- and 3D cameras....
Redblocsystems has started up a new production plant for prefabricated brick elements in St. Georgen, Austria. In the production line developed in collaboration with Sabo, the Greek plant engineering...
Dear Readers,becoming climate-neutral, remaining competitive – striking a balance between these two goals will be the central concern of the clay brick and tile industry in the forthcoming decades.How...
The State Technical College of Ceramic Engineering and Ceramic Design in Höhr-Grenzhausen offers an opportunity for vocational training to qualify as a State-Certified Ceramic Designer or...
Well over 300 people took part in the first Online Masonry Conference in March 2021, an event co-organized by Ziegelwerke Bellenberg, Klosterbeuren, Deisendorf, Hörl & Hartmann Ziegeltechnik and...
Just over five months until Germany’s federal election, the German brick and tile industry is joining in on the debate about future industry and building policy.“The dream of buying their own...
By 2030, CO2 emissions in Europe are to be reduced by 55 percent compared to 1990. In 2050, Europe, and accordingly Germany, too, will be climate-neutral. The road to this destination is like a...
The Brick Development Association (BDA) launches a new Brickmakers Quality Charter (BQC) to provide the whole UK supply chain from client to end user with assurances as to the product, manufacturing...
JUWÖ Poroton, the clay block manufacturer, is reorganizing its sales with regard to project management. Dipl.-Ing (FH) Oliver Rühr, known and well-connected in the industry, has been appointed head of...
After a career spanning 40 years, Jean-Pierre Wuytack will retire as CEO of brick manufacturer, Vandersanden, later this year. Rudi Peeters, currently CIO (Chief Information Officer) at KBC Bank in...
Working alongside installation companies, architects, planners and structural engineers are faced with the challenge of fixing facades securely while combining high quality with visually attractive...
Wienerberger is giving a free-of-charge system guarantee for up to 20 years on its Koramic roofing solutions. Installation companies can get the corresponding certificate online. Once the project and...
Large volumes of waste materials are produced every year during the technological processes in the quarrying industry. The reason for these investigations were the problems in connection with a...
Increasing the thermal performance of a wall system can reduce the energy consumption of buildings. This can be done in two ways: increasing the thermal resistance of the building envelope and...
A new fashion wave is reflected in the design of garage driveways, gardens, public squares and façades: A warm grey is the trend colour for modern clay pavers and façade bricks. According to the...
