This year’s 64th Brick Forum will again focus on the fundamentals and innovations of making clay brick.The opening session of the Forum which will be held in Anderson, South Carolina from October 1 to...
George Washington’s Mansion at Mount Vernon is one of the most famous houses from the 18th century in America. It is an American landmark that is very popular among visitors and a lasting memory of...
The strong growth of the Dutch construction industry was not reflected in the domestic sales of Dutch facing bricks in 2017 (-2%). Export sales were clearly positive at +17%. The total sales of clay ...
The Wienerberger Group strengthens its concrete paver business under the Semmelrock brand by investing in the growth markets of Eastern Europe. To this end, existing production sites in the region are ...
As part of a European research project, new solution approaches centring on compact, easy-to-handle short-term heat storage are to be demonstrated. Sensitive and latent heat storage materials are...
The theoretical principles governing the energy consumption of counterflow kilns are explained and compared with the actual performance data of existing counterflow kilns. In addition, the advantages...
Issue 4/2018Prof. 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...
This year’s Clemson Brick Forum is taking place from 1 to 3 October, to be held again at the Anderson Civic Center in Anderson, SC. Hosted by the National Brick Research Center (NBRC), the Forum...
Growth in the German clay brick and roofing tile industry continued in 2017: according to the production statistics released by Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, the value of production increased...
The staff of Bongioanni Macchine welcomed many international and competent trade visitors at their stand at this year’s ceramitec. The reason for this were the solutions presented by Bongioanni with...
