The brick architecture of its many historical buildings has been a characteristic feature in the city of Wroclaw for centuries. „Corte Verona“, an innovative residential building project, takes up...
A truncated pyramid with a twist, created by Basel-architects Herzog & de Meuron, now complements the huge Bankside Power Station on the south bank of the River Thames. This is the home, since the...
To strengthen the Keller Division to meet future challenges, Legris Industries has appointed Uwe Hartmann as CEO and Stefan Reichert as COO.Uwe Hartmann joined Keller in 1999 and has very successfully...
At the Bau 2017 in Munich, Franken Maxit introduced a lightweight mineral repair mortar called “maxit therm 825”. Offering both high strength and thermal insulation, this mineral repair mortar is an...
The Würzburg Brick and Tile Training Course, which will take place from 5 to 7 December 2017, is devoted to all facets of clay brick manufacture and application. Registrations can be made online as of ...
Service is becoming an increasingly important aspect. Time is money, and plants must keep producing rather than stand idle waiting for a replacement part.Many plants no longer maintain extensive ...
In the firing of heavy clay ceramics, the reductive process of transforming Fe2O3 into Fe3O4 can be used to generate numerous different colours, i.e., to obtain a very variegated interplay of colours. ...
This talk addresses the current limits for dust in workplace health and safety regulations. In particular, the new “A” dust limit of 1.25 mg/m3 and the conditions that must be met to qualify for the...
A coating for adobe bricks developed in a research project makes them more resistant to contact with liquid water. Produced according to the sol-gel process, the coating effectively precludes contact...
This contribution is the last of four articles dealing with kiln settings in terms of pressure drop, flow distribution, convective heat transfer and optimal configuration, as well as with the boundary...
