Not long now and the German brick and tile industry’s “bazaar” – the Würzburg Brick and Tile Training Course 2016 – will be opening its doors again. Our course is taking place for the 55th time, without interruption. For me as course director, it is always exciting to fill the days of the next course with an interesting programme. The programme committee meets in spring and ...
As usual, the North American clay brick and roofing tile manufacturers met with their suppliers, including international companies, at the Anderson (SC) Sports and Entertainment Center at the beginning of October. Against the background of a slow ...
In recent months, triggered by a report on the German TV channel ARD, there has been uncertainty in some backing brick plants on account of the use of Woolit as a poreformer in the years from 2004 to...
ZMB Braun GmbH, Friedrichshafen, will present the cost-efficient handling of dies.
In this talk, the current accessory machines, the changing of the die with a hydraulic changeover system, as well as...
The Palaeozoic comprises the geological systems Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian: it began around 541 million years ago and ended around 252 million years ago. In...
In the production of clay bricks and roofing tiles, reliably temperature-controlled air flows must be supplied to the process. In numerous process steps, waste heat is produced, which is mostly...
In the scope of a study commissioned by RWE Power AG, studies were conducted at the FGK research institute on the ceramic suitability of clay raw materials from open lignite mines. In ongoing surface...
In the making of clay bricks, the firing process is particularly important. It crucially influences the product quality as well as the costs of the overall process. To ensure a uniform transfer of...
For several years now, a new surveying method has been on the rise – UAV surveying. With the help of drones, photos are captured, which in a complex computing process, which can take several hours,...
