For firing high-thermal-insulation clay blocks, the raw materials must meet certain preconditions and the firing process fulfil certain requirements. These are necessary to make more efficient use of...
Bavaria is rich in mineral resources like, for example, sand and gravel, various crushed rocks, loam and clay, gypsum and anhydrite, limestone and different industrial minerals (kaolin, feldspar,...
Non-load-bearing enclosure walls are a common construction method in the earthquake zones in Southern Europe. Solid monolithic clay brick masonry offers sound credentials for this application. The...
In the past, some glazed roofing tiles have exhibited damage that only became visible after a certain period of time. Moreover, not all tiles in one production batch were affected. Producers of glazed...
Amendments in Germany’s new Industrial Safety Regulations (BetrSichV) and Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV) came into effect as of 1 June 2016. At the core of the new BetrSichV regulations...
Long-standing partnership, publications in specialized media, word of mouth and in-house proficiency training all promote partner-to-partner dialogue – in which expressed wishes, discussions and the...
TCKI has developed a new drying process for chamber dryers (hybrid dryers) that can reduce the specific annual energy consumption for drying from approx. 4 000 to roughly 3 000 kJ/ kg water....
The digital transformation is well and truly affecting all sectors of industry by now, influencing all links in the value chain and changing entire business models. In the construction industry, 93 % of firms expect digitization to affect their corporate ...
Brick and tile producers in northwestern Germany have always viewed consolidated argillaceous rock from the Carboniferous as a major raw-material base. Large raw material potentials are located in the area of the Ibbenbüren Carboniferous fault ...
By way of examples, this contribution illustrates how the integration of heat pumps and the recovery of latent heat can enable the economically viable energetical optimization of drying processes, even when kiln and dryer are energetically decoupled. ...
