Under this motto, this year’s annual meeting of Andil, Associazione Nazionale Industriali del Laterizio, was held on 16/17 June in Milan, where the Italian Brick and Tile Association was...
The economic outlook at the start of 2014 appeared hopeful, but the situation deteriorated over the course of the year. During the second trimester of the year, economic growth in most countries in...
DKG – German Ceramic Society – with the assistance of Messe München International, will be hosting a “Bavaria Night” at ceramitec 2015.
Germany’s ceramists want to celebrate with guests...
From 2 to 4 March 2016, India’s two ceramics-centred trade fairs, Indian Ceramics and Ceramics Asia, will be staged concurrently at Gujarat University Exhibition Centre in Ahmedabad.
“India is...
1 Objective
Decomposition and transformation reactions taking place at temperatures between 500 and 800° C (900° C) provoke a loss of strength in brick green bodies. The purpose of these...
1 Context
The alkaline-earth carbonates calcite (CaCO3) and dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) are contained in heavy clay raw materials. Clays intended for use in the production of vertical-core bricks tend to be...
The Sirius 3SK2 safety relay from Siemens offers multiple safety functions in the smallest of spaces. Thanks to the user-friendly drag & drop parameterization interface, it is simple to create safety...
Siemens is integrating its Sitop UPS1600 DC UPS with Ethernet/Profinet interface into the Simatic PCS 7 process control system. The energy storage units of the uninterruptible DC power supplies with...
1 Introduction
Energy efficiency is a hot topic, both politically and economically. The storage and/or flexible utilization of energy is gaining lots of attention now, too. As renewable sources of...
3 Optimization of body compositions
The described methods of suitability evaluation also provide a foundation for the goals-oriented pre-optimization of body compositions, both for new plants and for...
