the 53rd Würzburg Brick and Tile Training Course is fast approaching. As Course Director, I am delighted to meet with the programme committee at the beginning of every year and put together an...
1 Geological background and site
At the Henneberg quarry near Heberndorf, Thuringia, Lower Carboniferous granite is extracted and processed to obtain such high-quality building materials as high-grade...
1 Introduction
The turnaround in the energy policy is a task for society as a whole. It has been the subject of discussion in Germany for years and is meanwhile supported by a majority of the...
This year the Forum began on 29 September with two seminars. Susan Miller, Terry Schimmel and others talked on regulations concerning air pollution control, water pollution control, health and...
The 2014 Würzburg Brick and Tile Training Course, which will take place from 2 to 4 December, is devoted to all facets of clay brick manufacture and application. This time it starts off with...
Hispalyt, the Association of the Spanish Brick and Clay Tile Industry, has published data for the industry for the business year 2013 at www.hispalyt.es (statistics). Like other industries dependent...
Things are less complicated for our customers now”, reports Klaus Schülein, managing partner at Rehart GmbH and managing director of RehartGroup. “They now have an alternative to established...
Goerg & Schneider, located in Siershahn/Westerwald, one of the leaders in the extraction and preparation of clays, chamottes and ceramic bodies, has commissioned a new chamotte tunnel kiln at the...
Under that motto, plant and equipment contractor Händle GmbH Maschinen und Anlagenbau hosted a three-day house fête to celebrate the dedication of the company‘s new logistics centre together with...
The Austrian Association of Brickmakers, Linz, has been working for over 90 years to represent the technical interests of clay bricks with regard to standardization and application. By joining forces,...
