On 18 April Erik Kjær died. In March 2012 he celebrated his 40th anniversary at the Danish Technological Institute, Masonry and Building Components.
Born on 19 May 1947, he completed in 1972 his...
1. Tunnel dryer for construction products such as bricks and tiles
2. Brick having a plurality of tubular hollows
3. Fiber enforced thin bricks sheet and process
4. Jaw crusher
5. Ceramic...
Each year, some 160 million NF units come off the line at Leipfinger-Bader brickworks. Also each year, that costs the company over € 5 million for electricity and fuel oil. This year, though, the...
Cleia, the French plant and machinery supplier, recently signed a contract with Almachrek brick co., part of Sahl Group Holding, to build a new brick factory near Tripoli. The new factory is set to...
The Belgian brick manufacturing company Briqueteries de Ploegsteert has equipped its factory with a Turbo II Modular Grinding Center and a Coriso Filling Installation supplied by Lingl. Ploegsteert...
Briqueterie Souakri Frères has entrusted Equipceramic with the restructuring of its facilities in Eftah, Algeria. The main problem at this plant, which produces hollow bricks, is the dryer, although...
1 Introduction
Ever since the German Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1996 was adopted, companies have been conducting “workplace assessments” for their employees. In many cases, it was...
Introduction
In many brickworks, the control system technology is no longer up to date, although the kiln technology may still be worth keeping. In this case, it is advisable to upgrade the plant...
3 Ceram-technological behaviour (secondary properties)
The primary properties of a clay or a batch result in a definite ceram-technological behaviour, which can be simulated under laboratory...
5 Test method pore-size distribution (PSD)
and frost damage
Frost resistance is decisively dependent on tensile strength, porosity and pore-size distribution. In principle, low porosity and high...
