With the aim of accelerating the development of solar power all over Europe, photovoltaic associations from twelve EU states have agreed on a dedicated programme. At the centre of the demands...
Intersolar Europe 2011 drew to a close with new records set for both exhibitor and visitor numbers. This year, 2 286 companies exhibited and presented their products and services to a total of...
In 2010, the sales of facing bricks fell to a historic low. Although for the near future hope can be drawn from a slightly improving building sector economy and from the way in which the facing brick...
1 Ideal layout
A stockpile is constructed ideally such that the base of the stockpile slopes in the direction of the later material reclaim and the head of the stockpile (the top surface of the...
1 Introduction
At the new plant, Nuovo Corso cannot only produce extruded, ventilated façade panels and large-size extruded porcellanato tiles, but also products of various sizes. Top of the range...
1 Introduction
Industrial systems that are supplied with gases from the public grid are subject to the act on electricity and gas supply – the German Energy Industry Act EnWG [1].
The central...
According to the German Solar Industry
Association (BSW), more than 80% solar power – both photovoltaic and solar thermal power – is generated on roof tops.
The accumulated installed power for...
400 t pressing force; 17.5 pressings per minute with four roof tiles (>10 tiles/m2) pressed at the same time. These are the main characteristics of the Rieter- Werke roof tile press DR...
Tondach Gleinstätten AG has been awarded an exclusive contract from the Russian general contractor covering the supply of roofing material for the huge “Sochi” construction site. That Black Sea...
What is there to improve on a classical double-trough interlocking tile? Actually, such a timeless roof tile should already be about as good as it can get – one might think! On the other hand, the...
