Market trend/demand
In US residential construction, the total value of 2010 construction activity rose by 6% to about US$268.7 billion compared to the previous year, according to preliminary data. By...
The distinctive four-storey building in downtown Charlotte, USA, was designed by the Swiss architect Mario Botta. With its boldly cantilevered fourth floor exhibition gallery, soaring glass and...
Many technical inventions are long forgotten and outdated. Then there are important technical inventions where the basic idea survives for generations and is still universally accepted today. Such an...
The engineers of the company Freymatic were given the task of replacing an around two-year-old machine that had been supplied by a competitor to the Verkhnevolzhskiy Brick-Making Plant LLC (VVKZ),...
Capaccioli has delivered the second Aral 650/S extruder to Kilsan SA, Istanbul, one of Turkey’s leading brick producers, within the contractually agreed term. The machine was supplied just six...
1 Oxide-ceramic continuous filaments
Oxide-ceramic continuous filaments by CeraFib GmbH have what it takes for continuous service at temperatures up to 1350° C (»1).
The market for refractory...
1 Introduction
Saudi Vitrified Clay Pipes Corporation built a production facility with a weekly output of 1 000–1 200 tonnes of vitrified clay pipes, with lengths of up to 2.0 m and diameters...
1 Factors influencing wear
Column speed, the degree of extrusion pressure and the composition of the ceramic body determine the amount of wear. In addition, the shaping extrusion tools (primarily the...
The 14th International Exhibition for Construction, Construction Machinery and Civil Engineering (Salon International du Bâtiment, des Matériaux de Construction et des Travaux Publics) had a very...
