The bogie hearth kiln (test kilns) at IZF is being retrofitted with electric heating elements (230 kW) on both sides, in addition to the six natural gas burners, each with an output of 180 kW. The...
The church garden Löbnitz project – ‘Ave von Schönfeldt’ public garden – is now considered a particularly successful revitalisation of existing town centres. It was funded by the Saxon State Ministry...
On 1 October 2025, Wienerberger presented the shortlist for the international BRICK AWARD 26.Presented once every two years, since 2004 the BRICK AWARD has been giving architects a platform for their...
Ibea GmbH Hamburg has been building testing and sorting systems for 35 years.Since 1991, ibea has installed approximately 6,500 such systems worldwide, particularly in the packaging and construction...
On 29 September, Wilhelm Röben, senior partner at Röben Tonbaustoffe GmbH in Zetel, celebrated his 90th birthday.Following the sudden death of his father, Wilhelm August Röben, he took over...
The Sutracrete project, funded by the BMBF, enables the reuse of masonry rubble in concrete products. It integrates brick dust as a pozzolanic additive and brick aggregate as a sand substitute to...
Ceramic fibre composites extend the excellent high-temperature properties of classic all-ceramics with significantly increased damage tolerance. This applies to both impact resistance and, in...
ONEJOON GmbH, which specializes in the development and construction of kiln systems, demonstrates that there is also room for further development in the firing of bricks.Brick firing in an...
According to estimates by the United Nations Children‘s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), around 54 million children worldwide were working in dangerous and exploitative...
The industrial use of electric tunnel kilns has matured from pilot to demonstration scale. However, the considerable investment required for a complete conversion is a deterrent. In addition, high...
