Almost a whole year has passed since the outbreak of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which violated international law. A year that many had associated with the hope of normality after the...
The Brick Award is an internationally re-known architectural prize that honors innovative brick architecture. The submitted projects show how versatile, energy efficient and creative ceramic products...
The main condition and obstacle for the recyclability of bricks is the separation of construction waste by type. In particular, mortars and plasters that adhere strongly to the bricks pose a problem....
The goal of climate neutrality by 2045 affects energy-intensive industries in particular. The ceramics industry currently still uses fossil fuels almost exclusively for drying and firing its products....
The heart of every brickworks is the kiln. It has now gone cold and production has stopped. Such was the demand for bricks last year that planned shutdowns at most brickworks did not happen. Now the...
Gas supply and furnace atmosphere safely under controlFor precise control of the gas atmosphere in hardening furnaces, the use of mass flow controllers (MFC) is state of the art. However, such heat...
The predominantly medium-sized brick and tile industry in Germany is massively dependent on natural gas. The kilns are supplied with this energy source and cannot be converted in the short term. We...
Abstract: The Nuremberg University of Applied Sciences has recently started offering dual study models for ceramic engineers in the Faculty of Materials Engineering, which enable companies to actively...
The Federal Association of the German Brick and Tile Industry mourns the death of its Honorary President Ernst August Bäumer, who passed away on 14 December 2022 at the age of 100. For two decades,...
Joachim Korsukéwitz, long-time chairman of the Northwest Brick and Tile Industry Association and the Institute for Brick Research (IZF), passed away on 19 November 2022 at the age of 106.Joachim...
