The joy of reunion was written all over the faces of the participants. After a two-year hiatus, the Würzburg brickmaking course could take place again. More than 200 industry experts from...
On 18 October 2022, the workshop „Intermittent microwave drying for the brick industry“ took place at the Materials Research and Testing Institute at the Bauhaus University in Weimar (MFPA) in...
On 1 January 2023, Dr Christoph Riemer took over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zschimmer & Schwarz Chemie GmbH, a global supplier of chemical auxiliaries. Together with Chief Financial Officer...
Beech wood fibres are to be used in the future as a component of climate-friendly brick insulation materials. The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is funding the construction of a pilot...
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...
