Refractories are the key for the development of new energy efficient thermal processes. Existing deficiencies in their high-temperature characterization are closed by a new generation of ThermoOptical...
Leaders have to adapt their leadership style both to the as-found situation and to those they wish to lead. That thesis was developed by Paul Hersey, who helped invent the Situational Leadership...
EECFA (Eastern European Construction Forecasting Association) has released its “Winter Construction Forecast Reports 2018” based on research on the construction markets of eight Eastern European...
At the Institut für Ziegelforschung Essen e.V. (IZF – Brick and Tile Research Institute), changes have been made in the management structure as of 1 March 2019. Annette Ilg-Muhlack, who had previously...
For the third year in a row now, the German brick and tile industry is seeing increases in the production of facing bricks and clay pavers.The facing brick volume expanded by 5% in 2018, while clay...
On March 20, 2019, IAB – Weimar Institute of Applied Construction Research opened the doors of their new pilot plant for construction material recycling to some 100 industry experts. The new plant is...
For the fourth time, the Forum Rohstoffe (Raw Materials Forum) in Austria invited its members to develop innovative solutions and projects on the topic of sustainability. These beacon projects were ...
The extensive modernization project at Schönlind brickworks was completed with an official start-up ceremony on the 10th of May.Some 150 invited guests from the realms of politics, business and ...
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a production indicator conceived by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance for assessing the value creation of a given facility. It shows at a glance how ...
In summer 2017, Keramika Burgas, one of the biggest brick producers in Bulgaria, contracted Sabo S.A. with the modernization of its brick plant.The modernization involved the cutting line, the dryer ...
