For the first time ever, 80 000 of the more than 250 000 visitors who attended Bau 2017 were from abroad. As a result, Bau, the World‘s Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials and Systems, managed once again to make significant gains at the international level (2015: 72 000 visitors). ...
Digitization is giving rise to rapid, radical change. Any company that fails to invest in digital technologies in good time will be in danger of missing the boat. Händle, though, being quick to...
This presentation explains the view of the Stephan Schmidt Group regarding the production of standardized clay blends. It addresses potential customer-oriented solutions for „problem cases“ in the...
When it comes to the question of which renovation measure is particularly prudent and economically efficient for existing building stock, renovation of the roof is generally given as the answer.The...
Refratechnik Ceramics has developed a base frame that minimizes spalling on H-cassettes, thus increasing their service life accordingly.Since the materials of which existing kiln-car superstructures...
Ceramic products have to be fired before they can be used, and tunnel kilns are well-suited for the job. To help optimize a kiln‘s energy efficiency, fans can be installed in the preheating and...
Fine-grained, recycled aggregates (crusher dust) have not yet been defined as principal constituents of cement in DIN EN 197-1. Cement containing crushed brick dust as its main constituent therefore...
Digital transformation is currently a hot topic in the further evolution of industrial manufacturing. Digitization opens up new fields of activity for industrial enterprises and provides new service...
The WesterWaldCampus of Koblenz University of Applied Sciences is further developing the proven Bachelor (B. Eng.) course in materials engineering glass and ceramics to a dual study course with...
With brick quality criteria becoming ever more stringent, new brickhandling methods are inevitably required.That also entails certain changes in the production of special-purpose clay masonry units,...
