Issue 11/2024

One of the main reasons, dear readers, why I like this, my job so very much, is the many business trips within our region, Europe and the rest of the world  - to trade exhibitions, trade fairs,...

Concrete Manufacturers Association member, Cape Concrete Works, supplied all the concrete barriers for the international Formula E Championship race which was staged to great acclaim in Cape Town on...

Peikko Group Corporation is a leading global supplier of Slim Floor Structures, Wind Energy Applications and Connection Technology for Precast and Cast-in-situ construction. Peikko’s innovative...

In an interview, Andreas Bauer, General Manager of Pro Engineers AG, provides insights into the world of BIM-based optimization solutions for the construction industry and the visionary mind-set,...

“Rethinking Sustainability” is the motto the 69th BetonTage. The leading congress of the concrete and precast industry will take place from 11 to 13 March 2025 in the Congress Centrum Ulm. It will...

Continuous, non-destructive quality testing during an ongoing production process is a real challenge for the concrete and ceramics industries, brick manufacturers and building materials producers as...

The Spanish concrete association ANDECE regularly reports on new reference projects executed by its member companies with precast elements. The following contribution presents outstanding examples...

It is certainly one of the most ambitious construction projects in Brazil in recent times. Ecoparque Bairros Integrados is a vision that focuses on sustainable urban development and aims to create...

Progress Group is primarily known as a full-service provider of complete automation solutions in reinforcement and precast element production, as well as of the associated software. What many people...

The international conference Green Code Precast Days was held on 26 to 27 September at the headquarters of Progress Group in Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy. The two-day event marked a significant...

Engineering Days 2024 is just around the corner and promises to be a highlight for the precast concrete industry. Based on the theme of ‚Transforming Prefabrication: Creating a successful future...

The German Federal Foundation for the Environment funds the „SUScon“ research project. In this context, the Hering Bau station platform specialist and the scientific partners involved could develop...

The terms craftsmanship and one-offs are usually not associated with large concrete elements. But what appears to be heavy industrial production is often an individually manufactured piece of...

Steel-reinforced concrete is used by the construction industry all over the world. But it has one weakness: its reinforcement is subject to corrosion. To minimize this risk, it is sometimes protected...

For its Ductal Cladding and Ductal Envelope concrete panel solutions, building materials giant Holcim uses reinforcement with fibres made from polyvinyl alcohol resin (PVA). More specifically, Holcim...

For many decades, Construx Weckenmann has been manufacturing state-of-the-art battery molds for precast reinforced concrete beams and columns. These molds may be manually adjustable and simple to use...

The continuous growth of the Warendorf-Beckum district association of the German Red Cross necessitated the construction of a new building on the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse site to provide sufficient...

(10) DE202024000822U1(22) 26.04.2024(43) 01.08.2024(57) Der im Schutzanspruch 1 angegebenen Erfindung liegt das Problem zugrunde, dass eine rotationsfähige Kontaktzone zwischen Betonelementen die...

(10) DE102023102943A1(22) 07.02.2023(43) 09.09.2024(57) Die Erfindung betrifft einen Bausatz aus Formsteinen aus Beton zum Erstellen von Bordsteinanlagen (10) zur Abgrenzung einer Fahrbahn (18) von...

(10) WO2024160302A2(22) 26.03.2024(43) 08.08.2024(57) Provided in the embodiments of the present application are a prefabricated room module, a steel-concrete building module composite structure and a...

(10) WO2024173365A1(22) 13.02.20213(43) 22.08.2024(57) Systems, methods, and devices for supporting a concrete substrate and providing temperature control are disclosed. The system includes a...

(10) CN117754700(22) 24.01.2024(43) 26.03.2024(57) The concrete prefabricated part forming mold comprises a bottom plate, limiting mechanisms are arranged on the two sides of the bottom plate, and a...

(10) DE112019000453B4(22) 15.01.2019(43) 14.08.2024(57) Formeinsatz (1; 201) für einen Formrahmen (101), wobei der Formrahmen (101) zusammen mit dem Formeinsatz (1; 201) zu einer Form (301) zur...

(10) EP4414503A1(22) 02.02.2024(43) 14.08.2024(57) Bei einem Betonleitwandelement (1) für ein Fahrzeugrückhaltesystem (2), wobei das Betonleitwandelement (1) einen Fundamentbereich (3) zur Einbettung...

(10) US2024254059(22) 21.12.2023(43) 01.08.2024(57) A system and method for steam curing and carbonation curing precast concrete, including: a steam curing tank forming a steam curing space; a...

(10) WO2024176053A1(22) 14.02.2024(43) 29.08.2024(57) The present invention belongs to the field of building or surfacing roads, sports grounds or similar, machines or auxiliary tools for building or...

(10) WO2024160416A1(22) 05.12.2023(43) 08.08.2024(57) Die Erfindung betrifft einen Betonstein (1) mit einem im Wesentlichen L-förmigen Querschnitt, insbesondere zur Erstellung eines begrenzenden...