Perfect Pipe concrete/plastic composite pipes –
In summer 2011, Beton Müller decided to join forces with its Austrian development partner Schlüsselbauer Technologie (SBT) to conceive an innovative concrete/plastic composite pipe. Back then, Schlüsselbauer had already set the groundwork for the liner system and manufacturing equipment. The development partnership primarily aimed to regain market share for precast plants in sanitary and combined sewers.
At the final stage of conceiving the pipe geometry, Prof. Karsten Körkemeyer, of Kaiserslautern University of Technology, and Martin Schmitz, of Zerna Ingenieure, joined the team. The outcome...