Issue 08/2016

Bauverlag, the publisher of your technical magazine BFT International, has long ceased to be a publisher only in the classical sense. Bauverlag is a...

The Wacker Neuson Group plans to open a new plant near Shanghai, China. Initial products will include compact excavators for the local market, with...

Spancrete, one of the world leaders in precast, prestressed concrete building solutions, has announced the promotion of Kimberly Wacker to Vice...

The book “Betonprüfung kompakt,” published by Bau und Technik, in Erkrath, shows more than 30 concrete test methods in compact and concise...

Elematic meets the growing demands for quality and verification in precast production by introducing a new automatic casting system. The Comcaster...

The Opterra Concrete Design Program has by now come to be used by many companies as a helpful tool in day-to-day concrete production. With the...

Bekapool, according to the supplier Steuler-KCH Schwimmbadbau, represents a totally new construction concept for swimming pools that is now being...

What started with the company‘s foundation by Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Erwin Kniele at the beginning of 1991, has evolved into an international success story...

The strengthening of reinforced concrete structures with CFRP strips (Carbon fibre reinforced plastics), plates or CF sheets offers major advantages...

Since early March of 2016, the German federal government has addressed its planned residential housing offensive with a 10-point program. One crucial...

Pfeifer Kanaty & Podemnye Tekhnologi, a Russian subsidiary of Pfeifer Seil- und Hebetechnik, celebrated its tenth anniversary on the Russian market at...

The historic La Boverie Museum in Liège has been expanded. The loadbearing support structure consists of precast exposed concrete components made from...

IQWoning Fabriek produces residential buildings in modular design ranging from plain subsidized housing to spick-and-span ­terraced homes. The...

Who would not wish that? According to Koen Waijers, the production capacity of the precast concrete factory of Hurks Groep located in Veldhoven near...

The precast plant Kleihues Betonbauteile located in Embüren in the Lower Rhine area of Germany responded to the refugee and housing crisis with its...

Wilfried Haut has meanwhile received inquiries from colleagues from all parts of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. They would like to find out...

The fourth edition of Concrete Show India, held from 19 to 21 May at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Center, was also successful, according to...

Technical specialists, members of the society “Aufbereitung von Baustoffen und Wiederverwertung e.V.” (Processing of Building Materials and Recovery)...

The engineering and consulting office CSG Engineering and the trade fair SAIE Bologna Exhibition invite to a technical seminar entitled „Precast...

Not only the exterior of the light cube made of architectural concrete of the Sanaa building of Zeche Zollverein (Coal Mining Industrial Complex) in...

The new edition of the “Mauer­werk” catalog from the German company Porit GmbH offers well-prepared information on all aspects of masonry made of...

Building with solid single-leaf walls is an especially cost-efficient construction method. It saves time and resources and ensures high levels of...

Mortars require sag or slip control agents to avoid potential application problems. Workability is a property commonly ­referred to in the mortar...

At this year‘s bauma in Munich, Jordahl GmbH presented a new product for the precast concrete industry: The toothed strap. The JVB-V system joins...

Glass fibres are the most utilised high modulus fibres to strengthen fibre composite structures. They are used in about 90 % of all fibre-reinforced...

The interdisciplinary C³ proj-ect (Carbon Concrete Composite) is developing a new composite material based on carbon fiber and high-performance...

In these times, where living space is becoming increasingly scarce, architects and construction engineers are challenged to build multifamily, row,...

It is no coincidence that the term innovation is included in the name of the Magdeburg-based company B.T. Innovation GmbH. The product engineers of...

Current calculations show that the Schöck thermal anchor allows design engineers to dispense with complex and detailed thermal bridge calculations as...

The Power Duo System – successfully used for more than ten years as a simple means for connecting precast reinforced-concrete elements with flexible...

“Transparency is a prerequisite for improved meetings in construction project groups. When sharing information in the cloud based and platform...

Conventional coatings are often inadequate when it comes to satisfying a combination of different requirements – such as emphasising the character of...

The Trade Association of German Precast Construction – Fachvereinigung Deutscher Betonfertigteilbau e.V. (FDB) – and the InformationsZentrum Beton...

The planning, construction, operation, demolition, and disposal of structures for handling water-endangering substances are subject to legal...

(11) EP 3 037 599 Al (22) 13.08.2014 (43) 29.06.2016 (57) A block 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is reinforced by the...

(11) EP 3 034 260 A2 (22) 05.05.2011 (43) 22.06.2016 Patentblatt 2016/25 (57) Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von halboffenen...

(11) EP 3 029 220 Al (22) 23.11.2015 (43) 08.06.2016 Patentblatt 2016/23 (57) Bei einem Transportanker für vorgefertigte Stahlbeton-Doppelwände (41,...

(10) EP 3 026 198 Al (22) 10.09.2010 (43) 01.06.2016 Patentblatt 2016/22 (57) Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Herstellen einer...

(10) WO 2016/096592 Al (22) 10.12.2015 (43) 23.06.2016 (57) The present invention relates to an elongate prestressed element (10a) defining two...

(10) WO 2016/086948 Al (22) 03.12.2014 (43) 09.06.2016 (57) A method and a technique for producing precast-cast-in-situ lightweight rigid building...

(10) DE 20 2016 101 962 U1 (22) 14.04.2016 (45) 09.06.2016 (57) Elektroinstallationsgehäuse zur Auf­nahme einer elektrotechnischen Einrichtung in...

(10) DE 20 2016 002 565 U1 (22) 19.04.2016 (45) 23.06.2016 (57) Gebäude mit mehrstöckig angeordne­ten Gebäudeteilen, wenigstens einer Plattform,...

(10) DE 20 2015 100 746 U1 (22) 17.02.2015 (45) 23.06.2016 (57) Betonfertigteil (10) zum Aufbau eines Fertighauses, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das...

(10) DE 20 2016 001 756 U1 (22) 09.03.2016 (45) 09.06.2016 (57) Ein- oder mehrteiliges Betonfertigteil (41) aufweisend: — wenigstens eine Beton...

(10) DE 20 2015 100 568 U1 (22) 06.02.2015 (45) 16.06.2016 57) Transportanker (1) zum teilweisen Ein­betonieren in ein Betonbauteil (2), wobei der...

(10) DE 10 2014 117 737 Al (22) 03.12.2014 (43) 09.06.2016 (57) Beschrieben wird ein Schalungs­element zum Erzeugen ei-ner Arbeitsfuge in einem...

Thai company CPanel Limited is operating one of the first fully integrated precast concrete production facilities in Asia, generating an annual...

An increasing number of concrete block manufacturers are now specializing in colored premium products. Masa offers the S 350/500 concrete mixer...

Flat slabs and/or element floors (precast slabs with in-situ structural concrete topping) as used in industrial and commercial buildings are...