The economy, as nearly all areas of society, is currently undergoing profound changes. The keywords are well-known: digitization, automation, the energy turnaround, demographic development,...
It was only at the end of May that the parish hall of the Catholic Church parish of Herbolzheim-Rheinhausen was officially inaugurated. The interior walls of the new one-story building are made of...
Flir Systems, Inc. launched the Flir IntelliRock III, the first concrete strength and temperature profiling system equipped with a built-in thermal imager. Powered by the Flir Lepton thermal micro...
Many precast plants are now successfully focusing on architectural concrete and are investing significant amounts of time and money into this engagement. Many customers, primarily architects,...
The generational change at braun-steine, the leading German manufacturer of premium-quality concrete products, which was already announced in September of last year (see BFT International 09/2017, pp....
The Bundesverband Leichtbeton (Federal Association of the Lightweight Concrete Industry) welcomes a new addition to its executive level: Effective immediately, Dr.-Ing. Thomas Kranzler will advocate...
South East Asia has been regarded as a continuously growing economic area for a number of years. By now, Thailand is known as one of the so-called small Tiger States. From 2015, after some difficult...
Spancrete, an industry leader in engineered precast machinery solutions, has expanded its line-up to provide more technology-based precast production solutions that are scalable to a company’s...
The Forrestfield-Airport Link is improving public transport options to and from Perth’s eastern suburbs as well as reducing the strain on current transport infrastructure due to anticipated passenger...
By the year 2015 up to 45 % of the gross power consumption in Germany should be covered by renewable resources, for example by hydropower. Part 3 of our series shows which role precast concrete...
Meichle + Mohr GmbH based in Immenstaad is one of the renowned medium-sized companies involved in securing the supply of raw materials. The present performance portfolio is ranging from raw materials...
Thanks to a new circulation system of SR-Schindler, Fabrika Gotika will mill, smooth, grind, blast, curl, and coat concrete products in the future. The new products with high quality are above all...
The „Auberge de I‘Ill“ restaurant of the Haerberlin family of gastronomes has been honored with three stars in the Michelin Guide since 1967. The cuisine is regarded as one of the 30 best ones...
Chip machine manufacturer ASML based in the Dutch town of Veldhoven is expanding at a rapid pace. To create additional, much-needed parking spots, the company commissioned the construction of a new...
The new RSM-045 cage welding machine from mbk has been designed for the manufacture of precast driven piles used in constructing deep and shallower foundations. This system is known for its...
Just one year after the market launch of the UniCAM.10, the latest version of the master computer developed for precast concrete plants, Unitechnik records a high demand for the automation solution....
Façades rich in detail and made of Dyckerhoff Weiss shape the image of the new Q 6 Q7 urban quarter in Mannheim. The building complex covering several hundred meters provides room for attractive...
Hans Rinninger u. Sohn GmbH u. Co. KG, a successful family business, celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2009. Thanks to the positive development of the German construction industry in recent...
After a construction time of only one year, the German company Ed. Züblin AG Direktion Stuttgart erected 25 new residential buildings for the SWSG housing association Stuttgarter Wohnungs- und...
Permanent-magnet synchronous motors, which are also known as torque or high-torque motors, are rapidly becoming established as the standard solution for more and more applications – and now also in...
Fabric formwork can be used in both cast-in-place and precast applications. It offers several advantages over conventional formwork technology and provides opportunities for innovations in...
Pocket penetrometers have been manufactured by ELE International for decades, but two new rugged versions are now available. „The most important feature of the new penetrometers is that they are made...
PCI Augsburg GmbH is extending its successful PCI Nanocret product family by addition of a fast-action variety: PCI Nanocret R4 Rapid is the new repair mortar for fast concrete restoration. The repair...
With numerous improvements and extensions in the areas of 2D, 3D, and BIM design, Dicad’s Strakon 2018 software for structural design, reinforcement, and precast planning sets new standards for design...
There are events whose success can almost be taken for granted, including the annual Plant Manager Conference organized by the SLG. Each year, this events consistently attracts about 100 plant...
(10) DE 20 2016 105 046 U1(22) 12.09.2016(45) 18.01.2018(57) Stein (1) zur Befestigung von Straßenbanketten, aufweisend:eine im Einbauzustand des Steins einer Fahrbahn (100) der Straße zugewandte...
(10) DE 20 2017 006 154 U1 (22) 29.11.2017(45) 25.01.2018(57) Pflasterpaket mit rechteckiger Außenform und Pflastersteinen aus Beton, das in parallelen Reihen nebeneinander verlegt wird, wobei...
(11) EP 3 266 951 Al(22) 13.01.2015(43) 10.01.2018 Patentblatt 2018/02(57) Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verbundbauteil mit flächigen Betonfertigteilen (1), insbesondere Deckenbetonfertigteilen (10,...
(10) DE 10 2016 111 921 A1(22) 29.06.2016(43) 04.01.2018(57) Fertigbetonbauteil mit zumindest einem in das Bauteil einbetonierten Transportanker, wobei das Bauteil mittels des Transportankers an einer...
(10) DE 10 2016 113 559 A1 (22) 22.07.2016(43) 25.01.2018(57) Bauelement zur Wärmedämmung zwischen zwei Bauteilen, insbesondere zwischen einem Gebäude (A) und einem vorkragendem Außenteil (B),...
(10) US 2018/0010349 Al (22) 22.01.2016(43) 11.01.2018(57) Edge protectors are useful to be cast into the edges of concrete slabs to prevent spalling thereof after shrinkage has occurred and a gap has...
(10) WO 2018/008152 Al(22) 08.07.2016(57) To allow a PCa member to be easily connected by using a comparatively simple structure and without projecting reinforcing bar in advance from a side face of...
(10) US 2018/0010339 Al (22) 20.09.2017(43) 11.01.2018(57) An attachment device attaches adjacent first and second concrete pieces to one another along corresponding first and second interfacing side...
(10) AU2018200080 (A1) (57) A corrosion resistant concrete reinforcing member comprising: (i) an elongate core member defining a longitudinal axis; (ii) a longitudinally extending outer wall connected...
