Issue 12/2019

It’s hard to believe that another year has already gone by,” as the one or other reader of BFT will think in these days. For us, too, the year 2019 passed in no time at all with much happening: the...

In the absence of daylight, subway stations quickly become dark and eerie places. The planners of the new Karlsruhe Metro countered this effect with appropriate materials: façades and floors are...

The company R-Tech presents a new turnover rack, designed and constructed for maximum safety enhancement and quick, mobile use on construction sites. The structural design expresses the progress of...

Thomas Imbacher, Director of the Sales Region Central Europe, takes over the position as Managing Director “Innovation & Marketing” in the Group Management of Peri GmbH.Thomas Imbacher has been with...

One of Austria‘s most modern concrete mixing plants has been proving its worth since spring 2019. The Fröschl Beton Company has been supplying construction sites in the Innsbruck area (Austria) with...

Eric Wilhelm joined the management of Probst GmbH at the beginning of October 2019. Together with the managing partners Dr. Markus Michalke and Sören A. Presser-Velder, he heads the Swabian world...

Piave Concrete, part of the Crema Group, is an important supplier of concrete mixes for the construction materials industry in Melbourne. In the ultra-modern plant there, an experienced team of...

Redotto-RC made by braun-steine is the winner of the Focus Open Gold international design award presented by the Baden-Württemberg Design Center. The block clearly demonstrates that sustainability and...

The company Friedrich Schroeder has extended its product range by adding permanent fastenings that have been provided with evidence of National Technical Approval. The 20 SL threaded anchor with...

State of the art straightening & cutting machines offered by Eurobend, processing regular and stainless steel coiled rebar of 20mm and above: Newly installed machines processing large diameter coiled...

The company mbk Maschinenbau GmbH is known in the industry as a global player and system solution partner with a high level of individualization. It has satisfactorily served its customers with...

Concrete pipes and precast concrete products are the main specialties of M CON operating in Ontario through their facility in Carp. M CON Products Inc. was established in 1989 in Carp, Ontario, but...

The BetonTage will again take place, from 18 to 21 February 2020 in Neu-Ulm, Germany. With an additional, fourth, congress day, the 64th edition of the lead event of the European concrete and precast...

Every three years the congress of the Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry (BIBM – Bureau International du Béton Manufacturé) will take place in a different European country. The last...

Special knowledge is required for building tunnels and wind energy plants in order to implement demanding projects. The facilities and manufacturing processes required for such projects can be...

This article deals with the technological assessment of paved surfaces where concrete pavers were damaged due to freeze-thaw impact. Part 1 concentrates on the test and assessment methods available...

With its new Kassel Bicycle-Pedestrian Lane Separation Block, Profilbeton once again offers a pioneering contribution to greater safety in road traffic. This is owing to the unusual design of the...

AB 62, with a total length of only 79 kilometers, is among the shorter federal highways in Germany. It connects the city of Pirmasens on the northwestern edge of the Palatinate Forest with the...

OGS develops, in collaboration with industry partners, a software for the management of concrete block molds, which is already used by several manufacturers of concrete products. In BFT 9/2018, we had...

Solidian is a leading manufacturer of non-metallic reinforcement consisting of carbon fibers and glass fibers. The company offers the matching accessories as a perfect supplement to the innovative...

Accurately fitting Biso formwork blocks used according to the „brick-on-brick“ method for filling up with concrete, e.g., of class C16/20, C20/25, C25/30, LC16/18, LC25/28, are a simple solution for...

(10) DE 10 2015 121 810 B4 (22) 15.12.2015(43) 21.07.2016 (45 )24.10.2019(54) Schalungselement (1) für eine Aufkan­tung an einer wasserundurchlässigen Verbindung zwischen einer Boden- oder...

(10) DE 10 2018 109 989 A1 (22) 25.04.2018(43) 31.10.2019(54) Die vorliegende Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein aus mehreren Formteilen (4a, 4b) zusammen­gesetztes Deckenrandschalungs-element (2), bei...

(10) DE 10 2018 206 238 A1 (22) 24.04.2018(43) 24.10.2019(57) Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren für ein Verbinden von Schalungselementen einer Schalung mit einem Verbin-dungselement, wobei die...

(10) DE 20 2019 103 721 U1 (22) 08.07.2019(45) 02.10.2019(57) Vorgefertigte innere und äußere Wand­platte (1), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine innere Wandplatte (2) und eine äußere Wandplatte...

(10) US 2019/0309625 Al (22) 15.07.2016(43) 10.10.2019(57) The invention relates to a protective element for connecting to a concrete element of a tunnel extension, which has a protective section...

(10) US 2019/0322003 Al (22) 25.03.2019(43) 24.10.2019 (57) The invention relates to the manufacture of a reinforced slab-shaped building element (E) having a length (L), a width (W) and a thickness,...

(10) WO 2019/200970 A1(22) 29.12.2018(43) 24.10.2019(57) Disclosed are a fabric concrete block and a preparation method therefor. The block comprises four L-shaped angle shafts (2) arranged to form...

(10) WO 2019/203034 A1(22) 08.04.2019(43) 24.10.2019(57) Provided are: a building having a wall structure employing precast reinforced concrete walls, the building employing a sealing material which...

(10) DE 10 2019 109 503 A1(22) 10.04.2019(43) 17.10.2019(57) Die Erfindung betrifft ein Funda­ment für eine Windkraftanlage, wobei das Fundament (10) im Wesentlichen vorgefertigte Elemente, bevorzugt...

(10) DE 10 2018 109 501 A1(22) 20.04.2018(43) 24.10.2019(57) Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Bauteils (1) aus einem aushärtbaren Material, wobei in sich periodisch...

(10) DE 10 2018 108 634 A1(22) 11.04.2018(43) 17.10.2019(57) Die Erfindung betrifft eine Ferti­gungsanlage (12, 28) für Betonschwellen (3), umfassend wenigstens eine Form (18, 30) mit Seitenschalungen...