In general, a distinction can be made between mobile and stationary straight-stock cutting systems for reinforcing steel. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, mobile systems traveling in transverse...
The stair is no high-price product; therefore it is important for the manufacturer that the time and effort that goes into its design tends towards zero. Since a stair in geometrical terms is...
ACT’s Sales Manager and engineer on the project, Tom Krueger, worked closely with MBO owner, Jeff Opachinski, and his son Steve, Plant Manager, to design a turnkey mixing and batching plant that...
Amtekno LP, a U.S.-based company in Atlanta, Georgia, has been providing customized solutions for concrete product manufacturers for eight years. The company’s focus is primarily on wet-cast and...
There is a number of sustainability-related competitive advantages that concrete pipeline systems manufacturers can benefit from. These cover a wide range of sustainability measures as demonstrated...
Even with this unpredictability, certain indicators make educated guesses possible. Based on what we know at the end of 2008, the National Precast Concrete Association estimates that the U.S....
From the perspective of planning, the floor is a seemingly simple product, there being no complex and elaborate component geometries to deal with, as is the case with walls or façades. But there are...
Pallet rotation is the logistic backbone of a precast plant. It transports the pallets (frequently also referred to as tables) from one workstation to the next. Longitudinal transport typically takes...
In many German and European cities, air quality is an enormous problem. In addition to much-discussed fine particles, it is, above all, the oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and volatile organic compounds...
New design options opened up by glass granules patented worldwide
The key feature of these glass granules is a certain type of plastic coat. This coat prevents glass and concrete from coming into contact and reacting with each other. The glass granules have been...