Issue 04/2018

The judgment passed by the European Court of Justice in Case C-100/13 – three and a half years ago – has caused a great deal of excitement in Germany. The well-known consequence of this ruling is that...

The municipality of Issigau, with a population of over 1000, is located on the eastern edge of the Franconian Nature Park in Germany. When, more than ten years ago, the green light for a subsidized...

Udo Weimer, general manager sales for Germany, Austria and BeNeLux, hands over the general sales management of PCI for the core market Germany to Marc C. Köppe. Weimer leaves the PCI Group, which is...

The new office building of Spenner GmbH und Co. KG in Erwitte, Germany, has been constructed as a monolithic structure made of Liapor lightweight concrete. It features successfully executed and...

The 2018 Innovation Prize of the Supplier Industry for Structural Concrete Products was awarded at the opening of the 62nd BetonTage convention on February 20, 2018 in Neu-Ulm. The first prize went to...

R-Tech, the company based in Willendorf-Strelzhof in Austria, has been manufacturing  transport racks for the precast concrete industry since 1998. R-Tech entered the load-dropping pallet it developed...

Dorner Electronic GmbH applied for the “2018 Innovation Prize of the Supplier Industry for Structural Concrete Products” with the newly developed Dorner Terminal, a “concrete request point 4.0”. With...

In the manufacturing of precast concrete columns at a precast factory, the columns frequently have to be made with brackets. The production of brackets is a very elaborate process because the column...

BASF launched the MasterEase range, a new generation of superplasticizers based on a new compound specially designed for low-viscosity concrete. This innovative type of superplasticizer improves the...

The new Halox housing system offers space for new light and sound in concrete ceilings and walls. Its modular, shape-retaining and loadable design provides a secure installation compartment for...

Concrete is globally available and easy to process. Precast elements can be produced in various ways. One common method is to use tilt tables on which forms are placed for concrete pouring. This...

Monitoring curing times is a particularly complex and expensive step in the process of manufacturing concrete products. Failure to establish the strength development of precast concrete elements may...

Operators of concrete block production plants are facing the challenge of having to ensure the smooth, error-free and predictable manufacture of concrete blocks. One of the essential prerequisites to...

CPC (carbon prestressed) concrete slabs are based on a new technology that evolved from a long-term research project conducted by ZHAW and the company Silidur AG, in Andelfingen, Switzerland. The...

In the field of reinforcement technology, as well as with sandwich and element walls, Combar has been a familiar constant for many years as a construction material. The high-quality glass fiber...

Nevoga AG, based in Freilassing, Germany, has developed a protective strip for securing projecting reinforcement: for example, during transport and storage of precast elements and of loadbearing...

From May 06 to 10, 2018, a professional study trip will take place once again, organized by Berufsförderungswerk für die Beton- und Fertigteilhersteller (German Association for the Advancement of...

Almost 2,300 attendees mark a new record reached by the 62nd BetonTage congress held from 20 to 22 February this year. Firmly rooted in its long tradition, this landmark event once again demonstrated...

Cars tell a special story not only in terms of design but also in engineering terms. Automobile identity and authenticity can be particularly felt at the August Horch Museum in Zwickau. As one of only...

The Eberhard Schöck Foundation and Schöck Bauteile GmbH presented the Schöck Building Innovation Prize in the festive setting of the Schöck Industry Forum held in Ulm. Every year, three university...

Ratec Asia was founded one year ago as a joint venture with a local planning and construction company in Singapore. In addition to the locations in Hockenheim, Barcelona and Clearwater, Florida, USA,...

The new building of Volksbank Krefeld, occupying a prominent urban location on Dionysiusplatz in the city center of Krefeld, appears welcoming and prestigious simultaneously. The showpiece of the...

Every day, 3D printing as additive manufacturing process conquers new fields of application in the most diverse industries. Until now, metal foundries have been the prime users of the processes...

The paper describes a complete solution for rapid complex urban interventions characterized by a high level of industrialization. This solution includes precast systems for residential, commercial and...

Liebherr can now offer another silo variant for its concrete batching plants: A mobile tower silo for the storage of aggregate complements Liebherr’s concrete batching plant product range.In addition...

Eirich mixers have a reputation for extreme durability. Bernhard Jäger Betonwerk GmbH & Co. KG is another case in point. The company decided to replace a mixer that it had used in production for more...

Having invested in new tilting tables and modernized reinforcement preparation, Zitzmann Baustoffe-Betonwerk GmbH produces ceiling slabs, walls, structural precast components, concrete blocks and...

How do you reliably protect people and nature from recurring flood events? For this reason, massive, reinforced-concrete, flood protection walls are used with increasing frequency, whether as an...

The Swabian equipment and machinery manufacturer Weckenmann, renowned supplier to the precast concrete industry, is distinguished by the wide product range, among others. Everything from one source:...

Ratec stands for quality – it is the foundation that has allowed the company to develop into the leading supplier and service provider for the precast concrete industry and that allows it to...

A global leader in industrial vibration technology has introduced a lineup of powerful, long lasting vibrators for precast concrete applications. Lighter in weight and easier to transfer from one form...

The IAB Science Days will once again take place in Weimar, Germany, this year on 14 and 15 November 2018. The lectures, held under the motto “Concrete(ly) durable,” will focus on three topics:...

The bauma CTT Russia 2018 trade fair held in the Russian capital city of Moscow is one of this year‘s most important platforms for the international construction machinery and construction engineering...

Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) production is a multi-factor process where each factor plays an important role both on mechanical and on chemistry level. Appropriate selection of raw materials,...

After its launch in March last year, the new factory of Kaluzhskiy gazobeton was already producing 1,200 m³ of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) per day at the end of 2017. From the region of Kaluga,...

From 4 to 6 September this year in Potsdam, at the sixth International Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Conference (ICAA), everything will focus on this white, porous construction material. Today,...

After its launch in March last year, the new factory of Kaluzhskiy gazobeton was already producing 1,200 m³ of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) per day at the end of 2017. From the region of Kaluga,...

“The German precast concrete industry continues on its course for growth,” announced the Trade Association of Concrete and Precast Plants (FBF) at the end of February 2018.  Marketing expert Simone...

Messe Stuttgart, the exhibition and trade fair center of the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, extends over an area of 105,200 m2 and is thus the tenth largest German exhibition...

Robotic lawn movers undertake lawn maintenance more and more frequently. Hence, they save the garden owners time while doing the laborious job. Many times, however, a strip of high grass is left, in...

Special equipment is always used whenever it comes to systematic control of traffic in closed areas – such as the access to parking lots or parking garages. For this purpose, for example, barrier gate...

Although the production of interlocking paving blocks is largely automated, there are still process steps in which the not yet strapped and therefore unstable block layers must be shifted. For these...

Romano Classico is the trade name of a popular natural stone from the region around Rome. Since the antiquity, travertine stone has been used in many building structures and on public places. All over...

Venator, the pigments and additives expert, has developed several brand new color pigment products for the concrete industry. The new products were launched at BetonTage Concrete Solutions 2018 –...

“Studio Stuttgart” at the Edwin-Scharff-Haus in Neu-Ulm was filled to the last seat when Martin Möllmann, Board Member of Info-b, opened this year’s Cast Stone Podium. He presented the audience with a...

The company braun-steine GmbH invites architects and engineers from the field of urban and open-space planning and communal decision-makers to Ulm in Germany to the 15th SteinForum. Preservation of...