Under the motto “We’re continuing to build – responsibly,” the IAB Tage “BETON” will take place on November 11 and 12, 2026, in Weimar. Around 250 experts and executives from Germany, Austria, and...

Every project begins with decisions made at the design table. Load paths are defined, details are refined, and solutions are carefully chosen to meet both structural and practical requirements. Yet...

With an innovative pilot project, Rupp Gebäudedruck GmbH and its partners are further advancing the development of 3D building printing: For the first time, the company has produced a modular house...

Clients increasingly expect concrete structures to deliver both structural performance and visual quality. Under cost pressure, architectural concrete finishes are often simplified or removed before...

P.V. Betonfertigteilwerke GmbH has expanded production at its Nisterau facility with a Radialpresse RP 1230-5 pipe production line from Prinzing Pfeiffer. The first product – a DN 1,000 concrete pipe...

At the 18-story residential tower on Mahatma-Gandhi-Platz in Munich-Freiham, glass-fiber-reinforced concrete elements weighing up to 1.6 t define the facade. For the thermally separated fastening of...

Approximately 120 participants gathered on October 8 for the BFT Mixing Technology Forum at Kortmann Beton in Schüttorf. Eight technical presentations and a tour of the modernized production facility...

The growing pressure on cities to redesign traffic routes and make it easier for more people to switch from cars to bicycles calls for new, practical solutions. The Munich flat curb is a new form of...

The facade of the Teatro Borsoni in Brescia features large-format precast concrete elements with a three-dimensionally textured surface. To manufacture them, Camuna Prefabbricati developed a special...

With the commissioning of a new ERM-ECO/158 mesh welding system from the Austrian machine manufacturer EVG, SAKO Stahl is expanding its reinforcing steel production. The system enables the fully...

In the university town of Siegen, the “Schleifmühlchen” junction serves as a major distribution point for surrounding inner-city junctions and adjacent urban areas. As early as 2002, the city of...

Summer is the time when decorative concrete shines, and concrete contractors are busy laying and stamping elegant patterns on sidewalks, patios, driveways, and pool surrounds. But what happens to the...

In Srem, western Poland – approximately 45 kilometers south of Poznan – one of the country’s most ambitious municipal housing projects demonstrates how modern multi-story residential construction can...

The product line of Eurobend GmbH includes sustainable solutions and a wide range of automatic mesh welding and reinforcing steel processing machines for the greatest majority of precast concrete...

Hardly any other topic in the concrete industry is as hotly debated as mixing technology. Is a planetary mixer the right choice for my product, or would a disc mixer, counterflow mixer, twin-shaft...

By implementing Idat Revit Precast, Hormipresa has taken a decisive step towards fully BIM-based precast engineering. The Autodesk Revit-based solution is gradually replacing the company’s existing...

Determining surface roughness is an essential part of quality assurance in concrete repair. National and international standards, including DIN EN ISO 13473-1 and ZTV-ING, require reliable...