Compact block finishing equipment

Frima develops new bushhammer and embossing unit

 Frima GmbH now offers a cost-effective solution for artificial aging of concrete blocks. The company based in
Emden (Germany) has developed two new techniques not requiring a strand and thus allowing working in a less complicated way than using conventional methods.


By using the Frima machine it is possible to treat coarse-grained (single-layer), rustic-style as well as fine-grained surfaces of paving blocks, slabs, palisades, curbstones and masonry blocks. The operating principle of the system is based on two counter-rotating shafts, which are furnished with special tools (similar to a milling machine), treating the surface of the blocks and stones. It is possible to change the intensity with the aid of various parameters. This unique technique is protected by a European patent.

Up to now, the technique was only intended for offline operation. Owing to...

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