New production line for Feiter Betonsteinwerk commissioned at Xanten plant

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Aerial view of the Feiter concrete block plant recently commissioned on a greenfield site in Xanten

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Glimpse into the new factory building

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Close-up of freshly produced concrete paving blocks

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The Hess RH2000-4MVA block-making machine at work

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On the left, the face concrete mixer (2,000 l); on the right, the pick-up concrete mixer (1,000 l) from Haarup

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The large-chamber system including the HS buffer rack for 2,700 boards was supplied by HS Anlagentechnik

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The production boards were sourced from Assyx

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Last station: packed and palletized concrete blocks before shipping

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Figure: Betonsteinwerk Feiter

Hosts Ludwig Feiter (2nd left) and Matthias Feiter (2nd right) welcomed Richard Trappe (HS/right) and Silvio Schade (BFT/left)

Figure: Betonsteinwerk Feiter

In early March 2023, Feiter’s new concrete block production line was commissioned at the new premises located in Xanten in the German Lower Rhine region to manufacture concrete products such as paving blocks, slabs and design elements, as well as quarry stone products and ceramic tiles, to state-of-the-art standards on a site covering an area of about three hectares.

“As early as on March 7, 2023, the first paving block was manufactured on our new production line in Xanten – far ahead of the originally scheduled commissioning date in early June,” Managing Director Matthias Feiter happily welcomed his guests, Richard Trappe, Managing Director of HS Anlagentechnik, and Silvio Schade, BFT International editor-in-chief, to the Xanten plant at the end of June. “For this major effort, I would like to say a big thank you to all parties involved in the project.”

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