Anchoring and Reinforcement Technology

Anchoring and reinforcement technology are among the central, often invisible building elements that ensure the stability, safety and durability of load-bearing structures. Reinforcement increases the tensile strength of concrete and contributes to sustainable construction through modern concepts and new materials such as carbon or GRP. Anchoring technology creates permanently secure connections between components - for example using dowels, anchors or composite systems - and is becoming increasingly relevant in view of modular construction methods and the circular economy.

Issue 02/2026 Progress

Pioneering Precast Innovation in Western Canada

Western Canada’s precast industry has gained a new driving force: Matbar Industries, who recently partnered with Progress Group to bring cutting-edge automation into mesh production. With the...

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Issue 01/2026 Terhoeven

World’s first system for fully automated cutting and handling of reinforcing steel mesh

Manual labor is still the rule rather than the exception in many areas. Terhoeven GmbH & Co. KG has recently found a solution for a typical work example: the monotonous, laborious cutting of...

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Issue 12/2025 Breuer Stahlhandel

Automating bending operations: Breuer Stahlhandel invests in automatic, robot-assisted Polybend PBX stirrup bender supplied by EVG

BFT International deputy editor-in-chief, Karla Knitter, visited Breuer Stahlhandel in Goch, North Rhine-Westphalia, to experience the newly installed EVG machine in operation. This automatic PBX...

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Issue 04/2025

Secure fastening and reliable load transmission of the cantilevered precast reinforced-concrete elements with Schöck Isokorb

The education center Bildungshaus NeckarPark in Bad Cannstatt is one of the largest and most innovative school construction projects of the German federal state capital of Stuttgart. The Schöck...

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Issue 04/2025 MAX EUROPE

Automation of rebar tying in precast concrete factories

Max Co., Ltd. is currently developing a Rebar Tying Unit for Automation for the production lines of precast concrete factories. Normally, workers tie rebars using wires in precast products. This Rebar...

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Issue 04/2025 MBK MASCHINENBAU

Flexible automation for the production of reinforcement elements

Industrial robots have already been established as a proven solution for the automation of welding processes for several years now. They offer great speed and high precision, resulting in an improved...

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Issue 04/2025 EUROBEND

Innovations in the areas of reinforcing steel processing and mesh welding

At the upcoming bauma, the world‘s leading trade fair for construction machinery, which will take place from April 7 to 13, 2025 in Munich, Eurobend will be showcasing the latest innovations in the...

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