Issue 05/2017

There is no longer any room for the German mark of conformity, the so-called Ü-Zeichen, on construction ­products that already bear the European CE...

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2017-2018 president, vice president, and four board members during The Concrete Convention and...

Following the success of the ICON-Xchange events in recent years, the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) will be hosting the ICON EXPO...

The PreCast Russia trade show and conference has been constantly growing over the past few years. Despite the wide range of global economic...

The new concrete block from the company Christoph Betonwaren, in Freudenberg, Germany, now makes building garden walls still easier. The blocks can be...

Besser Company now offers three models of Servopacs. According to the manufacturer, all are perfect choices whether one is replacing a machine in a...

Like other „unshaped products“, such as ramming bodies or plastic bodies, castables have seen a steady upswing for decades, while the production of...

Liebherr has strengthened the present team of the measuring technology/sensor technology development department by additional software solutions and...

Flixbus is among the market leaders in Germany with one of the most extensive intercity bus offerings in Europe. The interior architecture of the new...

Bodamer I Faber Architects, of Stuttgart, Germany, brings concrete furniture to the market that excels both in terms of functionality and aesthetics:...

Increasing economic benefits while at the same time reducing global warming potential: How products from the Master Builders Solutions range...

Conversion work commenced in late 2016 to extend the width of the two existing horizontally arched box-girder bridges at the northern part of the...

Elbe Decken, with 20 production lanes, a storage capacity over more than 45,000 m2 and an annual production capacity of 500,000 m2, is one of...

By 2015, up to 45 % of the German gross electricity consumption are to be covered by renewable energy, such as wind or solar energy, for example. Part...

Many citizens of the city of Bergisch-Gladbach in Germany do not like to think back on the flood disaster of 2012. Since the probability of another...

Since the presentation of the new THT series at Bauma in April 2013, Teka Maschinenbau GmbH has supplied more than 100 units to manufacturers of...

The company B.T. Innovation has been internationally active as developer of innovative products for the construction and precast concrete industry for...

Vollert Anlagenbau GmbH is currently realizing a new production plant for concrete sleepers in Baku. In addition to the state-of-the-art plant...

An official co-operation agreement between two world-leading suppliers, Eurobend GmbH and Elematic Oyj, has been signed. The precast plant and...

In particular, if architecture is using free design for interior space and very large distances have to be spanned, prestressed precast floor slabs of...

Verhelst Prefab leads the way: steady modernization over the years leads to success. The prerequisites for this are machines and software solutions,...

In many areas of industry power ultrasound (PUS) is used for the dispersion, homogenization, wet grinding and influencing chemical reactions. Can PUS...

On 9th June 2017, the Concrete Canoe Regatta will take place again for the 16th time already – this time at the Fühlinger See regatta course in...

The Darmstadt Precast Days are celebrating an anniversary this year: on March 16 and 17, and on March 23 and 24, for the tenth time in succession, the...

In early April, the German trade association for concrete components with lattice girders - Fachvereinigung Betonbauteile mit Gitterträgern, BmG) -...

“It is our objective to make students fit for transferring the acquired knowledge of precast concrete construction to the offices,” states Prof....

(10) WO 2017/048725 Al (22) 13.09.2016 (43) 23.03.2017 (57) A 3-dimensional modular construction system using only two, generally U-shaped...

(10) WO 2017/035674 Al (22) 31.08.2015 (43) 09.03.2017 (57) The invention relates to a structural wall made of reinforced concrete for an envelope of...

(11) EP 3 139 700 Al (22) 27.02.2015 (43) 08.03.2017 (57) The present invention relates to a system for active management of energy in concrete walls...

(10) DE 10 2015 012 573 Al (22) 25.09.2015 (43) 30.03.2017 (57) Für die Winkelführungsplatte ei­ner Eisenbahnschienenbe- festigung auf Gleisschwellen...

(11) EP 3 144 439 Al (22) 21.09.2016 (43) 22.03.2017 (57) Eine Platte (1), insbesondere eine Boden- beziehungsweise Deckenplatte, für ein Bauwerk...

(10) WO 2017/041188 Al (22) 12.09.2016 (43) 16.03.2017 (57) The present invention relates to a process for producing precast products in an airtight...

(10) DE 10 2008 063 525 B4 (22) 18.12.2008 (43) 01.07.2010 (45) : 09.03.2017 (57) Verfahren zum Verbinden von Beton­fertigteilen durch einen...

(10) DE 10 2015 011 452 Al (22) 01.09.2015 (43) 02.03.2017 (57) Verfahren zur Herstellung von vor­gefertigten Elementen aus Beton mit oder ohne...

(10) WO 2017/032767 A1 (22) 23.08.2016 (43) 02.03.2017 (57) The present invention includes spacing ele­ments for concrete reinforcements. The spacing...

(11) EP 3 147 271 Al (22) 18.05.2015 (43) 29.03.2017 (57) The present invention relates to a laminated film for forming a concrete surface coating...

(10) DE 20 2016 005 858 U1 (22) 14.09.2016 (45) 09.03.2017 (57) Geschützt werden soll die Ausfüh­rungsvariante, ein über die Betonoberfläche...

(10) DE 10 2004 040 365 B4 (22) 19.08.2004 (43) 23.02.2006 (45) 09.03.2017 (57) Kernelement (13) zur Verwendung in einer Form zur Herstellung von...