In Switzerland to date, there have been no standards for architectural concrete structures that support planning, bidding documentation, and execution of architectural concrete products and...
The “PowerLash with Dyneema” textile lashing chain with a lashing capacity (LC) of 5,000 daN is the result of an intensive collaboration between the companies DSM Dyneema and Dolezych.
DSM...
The industrial engineering firm mbk Maschinenbau GmbH has over many years made a name for itself in the industry as a service-oriented company. At mbk, service orientation is understood not only to...
Additive production processes have been employed in aircraft, automotive or mechanical engineering, in dental or medical technology for many years, especially in prototype production. Increasingly...
The Thyssen Test Tower rises 246 m above ground level and has a diameter of 22 m. In the eleven elevator shafts inside, ThyssenKrupp Elevator, beginning in 2017, will test and certify elevators with...
The Association of German Precast Construction (FDB - Fachvereinigung Deutscher Betonfertigteilbau e.V.) expands their code of practice collection by two new codes of practice:
The FDB Code of...
A recent plant tour of our editorial office ended with a look into a modern showroom. Through virtual reality goggles, the editors were able to look at the finished product of the plant, a comfortable...
At this year’s annual general meeting of the Association of German Precast Construction (FDB) in Speyer, Germany, the FDB Management Team drew a positive balance for the year 2016 until now: all...
In the last few years, the number of complaints about discolored concrete block pavements has increased considerably [6], [7], [9], [10]. This raises the question why the number of complaints owing to...
The investment could be described as unusual. While the clear majority of Russian businessmen hesitate to invest in plant engineering amid the continuing crisis and unfavourable euro – rouble and...
