This article deals with the most important aspects whilst particularly focusing on the production of precast elements and cast stone items.
Pigments
Pigments (powders, granules, beads or liquid...
In mid-April 2013, the German accreditation body DAkkS issued accreditation certificate D-ZE-17527-01-00 to the non-profit Quality Association of the German Construction Chemistry –...
To give the product a Vintage or patinated look in a very quick way, the Thors Hammer is the solution. The look can be individualized to each product in the mold. It even allows the possibility of...
The young Dutch city of Almere was founded in 1976 on an artificially raised coastal area. The development that the city has experienced over the last 30 years has far surpassed the growth of other...
MC-Bauchemie has extended its product range to include MC-Powerflow 5100. A synthetic superplasticizer on the basis of the latest polycarboxylate ether technology that MC manufactures in-house based...
With version 4.0 of the design software Jordahl Expert Punching Shear Reinforcement JDA for double-headed studs as reinforcement for punching shear resistance, Jordahl GmbH now offers a comfortable,...
Efflorescence, white areas on product surfaces, has for years been a problem for producers who make slabs and pavers. This is the reason for many complaints from the end-user.
Efflorescence is caused...
At Bauma 2013, Stekox GmbH Abdichtungstechnik presented a thermoplastic elastomer with the new polymer hydrophilic water bar Swellproof X1, which achieves a swelling capacity of up to 250 volume...
The new version of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, Tekla Structures, offers construction companies of all sectors improved possibilities for the communication and collaboration in...
The CTPT 3 is a computer-controlled workability tester for fresh cement mortars and wet concrete mixes that rapidly determines true engineering parameters about their flow properties or workability....
