For the precast concrete industry, the year started off with a good number of international trade shows. At the end of January, for example, one met in Charlotte for The Precast Show. For many...
The Freudlsperger company now succeeds in designing a fastening anchor that is suitable for this specific problem. The anchor is manufactured by an especially developed fiber-glass reinforced plastic...
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Reducing noise is becoming increasingly important at precast plants, especially with a view to workforce health. For example, vibration tables...
The fresh concrete properties of self-compacting concretes (SCC) are considerably influenced by the choice of coarse aggregate. The principal parameters are in this context the quantitative content of...
The German Scientific Information Service (www.idw-online.de) recently published a report that German researchers have succeeded in substantially increasing the loadbearing capacity of bamboo-concrete...
The price adjustments were necessary due to significantly increased raw material costs. The products affected by the price increase are used as polymers for adhesives, fiberbonding, architectural...
With the BT turnbuckle®. This universal turnbuckle can serve as a safe structural connection between various types of precast components being verifiable in terms of statics and could enormously...
The system was presented to an international audience at bauma 2010. In the meantime, this new patent of Rampf has revolutionized the production of concrete blocks - experts are highly impressed. In...
One of the highlights of the new building is the black façade appearing in a fair-faced concrete free of joints. However, owing to the ambitious architecture with cantilevers of more than twelve...