1 Introduction Considering that the brick and tile industry counts among the more energy intensive sectors and that the cost of energy accounts for a very large share of the end products‘ overall...

1 Introduction and objective As the clay brick and tile industry is one of the most energy-intensive industries and energy costs account for a very high percentage of the cost of the finished product,...

In late May 2018, a new Verdés stiff extrusion installation equipped with a Magna-575 extruder was commissioned at the Astana Ceramic direct setting brick plant outside Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital....

1 Introduction Companies are always faced with the challenge of working as efficiently and economically as possible. Due to their constantly competitive situation, they are forced to keep making their...

1 Introduction The calculation of the static energy transfer through the brick walls of a building has become state of the art. From the thermal conductivity of the ceramic material, the equivalent...