Zi field trip to clay backing brick plant wows students

Photo/Foto: Jens Maurus

»1 Thomas Bader, owner and Managing Director of Leipfinger Bader Ziegelwerke, and Zi Editor Anett Fischer greet the students

Photo/Foto: Jens Maurus

Photos/Fotos: Anett Fischer

»2 The tour of the plant led from the raw material stockpile …

Photos/Fotos: Anett Fischer

»3 …through shaping …

»4 … to the new tunnel kiln

»5 In a practical demonstration, the students were given a useful insight into how quickly masonry can be built today with modern high-precision clay blocks

»6a+b On the second day, the industry partners informed about their
companies

»7 The 10-minute speed dating was used to make first introductions

Photo/Foto: Jens Maurus

»8 The industry sponsors with Zi Editor Anett Fischer

Photo/Foto: Jens Maurus

For the third time, the trade journal Zi Brick and Tile Industry International arranged a field trip for students. More than 40 students, post-graduate students and their study supervisors learned about the theory and practice of manufacturing clay blocks at the Leipfinger Bader clay backing brick plant in Vatersdorf on 13 and 14 December 2016. The event was supported by several sponsors.

Following two visits to clay roofing tile plants, the destination of the Zi field trip in 2016 was a manufacturer of clay blocks, that is the Vatersdorf brick plant owned by Leipfinger Bader Ziegelwerke. Four industry partners sponsored the event, some of whom were taking part for the third time:

Grothe Rohstoffe GmbH & Co. KG, Bückeburg

Hans Lingl Anlagenbau und Verfahrenstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Krumbach

Opavsky Emailleschmelze & Glasurenfabrikation Josef Opavsky und Sohn, owned by Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Heinz Kropp GmbH, Vallendar

Refratechnik Ceramics GmbH, Melle

It is thanks to the commitment of these...