Issue 7-8/2010

From the viewing platform of St Mark’s Tower (Campanile) you are treated to a breath-taking view of the North Italian city of Venice with its many...

At the Eisenberg facility, new components for U-block production have been added to the setting equipment and packing station. Back in spring 2009, a...

On Monday, June 14, 2010, CRH Clay Solutions opened their new robotics hall at the De Bylandt plant in Tolkamer, the Netherlands. Now, eight setting...

The Algerian industrial group El Moumtaza, (Bodouaou) has entrusted Equipceramic with a project for the installation of a new clay roofing tile...

Asia, especially China, continues to grow at breathtaking speed – and that irrespective of the worldwide economic crisis. Needless to say these...

On June 16, 2010, a very special good luck symbol was unveiled at the Pabrik Genteng “GOOD YEAR” brick plant in Surabaya, Indonesia. Very much to the...

The division Keller offers a worldwide customer service which is far beyond standard. This is assured by four professional and committed service teams...

On June 30, 2010 the moment finally arrived: the managing partners of Lingl, Andreas Lingl and Frank Appel, set the seal on the taking over of the...

The figures for 2009 inexorably show the effects of the recession that has been gripping the entire sector for some while now: production capacity...

The premier event for Brazil’s red ceramics industry is rapidly approaching and Anicer (the Association of the Brazilian Ceramics Industry) and its...

It is with great pleasure that I invite all “Zi Brick and Tile Industry International” readers to visit Tecnargilla, the biggest international trade...

On 17/18 June the members of the Federal German Association of the Brick and Tile Industry met for their annual meeting in

In the year 2008 the Italian company Bedeschi celebrated a proud anniversary: its centenary. The family-run company based in Padua, which is known in...

The richly traditioned company Händle GmbH Maschinen und Anlagenbau will be celebrating three anniversaries this year: the company’s 140th “birthday”,...

The German brick and tile industry registered substantial declines in all product ranges again last year. For the first time, the production value...

Ulrich Thater has just celebrated his 80th

From 24 to 27 August the 39th National Meeting of the Brazilian Red Ceramic Industry organized by Anicer (National Association of the Ceramic...

Tecnargilla will once again provide an invaluable showcase for manufacturers of machinery and equipment for the clay brick and tile industry. The...

Panotron AG in Kirchberg near Bern has come up with a roof tile incorporating monocrystalline solar modules that produce both electric current and...

The European Commission (EC) recently commissioned a French consultancy, Bio Intelligence Service, to carry out a study on the management of...

The Siemens Industry Automation division has simultaneously equipped four new industrial PCs – designed for tough industrial environments – with the...

The plant manufacturing company Eisenmann has now developed a system with which robots can be calibrated quickly and efficiently. They subsequently...

The quality control of fine powders in a size range from 1 µm to 3 mm can be substantially improved with the new Camsizer XT: More precise and faster...

Conventional measuring methods require up to eight hours for determining the thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and volumetric specific heat of...

The new safe Sirius 3TK2810-1 speed monitor from the Siemens Industry Automation Division monitors the standstill and speed of machines and plants....

The robust patented vereta MFS-HT 700 high-temperature mass flow sensor can be used in working temperatures up to 700° C. The air mass flow and flow...

With their recently developed adjustable cutting-change parts, Freymatic AG of Switzerland are setting new standards in brick production. The...

Handling moulds is a job performed sometimes several times a day at roofing tile factories. With a weight of at least 30 kg per mould, lifting the...

At the upcoming Tecnargilla, Keller HCW will be partnering with Morando, Rieter and novoceric for a concerted presentation. Their focal themes will...

The representative of Lingl, Mr Fausto Carra from Tricer S.r.l. will be present at the Tecnargilla with his own booth. Here, the Lingl group, one of...

With more than half a century of experience in the production of extrusion equipment, Filiere Torres, a company located in Carpi (Modena), is a key...

At the 22nd Tecnargilla, “Claytech”, an exclusive section for the suppliers of machinery and equipment to the clay brick and roofing tile industry,...

The Italian company Coveri is celebrating their first four decades as a producer of refractory materials for the brick and tile industry this year. At...