Issue 11/2013

Both the childcare concept and the architecture of the Integrative Children’s Day-Care Centre in Bad Nenndorf impress with their originality and...

At the end of 2012, ­  Wienerberger assigned Sabo SA to modernize the production line for handling wet products at its works in Solymar, Hungary. This...

The Spanish company Morte is continuing its international expansion, most recently in Russia and the Balkans. In the Balkans, an agreement has been...

Brick and block producer Leipfinger-Bader is now cultivating an “energy forest” for the eco-friendly obtainment of porosification agents. In...

Ademe, the French governmental agency for environmental protection, and the Total energy group have initiated a programme to support innovative...

Freymatic, the machine engineering company based in Switzerland, has converted the multiwire cutter it supplied to OAO Revdinskkij Kirpichniy Zavod, a...

In Haiding, Austria, on 24 September 2013, Wienerberger AG ceremonially commissioned the country‘s first mineral-wool filling plant for backing...

Ceric’s strength lies not just in its ability to engineer turnkey plants, but also in supporting these units in their further development in line with...

Capaccioli, the Italian plant engineering company, recently commissioned a new plant for the Algerian brick producer Banou Messaoud. At this plant,...

On Friday, 11 October 2013, the Bundesrat, the Upper House of the ­German parliament, acted on the proposal of its Environment Committee and approved...

The signing of a landmark agreement between the Clay Brick Association of South Africa (ClayBrick.org) and the University of Pretoria’s Department of...

Ernst K. Jungk, senior partner at Juwö Poroton-Werke Ernst Jungk & Sohn GmbH in Wöllstein, celebrated his 75th birthday on

A new development from Elster Kromschröder drastically reduces thermal NOx formation in ON/OFF-controlled high-speed burners.     The patented Low-NOx...

As already presented at the Würzburg Brick and Tile Training Course 2012, the project co-financed with European research funds is aimed at reducing...

Hot air circulation systems are standard equipment in new tunnel kilns built today as they bring both process and energy advantages. To allow existing...

The German National Annex to the fire protection section of Eurocode 6 (DIN EN 1996-1-2) was published in June 2013. Eurocode 6 can therefore be...

In spring 2013 Germany implemented the European directive on industry emissions in German law. Aspects relevant to clay brick and tile manufacturers...

Compared to continuous dryers, chamber dryers have the energy drawback that the drying air supplied is not fully saturated when it is discharged from...

Germany’s new Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) will in all likelihood come into effect in spring 2014. At the current point in time, the ordinance has...

This paper delves into the mechanisms of action between the physical properties and the frost resistance of structural clay products. By reason of...

Today’s production processes must be extremely flexible and efficient. In the process for the manufacture of ceramic building materials this means in...

To address such a comprehensive subject in a talk, first the requirements for a certain product property are described. To answer the question of what...

During firing of brick products, factors such as expansion and shrinkage processes, endothermic and exothermic reactions as well as mineral phase...

Conventional sound insulation test facilities have considerable disadvantages, which lead to long waiting times for the client. Only six to eight wall...

With the help of circulation fans, an improvement in convective heat transfer in tunnel kilns can be achieved relatively easily. Thanks to the higher...

At the latest by the end of the first phase of use, the decision must be taken whether a building material should be reused, recycled for a new...

Based on the current clay potential map of Germany, all clay resource types important for the clay brick and tile ­industry are characterized in...

With its energy audits of dryers and kilns, Rotho provides the operators of brickworks and roofing tile factories with the possibility: › firstly to...

The dramatic increase in the production of shale gas has led to a decline in prices for natural gas in the USA. Low-price natural gas is currently...

Any plant operator in Germany wanting to benefit from tax refunds such as the Renewable Energy Act levy or surplus settlement must prove energy...

For mortar- and joint-free building with bricks, the cut surfaces of the bricks must meet high requirements. To compensate for unevenness on the cut...

Roof tile presses constitute the classic core component of any roof tile shaping line. In the course of their life cycles, they are likely to be...

Bayernwerk Natur GmbH is a regional provider of heat and other media for private, commercial and industrial users in Bavaria. As a subsidiary of...

In cooperation with Hochschule Osnabrück – University of Applied Sciences – and within the scope of a bachelor thesis by Roman Flatau, Keller HCW has...

The official sound insulation verification certificate in accordance with DIN 4109:1989-11, addendum 1, as hitherto commonly called for, does not...

This year’s Würzburg Brick and Tile Training Course will take place from 3 to 5 December. In the well-established manner, the course attendees will be...

This multi-part contribution summarizes the raw material-dependent reactions that can cause damage to products during the firing process. Thermally...

Energy Savings Certificates (ESC), also called white certificates, are intended to promote savings in the consumption of fossil fuel energy. This...

The freeze-thaw durability of clay roofing tiles is a key quality factor in climatic regions in which roofing tiles are exposed to the effects of frost. In the Melch Valley, Switzerland, open-air...