Joachim Deppisch is a household name to most of the regulars at the Würzburger Ziegellehrgang (WZL). Since 1997, he has been organising the most important annual meeting of the German brick and tile...
We say “yes”, it can be done. We clearly realise that this is a very big challenge for everyone involved. Together we need a lot of commitment and courage to achieve this goal.IntroductionAs we...
Stephan Schmidt KG is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its founding this year. Shortly after the official celebrations in Dornburg in Hesse, we spoke with the managing partner of the family-owned...
AbstractIn the work presented, we investigate what influence the increasing addition of clay brick scrap and concrete rubble has on the setting behaviour and material properties of fly-ash-based...
1 Starting situationClay masonry bricks are construction materials with a long tradition. The further development of their product properties is the subject of a wide range of efforts. To confirm the...
AbstractThis paper deals with the spatially resolved, distributed temperature measurement during microwave-assisted firing of green bodies using fibre-optic sensing. The temperature profiles...
As first reported by the Thüringer Allgemeine on 25 November 2023, the Wienerberger plant in Bollstedt, a district of Mühlhausen/Thuringia, is to close at the end of the year.
Following the official registration deadline in mid-September, the first round of planning for ceramitec has now begun. The leading international trade fair for the ceramics industry is already...
Dear readers,A few days before we took this issue to the printers, the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action presented the federal government’s plans for the hydrogen core network....