The goal of climate neutrality by 2045 affects energy-intensive industries in particular. The ceramics industry currently still uses fossil fuels almost exclusively for drying and firing its products....
The heart of every brickworks is the kiln. It has now gone cold and production has stopped. Such was the demand for bricks last year that planned shutdowns at most brickworks did not happen. Now the...
Gas supply and furnace atmosphere safely under controlFor precise control of the gas atmosphere in hardening furnaces, the use of mass flow controllers (MFC) is state of the art. However, such heat...
The predominantly medium-sized brick and tile industry in Germany is massively dependent on natural gas. The kilns are supplied with this energy source and cannot be converted in the short term. We...
Abstract: The Nuremberg University of Applied Sciences has recently started offering dual study models for ceramic engineers in the Faculty of Materials Engineering, which enable companies to actively...
The Federal Association of the German Brick and Tile Industry mourns the death of its Honorary President Ernst August Bäumer, who passed away on 14 December 2022 at the age of 100. For two decades,...
Joachim Korsukéwitz, long-time chairman of the Northwest Brick and Tile Industry Association and the Institute for Brick Research (IZF), passed away on 19 November 2022 at the age of 106.Joachim...
Urban developmentThe Grote Markt is the largest and oldest square in Groningen, a centre in the urban fabric used for markets and numerous special events.Its historic urban layout has been largely...
The Wienerberger Group wants to acquire parts of Terreal, a European supplier of products for the renovation and refurbishment of roofs. Creaton, one of the largest manufacturers of clay roof tiles in...
On 17 December 2022, Dipl.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Brakemeier, founder and former Managing Director of Keratek, Hohenhameln, celebrated his 80th birthday. Many people know him as a long-standing board member...
