User friendliness and easy operation were the focus in the development of the new clearly structured professional software, which enables comprehensive analysis and evaluation of thermograms. More...
As expected, Ceramitec,
the 11th International Trade Fair for Machinery, Equipment, Plants, Processes and Raw Materials for Ceramics and Powder Metallurgy, reflected the tense situation in the...
CO2 emission trading: basic principles, current situation and negotiations in Copenhagen
From 2013 the third phase of the European CO2 emission trading begins. From the view of the clay brick and...
1 Dryer exhaust air as the greatest energy consumer
in brick manufacturing
More than half of the energy required altogether for brick manufacturing is used for drying the green products. This is...
1 Introduction
Employing around 3 100 people in 11 countries, Tondach Gleinstätten AG now produces around 500 mill. roofing tiles and around 305 mill. standard-size masonry bricks. In 2008, its 34...
Overall production
In 2008 the Belgian brick and tile industry produced 2.294 mill. m3 bricks and thus decreased by 6.6 % the production compared to 2007.
Backing bricks (= common bricks)
The...
The company Lassmann Kommandite with its headquarters in Wirges has been involved in clay mining since 1936, employs 50 people and is currently actively operating nine clay pits in...
The headquarters of CRH Clay Solutions GmbH has been moved from Peine to the production site of the company’s Albert plant in Steyerberg, around 100 km away. The company’s administration and part...
1 Introduction
The Grasten Teglvaerk brickyard is owned by a venerable old Danish brick-making family who, for 8 generations now, have been producing some 30 varieties of high-quality facing bricks in...
Latest-generation strapping machines from Gerd Mosca AG use ultrasonic sealing technology. In everyday practice, that can reap a number of advantages. Convinced of this, Creaton AG obtained several...
