The WesterWaldCampus of Koblenz University of Applied Sciences is further developing the proven Bachelor (B. Eng.) course in materials engineering glass and ceramics to a dual study course with...
With brick quality criteria becoming ever more stringent, new brickhandling methods are inevitably required.That also entails certain changes in the production of special-purpose clay masonry units,...
Digitalization is changing every facet of our life. With the increasing application of digital technologies in production and related work areas, new forms of socio-technical work systems are...
During drying-related shrinkage of green products, non-linear changes in the body geometry occur. These are not caused by an isotropic shortening of length, but shrinkage progressing from the drying...
Tecnoenergy is a study that Tecnofiliere has conducted to improve energy efficiency during the extrusion process.Brick dies and heavy clay extrusion in general is the core business for Tecnofiliere....
The revised EPBD published in June 2018 demands, amongst other things, the definition of a “Lowest energy building standard” and the realization of an almost climate-neutral housing stock all over...
Over the last decade there has been rapidly increasing discussion about the importance of protection against noise from the neighbourhood and building surroundings.In the meantime, a complex mix of...
The application of clay brick slips on façade surfaces is to be facilitated with a simplified specification.Basis for this are research findings with brick slips mortared directly onto rendered or...
Accessory roof tiles that cannot be produced by pressing are either luted by hand and “cemented“ by firing or cast by hand with very long setting times.However, such a complicated production process...
The paper addresses the situation with regard to EU emission trading from 2021. From 2021 to 2030, CO2 trading is going into its fourth round. After the relevant directive was approved in spring 2018,...