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bauma 2022 prominently features industry’s power to innovate and exceeds expectations

When the grounds of Messe München become the center of the construction machinery industry for seven full days, bauma is taking place again. A total of around 3,200 exhibitors from 60 countries (2019: 3,684 exhibitors from 63 countries) and more than 495,000 visitors (2019: 627,603 visitors) came to Munich for the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment held from October 24 through 30. The proportion of international visitors was around 50 percent.

Wasa AG and Eckart Holz GmbH announce their cooperation

Just in time for bauma 2022, the companies Eckart Holz GmbH from Hünfeld in northern Hesse and Wasa AG based in Darmstadt announced their cooperation in the field of softwood production boards. Both companies are now focusing on their specific core competencies, which for Eckart Holz GmbH is the production of high-quality pine and larch production boards, while Wasa AG focuses on the solid plastic board Wasa Uniplast® Ultra an...

Successful Trade Fair Presentation

Those responsible at SBM Mineral Processing are highly satisfied with the results of the last bauma. "Everything was just right: The weather, the atmosphere, our products and, of course, the results!" said Managing Director Erwin Schneller in an initial assessment. The Austrians were present in Munich with a team of more than sixty of their own employees from the concrete mixing technology and processing technology divisions. ...

Automated precast element design for the first time

After the successful merger of Precast Software Engineering and Allplan almost two years ago, the next joint milestone was achieved in October 2022: the integration of precast design workflows in Allplan.

HeidelbergCement becomes Heidelberg Materials

HeidelbergCement becomes Heidelberg Materials. The company revealed its new brand identity today in the presence of hundreds of employees at its headquarters in Heidelberg. “Heidelberg” remains as a synonym for continuity and market leadership. “Materials” replaces “Cement” and stands for an innovative portfolio of sustainable and intelligent building materials as well as digital solutions.

Jochen Bauer joins the management

In July 2022, B.T. innovation GmbH expanded its management, in the course of which Felix von Limburg, managing partner of the company, and Stefan Wittek, commercial director of B.T. innovation GmbH, welcomed Jochen Bauer as a further managing director.

ICCX Central Europe 2022

Following the pandemic-related cancellation of ICCX Central Europe last year, another edition of the event took place on 14- 15 June 2022, once again providing the Central European concrete industry with a platform for networking and showcasing latest industry trends and developments. For the third time in a row, the venue for the two-day conference with accompanying trade exhibition was the Conference Hotel Double Tree by Hi...

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Milestones to success – Mixers with new, service- oriented features at bauma

The quality of raw materials plays a decisive factor in being able to achieve a homogenous mix of high-quality concrete inside the mixers. Both the raw materials and mixers significantly influence the appearance and performance of the finished concrete products. The production of main mix and face mix concrete have different criteria meaning the re...

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Milestones to Alpine Success

The product range of Ebenseer GmbH, a Rohrdorfer company, is as diverse as it is high-quality: pavers, slabs, modern design elements and attractive wa...

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International Architectural Projects – Wausau Tile Inc.

The Miami Worldcenter – the second largest private construction project in the USA – is currently built in Miami, Florida. Located between South Beach...

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Flexible manhole base production that also impresses with its efficiency and overall performance

Ameritex Pipe & Products, LLC has been recognized as one of the fastestgrowing manufacturers of precast concrete components in the USA for a number of...

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Digitalized concrete product production 4.0

The industrial revolution developed in significant steps. At first, the focus was on controlling and automating processes, followed by systems for dat...

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Accelerated concrete curing using radiant heat

Growth in metropolitan areas and their inhabitants’ demand for rapid transportation present many of the world's major cities with extensive infrastruc...

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Reinforcement production made sustainable with automation and software

You have to know what is traditional to implement what is up to date. In line with this motto, GP Wapening is now expanding its machine pool from rein...

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ICCX Central Europe 2022

Held for the 8th time, ICCX Central Europe 2022 opened its doors to 650 participants, which enabled the event to build on old strengths and celebrate full recovery after the forced break. The next ICCX Central Europe will take place on 08 - 09 March 2023 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Warsaw.

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ICCX Central Europe 2020

At the DoubleTree by Hilton conference hotel in Warsaw, more than 750 participants visited the ICCX Central Europe 2020 and heard the talks in the conference room; 110 companies presented their products and services for the concrete and precast concrete element industries.

New cage machines for AmeriTex

12/10/2022

The success story of AmeriTex started in 2009, when its owner and CEO Kevin Thomson decided to set up a concrete pipe and box culvert factory in Seguin, Texas. In Seguin, Kevin Thomson built a very compact and efficient factory equipped with state-of-the-art production machinery. Some very wise and cost-effective decisions were taken and after a fa...

Technical solutions to optimize vibrocompaction

12/10/2022

Vibrating a concrete mould does not mean just turning a switch. The sale and installation of VibroCastTM vibroforming machines and moulds carried out for many production facilities located in various countries has given Expomat technicians numerous opportunities to implement a wide range of technical solutions, allowing them to significantly increa...

New slab production with hermetic press and value-adding line at Tobermore in Northern Ireland

28/09/2022

With a company history of 80 years and diversification in the manufacture of concrete products in the 1950s, Tobermore is now one of the leading manufacturers of paving stones and walls in the UK and Ireland, meeting the needs of private users as well as architects and large construction companies. To meet its customers’ increasing demand, at the b...

New Research Center for sustainable construction

26/09/2022

The Graz Center of Sustainable Construction was officially opened at the Technical University of Graz in Austria. The aims of the initiative are to rethink the construction industry as a whole, to reduce its environmental impact, and to create a climate-neutral built environment.

Why precast is central to cutting concrete’s carbon footprint

12/10/2022

On the positive side the raw materials for concrete are plentiful, and the production of concrete foundations and structures are very cheap. But on the negative side concrete’s contribution to global CO2 output is 8% – or a hard- to-imagine three gigatons of CO2. Each and every year. With the ability to cut CO2 footprint by 25% factory-based precas...

Manufacturing sandwich walls in a battery mould

12/10/2022

A sandwich wall is composed of three layers: a facing layer, an insulating layer and a load-bearing layer. These walls are typically made horizontally and have a formwork-smooth main visible side, usually the facing layer, and a rough main visible side, usually the load-bearing layer. In a new production process using battery formwork, sandwich wal...

LATEST ARTICLES

bauma 2022 prominently features industry’s power to innovate and exceeds expectations

Wasa AG and Eckart Holz GmbH announce their cooperation

Successful Trade Fair Presentation

Automated precast element design for the first time

HeidelbergCement becomes Heidelberg Materials

Jochen Bauer joins the management

ICCX Central Europe 2022

Article of the Day

Milestones to success – Mixers with new, service- oriented features at bauma

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Over 60 years of innovative mixing technology

Digitalized concrete product production 4.0

New construction systems and CO2- optimized plant concepts at the bauma 2022

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Company Channels

Upcoming Events

CPI TV

ICCX Central Europe 2022

ICCX Central Europe 2020

MORE ARTICLES

New cage machines for AmeriTex

Technical solutions to optimize vibrocompaction

New slab production with hermetic press and value-adding line at Tobermore in Northern Ireland

New Research Center for sustainable construction

Why precast is central to cutting concrete’s carbon footprint

Manufacturing sandwich walls in a battery mould