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Construction 2050 - Building tomorrow’s Europe today

29/08/2019

Construction stakeholders believe that the Construction 2020 initiative should be reinforced in order to fully achieve its ambitions, aimed at supporting the construction sector’s adaptation to key emerging challenges and to promote the sustainable competitiveness of the sector. To this end, major European construction representatives have united, to stress their commitment to the extension of the existing in the form of the “Construction 2050: Building tomorrow’s Europe today” initiative. This comprehensive framework should be fully embraced by all actors in the construction ecosystem, Member States and European institutions. Building on the results of the current Construction 2020 initiative, this new framework should be based on the following principles:

Engineering Days in Salzburg – more than a precast concrete congress

29/08/2019

For the 11th time, the Engineering Days and industry meeting place for the precast concrete industry will take place from the 26th until the 27th of November 2019 at the Salzburg Congress, in the heart of Mozart's city. The Engineering Days are a global platform for specialists in the precast concrete industry and take place alternately in China and Austria every year.

ICCX Middle East 2019 – Register now!

29/08/2019

Just a few weeks left until the start of the third edition of ICCX Middle East. This event focussing on the concrete and precast industries will be taking place on 24 and 25 November at the Sharjah Expo Centre and will include a tradeshow featuring about 100 stands and a and state-of-the-art concrete construction methods. It is only here that visitors can obtain first-hand and profound information, be it by visiting the stand...

Reinforcement connection system for cantilever balconies with offset heights

29/08/2019

Lighter and more compact. Schöck Bauteile GmbH has advanced the development of the Isokorb for offset heights still further in terms of geometry and weight. For installations both at construction sites and in precast production facilities, the thermal insulation element’s optimised design for balcony connections with offset heights facilitates handling, saves on costs for transport and storage, and simplifies installation. ...

Plant specialist for the concrete block industry continues to expand customer service

29/08/2019

In order to increase customer satisfaction, SR-Schindler has implemented changes in the organisation and internal processes. A new service hotline and additional service technicians are available to customers for fast processing of inquiries. In addition, the internationally leading plant manufacturer has a larger stock of spare parts for its customers.

New generation of production boards revs up

27/08/2019

Following the principle of “Accomplishing More With Less“, Peri GmbH has upgraded its Peri Pave production boards for the manufacture of concrete blocks by including yet another substantial function. This innovative second- generation of Peri Pave boards was presented by this formwork specialist on the occasion of this year’s bauma for the first time.

Digitisation calls for interface standards

20/08/2019

In articles of this “Digital Transformation” series, Unitechnik has been examining modern digital aids and investigating their applicability in producing precast concrete components. A key factor in the digitisation of value creation chains is the ability of differing systems to communicate with one another. Transparency, speed and added value can only be created for all parties involved if data can be exchanged without media ...

New universal industrial prefabrication system launched

06/08/2019

Presented for the first time at bauma 2019, the international trade fair for construction machinery in Munich, SiPiU received great feedback from visitors, consultants, technicians and operators in the industrial and residential prefabrication sector. According to Bianchi Casseforme S.r.l., the system aims to solve all the design and assembly difficulties that have been encountered over many decades.

24.-25 November 2019

Expo Centre Sharjah

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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03.-06 December 2019

Park Inn Pulkovskaya

St. Petersburg, Russia

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12.-13 FEBRUARY 2020

Double tree by Hilton

Warsaw, Poland

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21.-25 March 2020

SaMoTer trade

Verona, Italy

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23.-24 June 2020

Maritim Hotel Bonn

Bonn, Germany

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Midwest Block, USA, Updates Two Facilities with New Generation Machinery

Midwest Products Group wanted to explore what to do with the two-machine operation at Midwest Block in Tulsa, OK as both of the production lines required extensive repairs and upgrades. The Production and Operation Task Group toyed with the idea of taking out one line of the multiple machine facility and operating with only one machine to save on m...

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ICCX Middle East 2019 – successful into its third year

In the third year of the ICCX Middle East, the omens are also very positive. Many international companies from the concrete and precast concrete industry have already booked a stand in the exhibition to present themselves at the only targeted trade conference and exhibition in the Middle East. This event is characterised by intensive networking and...
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German formwork specialist on course for growth in its anniversary year

1994 saw the launch of "better ideas" made in Hockenheim. 25 years ago, renowned engineering office Reymann Technik founded Ratec GmbH as an affiliate with the aim of implementing rationalization ideas in the field of formwork technology. Its planning business had recognized that there was unexploited potential in the formwork sector of precast con...
CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Extensive modernisation of concrete mixing plant at Perin et Cie at Redon site

The company Perin et Cie is an independent company founded in 1921 in Redon, Brittany. Today, the company has 6 plants located on the west coast of France. With more than 150 employees, the company produces precast concrete parts of various sizes and types (400,000 tons per year), which are sold throughout France. The Perin et Cie product range is ...
CONCRETE PRODUCTS / CAST STONE

Technology that adapts to global requests

Expomat s.r.l., the Italian company that owns theVibro- Cast™ brand, sells its machines for the production of concrete elements at global level, currently handling negotiations on 5 continents. Thanks to the sales representatives and dealer network, the VibroCast machines have been sold and are about to be delivered to India, Uzbekistan, USA and Ke...
PRECAST CONCRETE ELEMENTS

Just-in-time precast floor slabs for the Belgian housing industry

The Belgian building materials specialist Daerden is expanding its capacity in the production of serially prefabricated semi-finished concrete parts. Just-in-time within 24 hours, it will in future be possible to supply its customers in the booming Belgian housing industry with floor slabs. Automated processes and Vollert technology make this possi...

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Beautify Your Way – new production line for high-quality concrete block products in Nepal

About 250 km westwards from Kathmandu in 2018, one of the most modern and largest concrete block production plants in Nepal was put into operation. Founded in 2017, the ISO 9001: 2015 certified company Asian Concreto Pvt. Ltd. has since then been producing a comprehensive range of high-quality concrete block products for a wide range of architectur...

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Largest expansion in the company’s history

The excavators are rolling, the foundations have already been laid and the dimensions of the new production halls currently under construction are impressive. Kobra Formen GmbH is building four new production halls, creating space for the next generation of mould manufacturer. "With this expansion, we are making a dream come true that has been cher...

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DN 1500 concrete pipe with seamless corrosion protection without welding at the construction site –

… also suitable for pipes with accessible nominal widths “Going off the beaten track” – this statement, more or less, sums up the systems developer Schlüsselbauer Technology’s trade fair exhibition. At bauma 2019, Schlüsselbauer focused on displaying precast end products that concrete part manufacturers can use to strengthen their position in the ...

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Future oriented testing and handling systems for optimised concrete pipe production

Prinzing-Pfeiffer offers customers modular base pallet handling systems and pipe testing lines for optimised quality control of concrete pipes and the perfecting of concrete pipe production. Suitable for most manufacturing systems and designed for future competition.

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Ecological layer securement and surface protection with biodegradable material

Modern architecture places ever higher demands on the production of terrace slabs and concrete paving stones. The storage and transport of such high-quality slabs is a challenge. They can be scratched by slipping or move and break on the pallet during transport. Also, an incomplete hydration process can lead to typical white spots on the surface, t...

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ICCX Academy Baku 2019

Full lecture hall, full accompanying exhibition – the ICCX Academy had a very successful premiere. In Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, 130 trade visitors followed the knowledgeable lectures with great interest and engaged in lively debate with the speakers and representatives of the companies exhibiting.

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Modularity in production, assembly and utilisation

10/07/2019

The civil engineering requirements placed on floors for office and administrative buildings have shifted. Flat floors with smooth undersides, large span widths and low dead weight are expected. Activating the concrete cross section thermally has to be possible in order to store heat energy cost-effectively and to assure the provision of comprehensi...

New universal industrial prefabrication system launched

10/07/2019

Presented for the first time at bauma 2019, the international trade fair for construction machinery in Munich, SiPiU® received great feedback from visitors, consultants, technicians and operators in the industrial and residential prefabrication sector. According to Bianchi Casseforme S.r.l., the system aims to solve all the design and assembly diff...

The Changsha Meixi Lake International Culture and Art Centre in China

10/07/2019

The Changsha Meixi Lake International Culture and Art Centre is the number one landmark of China’s Hunan Province. For this spectacular project, Zaha Hadid Architects acted as conceptual designers. The project has been materialized by the Beijing Architectural Design Institute; the Beijing Urban Construction Group is acting as general contractor re...

Specification of eco-efficient concrete for precast components

09/07/2019

Eco-efficient concrete for precast components can be designed with reduced Portland cement content according to the micro-filler / “eco-filler” concept described in Part 1 of this paper. This type of concrete has fewer impacts on the environment, plus good processability and great early strength in comparison with traditional concrete for precast c...

Optical changes in surface-coated concrete products

09/07/2019

The second part of this series of articles focused on the surveyor's assessment of the sensitivity of surface-coated products to scratching and reported on colour changes of these products that were attributable to the premature action of water on constituents of the coating that had not yet hardened. In the concluding third part of the series of a...

IPHA Annual Conference in Soenderborg, Denmark

10/07/2019

The 2019 Annual Conference of IPHA took place in Soenderborg, Denmark from May 23 to 26. IPHA, the International Prestressed Hollowcore Association, is dedicated to this special field of precast prestressed floors and walls. Its history goes back nearly 50 years and brings together a wealth of experience in design, development, production and marke...

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