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Back to the Future – retaining wall construction in the Barangaroo Reserve, Australia

27/01/2020

Located on the east coast of Australia, the metropolis of Sydney is known worldwide for its majestic skyline, fronted by the iconic Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Less well known, past the southern edge of the bridge, the Barangaroo Reserve has captured the fancy of Sydneysiders in recent years as a gloriously beautiful, accessible green space. Nearly 6,500 feet (2 kilometers) of MagnumStone retaining wall were placed in the Barangaroo Reserve following the shoreline and forming the terrace at the headlands.

Back to the customer! Why too much knowledge of an industry can endanger success

20/01/2020

What is especially important for my customers? Any company executive can give two or three answers straight away to this question – especially in the precast component industry. Why these quick answers could even be dangerous for the company’s own future and how to deal with this danger will be discussed in greater detail in this article.

Schlemmer new sole managing director at SR Schindler

17/01/2020

With effect from 1st February 2020, Andreas Schlemmer takes over the sole management of SR-Schindler Maschinen-Anlagentechnik GmbH in Regensburg. Schlemmer is a trained mechanical engineer and has more than 25 years experience in the concrete block industry.

Advanced load analysis for Stockholm landmarks

16/01/2020

An exclusive project is underway in the Vasastaden district of Stockholm, Sweden. The Norra Tornen is currently being developed by Oscar Properties, with the Innovation Tower set to be the tallest residential building in the city, at 125 meters and 38 floors. The second, Helix-Tower, is just a bit smaller at 36 floors. Both towers have a unique design, in the form of box-shaped modules that have been merged together.

Opening of new building

08/01/2020

On Friday, November 15, the new production hall with office building was officially opened at Kraft Curing in Lindern at a ceremony attended by 100 invited guests. After 17 months of improvising and working in containers and in the open air, the Kraft employees were recently able to move into modern, bright offices.

ICCX Southern Europe: The precast concrete sector at SaMoTer 2020

06/01/2020

Southern Europe has a new meeting place for the concrete industry in the ICCX Southern Europe. The new trade fair will take place from 21-25 March 2020 and will be organized in cooperation with the international construction equipment trade fair SaMoTer in Verona. A comprehensive conference programme awaits professional visitors in an area specially built for the concrete industry at the Veronafiere exhibition centre.

Record attendance at the precast concrete event “Engineering Days”

06/01/2020

After the successful events in Austria (Vienna) and China (Beijing), this year's Engineering Days took place on the 26th and 27th of November 2019 in the CongressHaus Salzburg. More than 500 precast concrete experts from 22 countries had the chance to inform themselves about the latest trends in the industry. The focus of this year's Engineering Days was "Digitization as a benefit for the precast concrete industry". The progra...

Precast Prospers in 2020

06/01/2020

Despite ongoing labor shortages and indications that the economy is slowing, the precast concrete sector of the construction industry in North America should continue to prosper in 2020. Even as the picture for total construction starts looks flat, the segments where precast is most prevalent are the most likely to grow. That’s the overriding view of construction economists, equipment suppliers and large regional precast concr...

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ICCX Western Europe in Germany in June 2020

The world's largest and most successful conference and exhibition for the precast concrete industry, the ICCX, is coming to Western Europe in 2020. The ICCX Western Europe will take place from 23 to 24 June in the German city of Bonn.
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IFC4precast – a completely new concept for the precast industry

IFC4precast is a completely new concept to support the BIM process in the best possible way, especially for the precast industry. The digitisation of the precast industry is progressing at a rapid pace, with the aim of supporting the participating software systems such as CAD, MES, PPS and ERP with integration and networking. Several strong and wel...
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Solar Concrete Wall Systems

SolaBlock LLC (USA) has announced a pioneering new line of unitized concrete/solar wall block systems called Solar Masonry Units-SMU™. The new block technology features traditional concrete masonry units with integrated solar cells, allowing previously underutilized vertical surfaces to become attractive, dependable renewable energy generating spac...
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Cutting-edge production management system is a game-changer for Canadian precast manufacturer

Traditional wetcast production plant setups make it nearly impossible to drive productivity because there are too many variables and there is no linear process flow that can be easily tracked, measured, analyzed and optimized. The Prima wetcast system offers a solution to this by organizing the different work processes in the plant and by tracking ...
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New manufacturing process for earthquakeresistant prestressed hollow-core slabs with variable …

… component geometries Prestressed hollow-core slabs are up to approx. 40% lighter than solid slabs and require less concrete in production. Therefore, they are widespread all over the world. A new manufacturing process from Vollert now also allows almost any arrangement of supply shafts, concrete recesses, lifting anchors and the installation of ...

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Ambitious mechanical engineering company again proves its problem-solving competence

As independent brand of the Rohrdorfer Group, BWL Betonwerk Linden manufactures pavers, slabs and wall systems at several production sites in Germany. The philosophy of Rohrdorfer, a nationally active producer of building materials, which manufactures cement, readymixed concrete, gala products and precast concrete elements at more than 140 location...

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Establishing RFID technology as the industry standard for concrete block molds

In September 2017, Managing Director Holger Stichel gave a lecture at the Technology Symposium of Kobra Formen GmbH on future-oriented developments in the concrete block industry and spoke about the diverse application possibilities of RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags on concrete block moulds and the associated advantages in the managemen...

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Individual Thanks to Flexible Production: Monolithic Concrete Manhole Bases from PCS in Canada

Family company PCS Les Produits de Ciment Sherbrooke Ltée has been producing concrete pre-cast components for waste water and infrastructure projects in the Canadian city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, since 1944. With an experienced team, the company uses both wet-cast and dry-cast methods in its production and is one of the most important suppliers in Qu...

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

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 enquiries. In addition, the internationally leading plant manufacturer has a larger stock of spare parts for its custo...

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Temperature difference in the chamber – the enemy of quality

Different climate zones in curing chambers are more the norm than the exception. They cause color differences and problems in the strength of concrete products. These effects are caused by the curing process. Good insulation, uniform air distribution and accurate heat and humidity control are the remedies.

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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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Eric Wilhelm new managing director

11/11/2019

Eric Wilhelm joined the management of Probst GmbH at the beginning of October 2019. Together with the managing partners Dr. Markus Michalke and Sören A. Presser-Velder, he heads the Swabian world market leader for handling and lifting technology with its headquarters based in Erdmannhausen, Germany.

New testing facility with high-performance turbine mixer

11/11/2019

Teka Maschinenbau GmbH is one of the leading suppliers of high-performance mixers and factory modernizations as well as complete dosing and mixing plants in special design for the concrete products and precast concrete industry. Since the introduction of the Teka high-performance turbine mixer with patented mixing turbine, numerous well-known concr...

New production unit for the manufacture of innovative concrete blocks with high performance

11/11/2019

Pomel Beton manufactures a large range of concrete products intended for industrial, residential, agricultural construction and also used in the landscaping industry. To be able to produce technical blocks and use new technologies the company invested in technical installations provided by the leading manufacturer of machinery Quadra. Pomel Beton w...

Advanced load analysis for Stockholm landmarks

11/11/2019

An exclusive project is underway in the Vasastaden district of Stockholm, Sweden. The Norra Tornen is currently being developed by Oscar Properties, with the Innovation Tower set to be the tallest residential building in the city, at 125 meters and 38 floors. The second, Helix-Tower, is just a bit smaller at 36 floors. Both towers have a unique des...

Processing regular and stainless steel coiled rebar with diameters of 20mm and above

12/11/2019

To meet different customers needs, Eurobend offers different types of the well established “Melc” straightening and cutting machines. All types use the fourth generation (4G) of the company’s own straightening rotor.

Precast concrete for residential buildings in Poland

12/11/2019

Technobud Nowy Sącz Sp. z o.o. Sp.k. is a company that has been operating on the construction market since 2003. It has chosen the quality of Bianchi Casseforme tilting tables for the production of prefabricated walls in residential projects in Poland. Technobud is proud of its experience gained on the largest construction sites in the country and ...

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