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NEST Unit DFAB House opened

26/06/2019

The DFAB House on the NEST building belonging to the Empa and Eawag in Dübendorf, Switzerland, was officially opened on 27 February 2019. It is the world's first inhabited house that was not only but also largely digitally built with robots and 3D printers. The construction technologies employed were developed by researchers at the  ETH Zurich in cooperation with industrial partners. 

bauma CTT Russia 2019: 22,726 visitors and 603 exhibitors

03/07/2019

At the bauma CTT Russia 2019 trade fair, 603 exhibitors presented their products and services for the construction industry on a total area of 55,000 m2 from 4 to 7 June. The event’s venue was once again the Crocus Expo exhibition grounds close to the MKAD Moscow ring motorway.

CPT - Construction Printing Technology

02/07/2019

Additive and automated manufacturing technologies for cementitious materials, known as 3D printing, have experienced continuous worldwide development over the past years. Digital Concrete has rapidly evolved from an idea to a real alternative to conventional technologies and the numbers and types of applications are constantly and rapidly increasing.

The European cement industry demonstrates how everyday waste fuels cement manufacturing

02/07/2019

Cembureau, the European Cement Association, is calling on EU member states to take action and promote the reuse of waste as a fuel for cement manufacturing. The call was made during an event Cembureau hosted during EU Green Week today. The focus of EU Green Week this year is on the proper implementation and impact of EU environmental laws.

German formwork specialist on course for growth in its anniversary year

02/07/2019

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 concrete production. In the absence of appropriate solutions on the market, the co...

60 years of pioneering precast technology

02/07/2019

The need for durable, efficient and safe construction provides a strong foundation for Elematic’s business. In 1959, brothers Pentti and Pauli Virtanen founded Toijalan Teräsvalmiste (TTV). They saw an opportunity in the demand for precast production technology following Finland’s rapid urbanization. The company manufactured table molds for facades and wall elements. TTV’s first substantial project in 1964 – a complete precast...

Ice Formwork

17/06/2019

The ecological performance of concrete, particularly of its constituent cement, can be endlessly debated, yet there is no alternative material which can compete with its universality and availability. This, however, does not imply that the concrete can´t become a sustainable and environmental material. The ideas of lean production suggest that performance of technology can always be improved through a thorough analysis and opt...

Columbia Machine, Inc. Announces Executive Retirement and New Division President

07/06/2019

Rick Goode, CEO of Columbia Machine, Inc., recently announced that after 18 years with Columbia Machine, Richard Armstrong will retire as Concrete Products Division President. Richard has agreed to stay on full time for the remainder of the year to help with Columbia’s leadership transition and to support three business development areas. As Director of Business Development, Richard will be supporting Columbia Machine do Braz...

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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Cemex Deutschland Sites Awarded Concrete Sustainability Council Certificate

Cemex has had five of its ready-mix concrete production facilities in Berlin and Potsdam audited according to Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) specifications. They now belong to the first approximately 150 sites in the world to be able to display the CSC certificate for sustainability in the concrete industry.

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Mobile ink-jet printer for printing everywhere on almost any surface

The state-of-the-art Handjet® from the manufacturer EBS Ink Jet Systeme GmbH offers coding possibilities at a high level. The marking of concrete elements weighing several tonnes can be done quickly, flexibly and anywhere with the Handjet EBS-260, which weighs just a little under 1.5 kg, without having to transport it.
CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Ice Formwork

The ecological performance of concrete, particularly of its constituent cement, can be endlessly debated, yet there is no alternative material which can compete with its universality and availability. This, however, does not imply that the concrete can´t become a sustainable and environmental material. The ideas of lean production suggest that a pe...
CONCRETE PRODUCTS / CAST STONE

Successful trade fair presentation at bauma 2019

Seven days bauma in Munich: The machine-building company Masa GmbH used the world's leading trade fair as an international meeting place and offered plenty of opportunities for intensive expert talks and specialist discussions on a large and very modern booth. The booth, brightly designed with big light walls, was very well received by the trade pu...
PRECAST CONCRETE ELEMENTS

Polish Precaster inBet successfully launches its second Carrousel Plant

Founded in 1999, Kolbudy based inBet can look back on two decades of successful precast history in Poland, and even beyond. While the company in the first years worked on standard stationary production tables, inBet started its first modern carrousel plant for the production of lattice girder floors in 2017. Only two years later, in early 2019, the...
FAIRS & EVENTS

bauma attracts more than 620,000 visitors

With more than 620,000 visitors, bauma 2019, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment, generated the best results in the exhibition’s 65-year history. The number of visitors rose by about 40,000 over the total produced during the previous...

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Successful trade fair presentation at bauma 2019

Seven days bauma in Munich: The machine-building company Masa GmbH used the world's leading trade fair as an international meeting place and offered plenty of opportunities for intensive expert talks and specialist discussions on a large and very modern booth. The booth, brightly designed with big light walls, was very well received by the trade pu...

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Products and services around concrete block moulds

In retrospect the bauma 2019 was one of the most successful events ever for the Kobra Group. The international team welcomed about 1,500 visitors to the trade fair booth, who came to get information about products and services around the concrete block mould. For the first time, Kobra presented itself with a double-decker trade fair booth that topi...

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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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Thermal images help assessing insulation issues in curing chambers

Due to its lower capital cost, low energy and maintenance costs and highly positive impact on the consistency of concrete color, strength and durability, the single atmosphere concrete curing chamber (big room) has become the most popular way to cure concrete pavers, curbs, slabs/flags and blocks.

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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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Cemex Deutschland Sites Awarded Concrete Sustainability Council Certificate

20/05/2019

Cemex has had five of its ready-mix concrete production facilities in Berlin and Potsdam audited according to Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) specifications. They now belong to the first approximately 150 sites in the world to be able to display the CSC certificate for sustainability in the concrete industry.

One of the world’s biggest 3D construction printers sold to Saudi Arabia

16/05/2019

Elite for Construction & Development Co. decided to place the order at Cobod as a response to Saudi Arabia’s need for building 1.5 million private houses the next 10 years and to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which aims to improve the country’s economy and housing situation by applying more modern construction techniques in the country. At the same t...

Sensitivity to scratching and premature action of water

16/05/2019

In the first part of this series of articles, the influence of the use of surface coatings on the visual appearance of concrete products was discussed. Attention was drawn to the necessity to distinguish between the respective coating systems (organic or inorganic), the application method, the place of application and the quantity and thickness of ...

Ryan Suszek Named President

16/05/2019

Besser Company is proud to announce Ryan Suszek as Besser Company’s next President; the sixth President in the Company’s 115-year history. Beginning in April 2019, Ryan Suszek will assume his new leadership position, while Kevin Curtis remains as CEO. “I could not be more pleased with the Board’s decision,” Kevin stated. “Ryan has proven himself to...

Innovations for easier handling

16/05/2019

Work more easily, more ergonomically and more efficiently. Probst sets itself this goal in all of its developments. So, it is also not surprising that the Swabian innovator attended the bauma 2019 with many new products for laying paving alongside proven classics. At its booth in the open-air area, the manufacturer demonstrated how quickly and easi...

New fully automatic cage welding machine for Northern Concrete Pipe in the USA

16/05/2019

mbk is known as a global player in the industry and its developments are distinguished by very high productivity and reliability, flexibility, enormous longevity and low maintenance and energy costs. When it came to implementing the planned modernisation, Northern Concrete Pipe Inc. of Bay City, Michigan, USA, which has five production locations in...

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