Trade Journal for the Concrete Industry

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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.

Jared Calease Joins Afinitas as Director of Engineering for Forming Systems

Afinitas, a leading global infrastructure equipment and services company, is pleased to welcome back Jared Calease to its engineering team as the new Director of Engineering for the Afinitas Forming Systems Division. Calease previously worked for the New Hampton engineering team as a Product Designer.

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.

AWM joins the Schnell Group

After an initial business alliance started in 2020, Schnell and AWM formalised the entry of the Friulian company into the Schnell Group.

Columbia PSI, LLC. continues to invest and grow its Denver operations

Rick Goode, Chairman and CEO of Columbia Machine Inc., announced the acquisition of Control Design & Manufacturing (CD&M) assets on March 31, 2022. Located in Englewood, CO, CD&M is a recognized leader in factory automation solutions, designing, manufacturing, and supporting conventional bag palletizing systems, bag handling equipment, box forming and filling solutions and controls. CD&M will become part of Columbia PSI, LLC a...

New cooperation in the further development of a bricklaying robot

The technology company FBR Ltd. and Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH have signed a contract for cooperation in the further development of a bricklaying robot. The robot, named Hadrian, is considered one of the most advanced construction robots. As the world's first mobile robot, it can take on the complete bricklaying work of an entire building outdoors. The robot works very precisely and at a high speed. The robot has already built...

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11th SLG Conference for production facility managers on the topic of digitalisation

Concrete product manufacturers are increasingly being challenged to realign their manufacturing processes against a backdrop of advancing digital transformation in all areas of the economy. With a view to supporting its member companies, the SLG – Betonverband Strasse, Landschaft, Garten e.V. (German concrete association for roads, landscaping, gar...

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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.

Precision ensures success

07/11/2022

Quality and precision are key features that have an impact on production times, production costs, and selling prices. The manufacture of precision concrete components not only requires appropriate manufacturing equipment. An- other decisive factor is the tightness of the formwork. Tight manufacturing tolerances in the production of formwork lead to...

Presentation of flagship continuous action extrude

07/11/2022

During Bauma 2022 Munich, Germany exhibition, Vortex Hydra will confirm its reputation as a world leader in the specialist field of concrete roof tile manufacturing machinery by demonstrating the importance of ‘Engineering Innovation’ with the presentation of the new version of the ‘Flagship Continuous Action Extruder’ that operates up to 140 roof ...

Greener Solutions – All Emission Reductions Count

07/11/2022

When looking for ways to produce concrete sustainably, there is one ingredient that cannot be overlooked – cement. Cement manufacturing represents about 8% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions globally. Most of the CO2 emissions in concrete production are resulting from the burning of fossil fuels throughout the process from cement manufacturing t...

Automatic concrete splitting plant with guaranteed quality

07/11/2022

Concrete is one of the most used building materials in the construction industry. For many years MEC experts have been producing efficient and performing stone splitting machines. This article wants to focus on one of the most complex automatic concrete-splitting systems that MEC has ever built. Let's see together how it works and how it meets all ...

Splitting line with a rotary table complete with vertical grippers in Tbilisi

07/11/2022

A high-performance automatic splitting line went into operation in the Tbilisi area of Georgia, which will enable the customer to increase its production. The line has a rotary table that splits the blocks at 90° and has been equipped with two vertical grippers for product loading and unloading.

New truck-mounted concrete pump with 5-section boom

07/11/2022

Schwing-Stetter introduces the new S 56 SXF truck- mounted concrete pump, the significantly lighter and modern alternative to the tried and tested S 55 SX, which is thus going into well-earned retirement. Where large pumping volumes have to be pumped over long periods of time, high-quality and robust machine technology is required. These are the ch...

LATEST ARTICLES

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

Jared Calease Joins Afinitas as Director of Engineering for Forming Systems

Automated precast element design for the first time

HeidelbergCement becomes Heidelberg Materials

Jochen Bauer joins the management

AWM joins the Schnell Group

Columbia PSI, LLC. continues to invest and grow its Denver operations

New cooperation in the further development of a bricklaying robot

Article of the Day

11th SLG Conference for production facility managers on the topic of digitalisation

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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

Precision ensures success

Presentation of flagship continuous action extrude

Greener Solutions – All Emission Reductions Count

Automatic concrete splitting plant with guaranteed quality

Splitting line with a rotary table complete with vertical grippers in Tbilisi

New truck-mounted concrete pump with 5-section boom