Trade Journal for the Concrete Industry

Trade Journals for the Concrete Industry

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Digital tools to build a sustainable future

In addition to the mix design optimization, optimization of the production process can lead to a significant reduction of the carbon footprint of the precast industry. In this article, the authors demonstrate how digital solutions can be used to achieve this goal. This is achieved by modeling the binder hydration. Thanks to numerical analysis, the temperature evolution, the hydration rate can be computed for different scenario...

Precast Concrete in Tall Buildings

There has been continued global growth in tall building construction over recent years. The variation in the use of such buildings is remarkable, from lavish hotels and apartments to socially affordable units. As the world struggles to cope with growing numbers of people, dwindling resources and movements from rural to urban habitats it is unavoidable that population densities will increase, and more efficient use of scarce la...

Change in corporate management

After almost 40 years of activity in the company, the managing shareholder Hermann Weckenmann will retire from the management and daily operations of Weckenmann Anlagentechnik GmbH & Co. KG on 30.06.2022. Hermann Weckenmann will continue to exercise his shareholder function.

Transparent life-cycle assessment

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is the first manufacturer of synthetic iron oxide pigments to offer verified environmental product declarations (EPDs) for selected product groups. These EPDs allow Lanxess to deliver comprehensive information about the cradle-to-gate environmental impact of its pigments. The information provided is based on the international ISO 14025 standard as well as the European EN 15804 standard for ...

Carbon footprint evaluation for precast plants

Elematic, a leading precast concrete technology supplier, together with Sweco, Europe's leading engineering and architecture consultancy, has released a carbon footprint evaluation service to help precast plants measure their carbon footprint. The service helps precast plants move their operations towards low-carbon production and succeed in an industry where the importance of low-carbon production and sustainable operations i...

Tech Boom Drives Construction Demand for Low-Carbon Precast Concrete

Massive growth in the tech sector has created a construction boom in big warehouses, data centers and tech campuses. Their owners want them built well, sustainably and fast. That’s great news for producers ready to capitalize on the shift to low-carbon concrete products.

bauma 2022

Many months before bauma opens its doors in Munich from October 24 – 30, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment is expecting a very high level of participation: 97 percent of the available space has already been confirmed by exhibiting companies.

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Plant technology and financing from one source

The German engineering company Masa GmbH has gained an internationally acknowledged reputation as a supplier of machines and equipment for manufacturi...

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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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Haba-Beton Equips Third Plant with Monolithic Manhole Base Production

In 2021, another Perfect manhole base production system developed by Schlüsselbauer Technology, was brought into operation in Nussdorf, in one of the ...

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New finishing line in the Netherlands

With over 75 years of experience, the Dutch family-owned company MBI Machine B.V. (MBI) has continuously expanded its production and growth. Today, th...

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A Green Way to Cure Concrete

Climate change, sustainability, global warming and CO2 are on people´s minds all over the world, regardless of the industry, and this will not change ...

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CPI TV

ICCX Central Europe 2020

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.

Haba-Beton Equips Third Plant with Monolithic Manhole Base Production

03/06/2022

In 2021, another Perfect manhole base production system developed by Schlüsselbauer Technology, was brought into operation in Nussdorf, in one of the two Austrian plants of the family group Haba-Beton. Haba-Beton now has three sites equipped with the technology used to manufacture custom-made monolithic concrete manhole bases. Perfect manholes have...

Sardinian company Consultecna invests in modern solutions to advance production

03/06/2022

Consultecna made the decision to buy cutting-edge machinery and is convinced that this will not be the last investment in this direction. Recently a highly flexible mould for the production of pillars from Tecnocom, a company of the Progress Group, has been installed and helps an industry leader to stay ahead.

A Record-setting Precast Show in Kansas City

03/06/2022

The precast concrete industry was on full display March 3-5 in Kansas City, Mo., as record-setting registration numbers and show floor space combined for an exciting and eventful Precast Show 2022. More than 4,600 people registered with an estimated 4,100 individuals walking the 82,000-plus-square-foot show floor at the Kansas City Convention Cente...

Development of a self-compacting lightweight concrete

03/06/2022

Despite its positive properties as a material (low dead weight, good physical properties, etc.), lightweight concrete is only rarely used as in-situ concrete in building construction [1]. One reason is the more difficult conditions during placement and compaction compared to normal concrete. Almost regardless of the procedure chosen and the level o...

Extensive modernisation of a mixing tower at Transportbeton Hochrhein GmbH

03/06/2022

Transportbeton Hochrhein GmbH (TBH) is one of the leading ready-mix concrete companies on the Upper Rhine. With more than 40 years of experience, concretes tested on the base of DIN are currently produced at the four locations in Bad Säckingen, Küssaberg Ettikon, Klettgau Geißlingen and Wehr-Brennet in plants with regular function and quality inspe...

Support systems and polyurethane moulds for state-of-the-art wetcast manufacturing

03/06/2022

A daily output of more than 2,000 m2 concrete products is possible with a cutting-edge, fully automated wetcast system. Popular products here are high-quality terrace slabs as imitation natural or artificial stone, facing blocks for façades or small-format replica paving blocks. Wasa has accompanied and strongly supported the development of mould p...

LATEST ARTICLES

Digital tools to build a sustainable future

Precast Concrete in Tall Buildings

Change in corporate management

Transparent life-cycle assessment

Carbon footprint evaluation for precast plants

Tech Boom Drives Construction Demand for Low-Carbon Precast Concrete

bauma 2022

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Introducing the first ICCX North Africa

Precast Concrete in Tall Buildings

Plant technology and financing from one source

Researching concrete in space

Company Channels

Upcoming Events

CPI TV

ICCX Central Europe 2020

ICCX Central Europe 2020

MORE ARTICLES

Haba-Beton Equips Third Plant with Monolithic Manhole Base Production

Sardinian company Consultecna invests in modern solutions to advance production

A Record-setting Precast Show in Kansas City

Development of a self-compacting lightweight concrete

Extensive modernisation of a mixing tower at Transportbeton Hochrhein GmbH

Support systems and polyurethane moulds for state-of-the-art wetcast manufacturing