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Flat Force Sensors Offer New Possibilities for Data Acquisition

Whether in the industrial environment, in mobility or at home: Smart Services require data that is processed and evaluated. Altosens GmbH/DE, a Fraunhofer LBF/DE spin-off from Osnabrück founded in April 2022, offers novel cloud-based force sensors that measure forces where this was previously not easily possible. This allows unexpected service operations to be reduced and … Weiterlesen …

Global Refractories Market by Alkalinity, Form, Manufacturing Process and End-User Industry

The global refractories market size was estimated at USD 24,22 billion in 2022, USD 25,69 billion in 2023, growing at a CAGR of 6,17 % to reach USD 39,13 billion by 2030. The cumulative impact of COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and high inflation is expected to have significant long-term effects on the global refractories market. The … Weiterlesen …

Nabaltec AG Publishes Half-Year Report 2023

Nabaltec AG/DE published its half-year report 2023, in which it confirms the previously announced quarterly revenues of EUR 49,1 million in the second quarter (–12,2 %; prior-year quarter: EUR 55,9 million). In the first six months, consolidated revenues thus amounted to EUR 106,1 million, compared to EUR 110,7 million in the same period of the previous year (–4,2 … Weiterlesen …

Paul Jamieson Named President & CEO of Allied Mineral Products, LLC

As part of a long-term strategy to maintain executive continuity in the leadership of Allied/US, Paul Jamieson, current President of Allied Mineral Products, LLC (Allied), has been named President & CEO effective 1 May 2023. This change is in conjunction with current Chairman & CEO, Jon R. Tabor, announcing his decision to step away from … Weiterlesen …

REFRA Prague 2024

The 22nd Conference on Modern Refractory Materials and Key Achievements in High-Temperature Technologies will take place in Prague/CZ from 22–24 May 2024 (Venue: Czech Association of Technical Societies, Novotného lávka 5). The conference will deal with the following topics: – Key raw materials: mining, use in ceramics, additives, recycling, strategic deposits, etc. – Energy aspects … Weiterlesen …

FIRE Short Course: Drying of Refractory Castables

The World Conference UNITECR will take place in Frankfurt/DE from 27–29 September 2023 in the venue Kap Europa. The day before, on 26 September (8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.), there is already a highlight: the FIRE Short Course “Drying of Refractory Castables: from Scientific Fundamentals to Technological Applications”. In its course, the Federation for International … Weiterlesen …

glasstec 2024: WE ARE GLASS

As of now, companies from glass machinery building, glass industry and the glazier trade can apply for participation in glasstec 2024 – International Trade Fair for Glass Production, Processing and Products. The world’s leading trade fair for the glass sector will be held at Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre/DE from 22–25 October 2024. At glasstec, experts from … Weiterlesen …

RATH AG Expands Executive Board

As of 1 June 2023, Alexandra Rester (52) toke over from Andreas Pfneiszl as Chief Financial Officer of RATH AG, headquartered in Vienna/AT. On 2 May 2023, the Supervisory Board and Alexandra Rester signed her Executive Board contract as Chief Financial Officer of RATH AG against the backdrop of the group’s increased future requirements (e.g. … Weiterlesen …

The Next Multi-Million Investment at Steuler Casts its Shadow Ahead

After the Steuler Group/DE invested millions in a new tunnel kiln in the production of ceramic materials in Höhr-Grenzhausen as recently as 2021, construction work has now begun on another new kiln. An efficient, 80-m-long high-temperature tunnel kiln is being built at the Höhr-Grenzhausen production site, which will operate at firing temperatures between 1430–1650°C. It … Weiterlesen …

RATH: Technically Demanding Relining of a Tilting Hearth-Type Melting Furnace Completed at Aluminium GmbH Nachrodt

For almost four decades now, the internationally active Austrian refractory manufacturer RATH has been offering sophisticated refractory solutions for the optimal operation of aluminum melting furnaces. Such a solution has now been developed also for the relining of a hearth-type melting furnace in the aluminum smelter of Aluminium GmbH Nachrodt (AGN) in the Sauerland region … Weiterlesen …