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Keeping track of factory systems is time consuming, but it can improve performance through reduced downtime and a more contented workforce. This article describes how.
In these challenging economic times reducing factory costs is more important than ever. This item outlines energy saving equipment to assist in this endeavour.
Replacing Portland cement with 20% ceramic waste powder could lead to
superior and durable concrete for building applications, due to its
pozzolanic properties.
Improved stain resistance in polished ceramic tiles may now be possible, according to researchers at the Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio in Spain. They have introduced an organic fugitive phase during liquid
sintering of green tiles to achieve reduced porosity volume with
various pore sizes.
Software that may help manufacturers and product designers reduce the costs and CO2 emissions associated with transporting and storing goods across all sectors is said to have been used for the first time by a major UK retailer on beverage packaging.
The past 18 months have been hard for the clay industry, but despite this, sustainability has remained a priority. John Richards, Sales and Marketing Director at Ibstock, shows why brick has retained its popularity.
The introduction of the new Eurocodes has been confusing to many manufacturers in the construction industry. Professor Geoff Edgell, Director and Principal Construction Consultant from CERAM, Stoke-on-Trent, outlines the changes and shortfalls.
The new Chairman of the UK’s Construction Products Association, Bill Bolsover, has never been scared to get his hands dirty, which is good as he takes on the post at an uncertain time for the industry. This former miner and concrete plant manager talks to Rupal Mehta about the need for stronger Government backing for a sector that is vital to the UK economy.
Bricks, grown at room temperature from bacteria, sand, and urea,
could drastically reduce the construction industry’s carbon footprint,
their developer claims, at the American University of Sharjah in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
A technique for carbon profiling, as a solution for quantifying embodied and operational carbon in buildings, has been put forward in a report commissioned by the UK’s Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
