The paper mill Raubling was founded in 1908. The paper mill produces with two new paper machines, both of which are designed for a width of 2.5 m, up to 220,000 tonnes/year containerboard. The required energy is produced on-site with the own power plant. The hall in which the paper machine PM5 is located, was… Read more »
The Paper Mill Mondi Frantschach is installing a new recovery boiler in order to achieve full energy self-sufficiency and provide an additional energy source in the area. This recovery boiler will use the pulping liquor containing lignin as fuel. The generated high-pressure steam will be used in the paper production, for electricity generation and the… Read more »
RWE & Turcas are building an 775 MW natural gas fired combined cycle power plant in Kaklik, Denizli, which would generate approx. 6.5 billion kWh of electricity per year. The construction has started by the end of the first half of 2010, the Operation commenced by the second half of 2013. Total cost of the… Read more »
MPA Dresden is developing a noise protection element for high speed railway tracks (v = 300 km/hrs) of the German Federal Railways (Deutsche Bahn). The NOISEPHALANX TM R300 element is a result of the collaboration of project promoters, engineers, advisers, consultants and specialists (see www.noise-phalanx.de). convex ZT GmbH was responsible for the entire structural and… Read more »
Graz is the world competence center for undercarriages by Siemens Mobility. One of the biggest factories for hightech-undercarrieages, developing, producing and distributing them worldwide is currently situated at the location Graz Eggenberg. Parts of these factory buildings will be renewed and extended by a new production hall. On behalf of SIEMENS AG Austria, convex ZT… Read more »
mondi Frantschach GmbH in Carinthia/Austria has two main production areas, the chemical pulp mill and the paper mill. Within the factory premises, there are railway bridges (reinforced concrete, conventional and pre-stressed; 1- and 2-span with spans around 30 m); support constructions and one waggon weighbridge. On behalf of mondi Frantschach GmbH convex ZT GmbH carries… Read more »
The design, calculation and construction of machinery foundations requires a high degree of accuracy and competence. The failure of a turbine because of an insufficiently designed or constructed foundation can cause costs, that can be very high compared to design and construction costs. Requirements to foundations of different turbine manufacturers may differ from minimum reuqirements… Read more »
A block foundation is a rigid block, that is either placed directly on the load bearing ground or if this is encountered deeper, supported on piles. In these cases, the block foundation is being separated from the rest of the structure by means of a joint. If the block foundation is supported on springs or… Read more »