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  • Empa strengthens concrete buildings

    Empa strengthens concrete buildings

    Outdated concrete structures have long been reinforced with carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP), Empa explains in a press release . Empa researchers have now further developed this technology. Your CFRP lamellas can actively counteract the deflection of concrete beams.

    To do this, the slats are glued to the beams with epoxy resin under tensile stress. After the connection has hardened, the tensile stress counteracts the deflection of the beams. The researchers have also improved the previous method for attaching the ends of the strips. Instead of glued and screwed aluminum plates, specially developed CFRP brackets are used.

    "A solution made from a single material is always better than two that behave differently," Empa researcher Christoph Czaderski is quoted in the press release. “We made a lot of tests in the laboratory, especially for the anchoring.” According to the announcement, the new technology can increase the load-bearing capacity of a concrete slab by 77 percent compared to the classic method.

    The next step is to bring the process to market maturity. To this end, Empa is working with S&P Clever Reinforcement Company in Seewen SZ as an industrial partner. An industrial process is currently being developed for the hangers that have previously been handcrafted, according to the announcement. Martin Hüppi believes the process is “justifiable in terms of price for building owners”. “I absolutely see a market for this,” explains the S&P project manager in the press release.

  • HB-Therm builds new headquarters in St.Gallen

    HB-Therm builds new headquarters in St.Gallen

    HB-Therm is the “world's leading manufacturer of temperature control units for the plastics processing industry”, as an article in the “Tagblatt” reveals. With its 150 employees , it produces its products, which are sold in more than 50 countries, exclusively in St.Gallen. The various departments are housed in four buildings around the St. Fiden train station. This will change with the new headquarters in St.Gallen-Winkeln. HB-Therm is investing 60 million francs in the new building; the groundbreaking ceremony recently took place.

    With the new building, however, not only the departments will be brought together under one roof. In addition, HB-Therm will increase its production capacities. 100 of the employees work in St.Gallen, and there will be space for 200 jobs in the future. From the move planned for 2023, more optimal process flows should then be made possible in the future. When choosing the location, it was always clear that HB-Therm would stay in St.Gallen. "We feel very comfortable here, we will stay here", CEO Reto Zürcher is quoted as saying, who also emphasizes that the company will build "the future" with the new headquarters. This is underlined by the targeted Minergie standard for sustainable building, a solar system with a peak output of 300 kilowatts and charging stations for electric vehicles.

    This commitment to a future in St.Gallen is described by Samuel Zuberbühler, Head of City Promotion, as a “strong symbol for the business and workplace”. He is pleased "that the jobs are being preserved and even new ones are being created," he is quoted in the "Tagblatt" newspaper.