Publications / 1999 Proceedings of the 16th ISARC, Madrid, Spain

Fully Automated Masonry Plant

Christian Hanser
Pages 295-300 (1999 Proceedings of the 16th ISARC, Madrid, Spain, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

During the last years much effort was invested to develop an automated plant for prefabricating masonry elements. Partly automated systems were improved, but up to now none of them can be compared to the automation standards known from concrete precasting plants. In 1996 the first fully automated and highly flexible plant for different brick types started working near Ulm/Germany with the aim of reaching a production capacity of 300 m2 wall elements per shift. But technical and technological problems prohibited reaching the planned output in time. After takeover of the plant in 1997 the Sommer company was ordered to modernize and improve the plant and the software and install the originally expected capacity. By means of the meanwhile achieved results, the concepts, the machinery and workflow through the plant is explained and the critical sections are discussed. Last but not Ieast the economic efficiency of the production line has been accomplished so that companies should be encouraged to invest in this missing link in prefabrication of houses.

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