37th annual conference of the Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association of China

The 37th annual conference of the Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association of China was held in Weifang, Shandong from 12th to 14th December 2017. More than 300 registered attendees participated in the event. Mr. Michael Zhang, Wehrhahn Sales Director Asia, gave a presentation and introduced Wehrhahn’s new AAC panel production features.

As the biggest autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) market in the world, there are more than 2,000 AAC producers in China and the overall annual production capacity exceeds 200 million m³.

Wehrhahn is considered as the most reliable international equipment supplier in the Chinese market. The total designed capacity of Wehrhahn plants in China exceeds 3.5 million m³/annually.

 

 

Wehrhahn and the Russian AAC Association organised the international AAC conference in November 2017

Over 250 participants from Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Poland, Denmark and Slovenia came to Yekaterinburg/Ural to discuss and to learn more about optimisation of AAC production, new ways of application and how to expand new markets for AAC products.

There were many AAC producers, plant producers, raw material suppliers, design engineers, builders, developers as well as research and development scientists.

Much attention was given to both Wehrhahn presentations from

Galina Romanova

"Production of lightweight AAC insulation boards: Market expectation and features of production"

and

Wassiliy Zelmer

"Further development of AAC production: Modernisation and expansion of existing plants and related technologies"


The participants had the opportunity to visit both Wehrhahn AAC plants of Teplit - the major AAC producer in the Ural region - producing excellent PFA (fly ash) blocks at an economical price.

 

The international conference of the Russian AAC Association was co-organised by Wehrhahn.

 

 

Yekaterinburg/Ural: 2004 installation of the first Wehrhahn AAC plant in Russia

Wehrhahn Journal 2017 - anniversary issue 125 years Wehrhahn - now available for download

The new version 2017 of the popular Wehrhahn Journal including:

  • 125 years Wehrhahn: serving customers around the globe
  • The “all new” superSMART generation launched
  • High demand for fibre cement sheet production plants
  • Industry 4.0: the intelligent “Wehrhahn smart” factory

 

Please download here.

 

We hope you enjoy reading!
The Wehrhahn Management

 

 

 

Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel at Wehrhahn

On 4th of September 2017 Sigmar Gabriel - Foreign Minister, Vice-Chancellor and former Minister for Economic Affairs, visited Wehrhahn for lively 90 minutes discussion on international economic relations in times of global crises.

Participants were high-ranking leaders of export oriented companies together with politicians.

The main points of discussion were the various sanctions and their effects (positive or negative) under the aspect of politics and under the aspect of today's economy. Another issue was Europe and its future role on global politics. All participants experienced a lively debate with the German Foreign Minister.

El Toro / Sri Lanka: Fibre cement sheet plant in operation

The first fibre cement sheet production plant for autoclaved flat sheets in Sri Lanka has successfully started production.

The newly designed high-performance plant is equipped with many new features. More details can be found in the 2017 Wehrhahn Journal.

 

The “all-new” Wehrhahn masterpiece: 5 vat sheeting machine

50 mm thick panels at Baopeng / China

One of the largest AAC production plants in China, located in Liyang is now operating at full capacity. The superSMART plant produces blocks and panels of exceptional high quality, right at the heart of the Chinese AAC industry in the Jiangsu province.

High in demand are thin panels with thicknesses of 50 and 75 mm. The panels are vertically applied (floor to ceiling) and enable fast and easy installation. The new plant is already designed to cut super smooth surfaces, simply by adding Wehrhahn’s newly designed super smooth cutter.

The teams of Baopeng and Wehrhahn jointly managed to accomplish all targets set out in this project.

Congratulations!

 

50 mm thick vertically applied tilt-up panels, perfectly packed for the domestic and export markets

 

Growing demand for panels in China

 

Economic Inmaa in Tripolis

The installation works for the new Wehrhahn large scale AAC block plant are progressing well.

Production is scheduled to start at the end of the year. The investor expects high demand for this good insulating construction material, which is easy to install.

Wehrhahn Plant Support - experience report

Producers of building materials always focus on staying ahead of competition.

Wehrhahn provides expert assistance to producers by keeping an analytical eye on their production process, identifying cost saving potentials and suitable opportunities for improvement. 

Which benefits have Wehrhahn customers recently experienced after support services have been rendered?

In two plants EUR 300.000,00 respectively more than EUR 400.000,00 savings in annual production costs could be generated. In two other plants, some basic faults could be detected and the shortcomings have been remedied - the result was a 50% reduced reject rate.

Several trainings on site or at the Wehrhahn headquarters have been carried out and the staff members could boost and update their knowledge. The training was followed by additional visits on site to deepen the first lessons. Numerous letters of appreciation have proven the successful performance of Wehrhahn plant support. We will gladly provide more information upon request. Please contact us!

 

Turkmenistan: Third Wehrhahn plant starts operation

Beyik Bina in Ashgabat, a major Turkmenistan construction group, invested into two Wehrhahn production lines for building materials.

Beyik Bina's dry mix plant from Wehrhahn successfully operates already for some time.

The Wehrhahn SMART AAC production plant has recently started operation.

First step is block production. However, the plant is fully equipped for panel production. Beyik Bina - a very innovative group - is enthusiastic that panels are the ideal material for prefab homes. Beyik Bina will use the AAC panels for huge multi-home housing projects. Fast and economical home building is a key issue in countries with rapidly growing population.

This will be the first large scale panel production in Central Asia possibly to be adapted in neighbouring countries.

A few years ago, the President of Turkmenistan celebrated the inauguration of the first Wehrhahn AAC block and panel plant, also in Ashgabat.

 

 

 

 

Advanced AAC superSMART plant for H+H Celcon U.K.

H+H Celcon ordered an all new superSMART plant for their site in Borough Green (London, U.K.).

It took almost three years for the project teams of Celcon and Wehrhahn to mutually develop a highly sophisticated "all new" concept for this exceptional plant. Many new and innovative features will be incorporated in this project. The new factory will enable H+H Celcon to maintain and strenghten their leading position in the AAC market in the U.K.

In 2018 H+H Celcon will start the production of fly ash based blocks in the most advanced AAC plant around the globe - a new milestone in the history of H+H Celcon and Wehrhahn! 

 

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