06b-Precast_184-215_en.qxp_Layout 1 13.01.20 09:11 Seite 188 PRECAST CONCRETE ELEMENTS Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich GmbH & Co KG, 74736 Hardheim, Germany Precast elements for the James-Simon Gallery in Berlin On July 13, 2019 the James-Simon Gallery in Berlin was highly versatile designer building material. Bespoke creative opened. It serves as a central reception building for the five solutions – like the architectural concrete from Dressler – lead museums on Berlin’s Museum Island. The building was con- to individual construction elements and open up new, varied structed with reinforced concrete in the architectural con- design freedoms. The distinctiveness of contemporary archi- crete class SB 4 and with precast components made of ar- tecture is derived from form, surface and color. chitectural concrete. The precast elements were manufac- tured at the precast plant of Dressler in Stockstadt am Main Supplying high-quality precast concrete architectural ele- – with the aid of mixing technology from Eirich. ments is one of the company's specialist fields. The require- ments in terms of color and surface/edge finishing are Dressler Bau GmbH, from Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, can look steadily increasing. There is a whole range of completed back on over 100 years of company history. When the com- showcase projects such as, for example, the Tour Total in pany built its precast plant in Stockstadt in 1970, Eirich was Berlin, Neues Museum in Berlin, Leitz-Park in Wetzlar, the re- involved right from the start. Dressler Bau places great impor- constructed Berlin Palace (the so-called Humboldt Forum) or tance on always using state-of-the-art technology and ma- the Eastsite facades, now thirteen in total, in Mannheim, just chines so that it can manufacture high-quality precast ele- to mention a few. ments. Accordingly, the mixing technology has been modern- ized on several occasions to keep it up to date with develop- The manufacturing program of the precast plant, which along- ments in technology. side architectural concrete facades also produces hall con- struction elements, weighbridges for road and rail vehicles as Until just a few decades ago concrete was a functional build- well as elements for parkour courses, skating parks and climb- ing material that was improved in visual terms by applying ing equipment, requires the use of different types of concrete. paint, plaster or cladding. Today, concrete has become a Reproducible, uniform surface colors and consistent air pore The James-Simon Gallery in Berlin was serves as a central reception building for the five museums on Berlin’s Museum Island. The building was constructed with reinforced concrete in the architectural concrete class SB 4 and with precast elements made of architectural concrete. 188 CPI – Concrete Plant International – 1 | 2020 www.cpi-worldwide.com 06b-Precast_184-215_en.qxp_Layout 1 13.01.20 09:11 Seite 189 25 25 YEARSYEARS – MEET THE BETTER IDEAS RATEC NEXT GENERATION OF 3D MOULDS It is thanks to the constant innovations of Dressler Bau that RATEC GOES 3D – follow us into a new we keep seeing more and more attractive, sophisticated de- dimension sign objects in the construction sector, and that the attrac- tiveness of concrete as a material is increasing dramatically. We have signifi cantly expanded our formwork portfolio for the production of volumetric precast concrete elements. With the new fl exible modular content can only be achieved if high demands are met by the mould kit for complex requirements production fresh concrete. This is where the strengths of Eirich mixing of 3D elements can be economically feasible even technology come into their own; originating from the further with smaller series. The combination of different basic development of the ring-trough and planetary mixers, the de- components, which can be fl exibly combined, allows sign of the system makes it possible to achieve higher tool the mould to be adapted to other element sizes. speeds to ensure more effective cement, fiber or pigment dis- tribution and more homogeneous fresh concrete. This en- Benefi t from our experience, fl exibility and ables the precast manufacturer to respond flexibly to all mar- creativity – MEET THE BETTER IDEAS! ket requirements and to develop new products and objects – thereby secure the long-term success of the company well into the future. ˾ FURTHER INFORMATION Product catalogue Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich GmbH & Co KG Walldürner Str. 50 Phone +49 6205 9407 29 74736 Hardheim, Germany [email protected] | www.ratec.org T +49 6283 510 F +49 6283 51 325 [email protected] www.eirich.com www.cpi-worldwide.com CPI – Concrete Plant International – 1 | 2020.