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PDFEnergy & CombustionThe complete acceptance walkthrough as a printable checklist.
PDFAll furnace typesThe work step nobody sees decides whether the lining bonds.
PDFAll furnace types80% of failures announce themselves — on the furnace shell, weeks in advance.
PDFAluminium & Non-Ferrous MetalsWhere metal, oxygen and refractory meet.
PDFAluminium & Non-Ferrous Metals20–30 joints per metre of brickwork — or none at all. But at what price?
PDFEnergy & CombustionThe hottest zone of the plant forgives no one-size-fits-all solution.
PDFAll furnace typesThe castable does not support itself — it hangs on the anchor.
PDFHeat TreatmentThermal cycling, charging impacts and a geometry with no reserve.
PDFAll furnace typesWhether damage costs 3 days or 3 weeks is decided by the first phone call.
PDFAluminium & Non-Ferrous MetalsIt does not melt — it doses. And must not alter the metal.
PDFEnergy & CombustionClean every four weeks — or twice per season?
PDFAluminium & Non-Ferrous MetalsThe difference between 10 days and 3 weeks is decided before day one.
PDFAll furnace typesTen metres of wall grow by centimetres — that has to go somewhere.
PDFAluminium & Non-Ferrous MetalsHoods, lids and launders: Often only the lining is at the end of its life.
PDFEnergy & Cross-SectorHalf of the relief must be reinvested — the furnace belongs on the list.
PDFAll furnace typesWhy the first days decide over years of service life.
PDFAll furnace typesSymptom, cause and required action side by side.
PDFAluminium & Non-Ferrous MetalsMelting, holding and dosing furnaces: zones, material selection, typical damage.
PDFSteel & FoundryLadles, EAF, cupola furnace: what the lining has to deliver there.
PDFHeat TreatmentChamber, bell and pusher furnaces: all-fibre linings and seals.
PDFGlassFeeders, lehrs, regenerator chambers.
PDFCeramics & BricksTunnel kilns, kiln cars, dryer zones.
PDFPetrochemicalsSteam reformers, cracking furnaces, hot-gas ducts.
PDFEnergy & CombustionBiomass, waste incineration, boiler plants.
PDFBattery StorageBESS containers: compartmentalisation and fibre-free parts lists.
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PDFBattery StorageHow planners and operators of battery energy storage systems (BESS) limit thermal propagation between cell, module, rack and container — regulations, material selection, installation, testing an…
PDFDismantlingPlanning a plant closure: legal foundations, scheduling, dismantling phases and documentation. Practical guide for operators and project managers.
PDFDismantlingAll permits and regulations for industrial dismantling: BImSchG (German Federal Immission Control Act), GefStoffV (Hazardous Substances Ordinance), KrWG (Circular Economy Act), building code and occupational safety at a glance.
PDFDismantlingCost factors in industrial dismantling: hazardous-material remediation, disposal, demolition and savings potential. Realistic cost ranges for planning.
PDFDismantlingAnalysis of structural change in German industry: affected sectors, causes, effects and opportunities for brownfield development.
PDFDismantlingIndustrial dismantling checklist: 12 steps from the decision to the handover of the construction-ready site. Available for download as a PDF.
PDFDismantlingCircular economy in dismantling: 10 steps to maximum recovery rates. AVV classification (German Waste Catalogue Ordinance), waste hierarchy and documentation.
PDFDismantlingIndustrial dismantling in insolvency: liability, time pressure and realisation of the estate. Practical guide for insolvency administrators and trustees.
PDFDismantlingSite clearance for investors: due diligence, contamination risk, dismantling planning and construction-ready handover. Guide for brownfield projects.
PDFDefenceWhy refractory technology is indispensable in the defence industry: metallurgy, thermal protection and energy systems in the defence context.
PDFDefenceISO 9001, AQAP, security clearance and export control: which certifications and approvals suppliers to the defence industry require.
PDFDefenceMarket entry as a tier-2/tier-3 supplier to the defence industry: requirements, qualification routes, timeframes and practical recommendations.
PDFDefenceDual-use regulation for industrial companies: classification, licensing requirements, examples from the high-temperature sector and compliance requirements.
PDFDefenceAnalysis of the German defence industry landscape: how small and medium-sized enterprises can benefit from the strengthening of the industrial base.
PDFDefenceForward manufacturing, decentralisation and supply chain resilience: why the defence industry is rethinking its supplier structures.
PDFDefenceWhy defence contractors should rely on specialised refractory suppliers: technical expertise, certifications and added value for the value chain.
PDFDefenceCooperation models for research institutes: joint development of high-temperature solutions for defence applications with industrial implementation expertise.
PDFBattery StorageUL 9540A reports provide the data basis for thermal compartmentation and fire protection design of battery energy storage systems. This guide shows which parameters from cell, modu
PDFBattery StorageSeparation distances, energy limits per fire compartment and fire resistance: what NFPA 855 specifies for the siting of stationary battery energy storage systems — and how its logi
PDFBattery StorageOnset temperature, gas quantity, heat release: cell chemistry defines the hazard profile of a battery energy storage system — and thus whether the compartmentation must be designed
PDFBattery StorageWith battery energy storage systems, the explosion is often more dangerous than the fire. What NFPA 68 and NFPA 69 require for explosion venting and ventilation — and what that mea
PDFBattery StorageWhich barrier material prevents propagation between cells and modules most reliably? A technical comparison of fibre paper, microporous laminates and aerogel composites for station
PDFBattery StorageA fire protection container lining is only as good as its workmanship. What really matters with fixings, joint detailing and cable penetrations in battery storage containers.
PDFBattery StorageMany first-generation battery energy storage systems no longer meet today's safety expectations. How existing containers can be sensibly upgraded with thermal compartmentation, pen
PDFBattery StorageWhat the VdS 3103 guidance sheet means for battery energy storage systems, which additional codes property insurers rely on, and which evidence designers and operators should provi
PDFBattery StorageThermal barriers only protect battery energy storage systems if they remain intact over the years. This guide shows which inspection intervals have proven effective, what to look f
PDFBattery StorageIn Germany, battery energy storage systems are mostly approved as unregulated special structures. This article puts planning law, building regulations and the outer-area privilege
PDFBattery StorageThis checklist takes you through the acceptance walkdown in twelve inspection points once the thermal barrier has been installed in a battery energy storage system. You check barri
PDFBattery StorageThis checklist sets out the fire protection decisions for a new battery energy storage system in twelve steps — from site selection and cell chemistry through to a tender-ready per
PDFBattery StorageThis checklist guides you through the annual inspection of the passive fire protection measures in an existing battery energy storage system. Ten inspection points show what to che
PDFBattery StorageHow project developers and EPC companies define the passive fire protection of a large-scale battery storage system as early as the preliminary design stage. From evaluating the UL
PDFBattery StoragePassive fire protection does not end at acceptance. How operators and asset managers keep the condition of the thermal barrier demonstrable over the service life and stay in contro
PDFBattery StorageWhat property insurers and expert assessors look for in large-scale battery storage systems, and the part the structural thermal barrier plays in limiting the maximum loss. With re
PDFBattery StorageA commercial storage system pays for itself through self-consumption and peak shaving. In an existing building, however, it changes the fire protection situation. What has to be se
PDFBattery StorageNew-build capacity in stationary battery storage is shifting from home storage to utility-scale storage. This analysis places installation figures, the grid connection pipeline and
PDFBattery StorageNFPA 855 in its 2026 edition, the sixth edition of UL 9540A and the EU Battery Regulation are shifting the burden of proof from the cell to the installation. This analysis places t
PDFBattery StorageThe failure rate of utility-scale storage has fallen sharply since 2018, yet root cause analysis shifts attention away from the cell. This analysis evaluates publicly documented da
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