Formwork Days 2014

The Segment as Precision Product: Experts discuss new Trends

For the third time after 2009 and 2011 the segment as a precision product took centre stage at the by now well established Formwork Days Conference, which took place at the end of March 2014 in the Europapark Rust. It was attended by representatives of the construction industry, planning and consulting offices, engineering and equipment manufacturers as well as trade media, at the invitation of the organizer Herrenknecht Formwork. Some 180 participants from 13 countries attended an event, whose aim is to shed fresh light on all aspects of segment production thus contributing to the continuous...

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