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🚨🚨🚨 Breaking News: European Technical Assessment for mageba modular expansion joints! mageba TENSA®MODULAR expansion joint becomes the first of its kind to receive European Technical Assessment (#ETA) certification.   Following independent verification of extensive testing and the awarding of the ETA in June 2024, we can confidently state that the current version of the TENSA®MODULAR expansion joint – the “5th generation” – is the best ever. Advantages of the TENSA®MODULAR expansion joint with ETA at a glance: ✅ A minimum of 50 years working life – minimizing life cycle costs, traffic disruption and environmental impacts throughout the bridge’s service life ✅ CE-marking to demonstrate compliance and standing for highest performance ✅ Exceptional movement flexibility in all directions and rotations about every axis – clearly defined and tested ✅ Fully watertight and low maintenance requirements ✅ Designed to be applied in new structures as well as for refurbishment of existing infrastructure Decades after its original invention in the 1960s, our modular expansion joint still sets the benchmark in its field. This achievement is in line with our vision to pioneer new standards in innovation, quality and sustainable impact. Learn more on our website: https://lnkd.in/eUZBYDTz #innovation #civilegineering #engineer #infrastructure #sustainable

Strategic #Bridgebuilder Workshop 2024 Our global senior management team came together for the annual “Strategic Bridgebuilder Workshop,” which took place in two locations at our Nyírtelek (Hungary) and Kosice (Slovakia) production facilities. The workshop provided an opportunity for the participants to exchange ideas and connect with colleagues from around the world. The main goal was to review and rework the goals and strategies of the mageba Group. #civilegineering #engineering #bridgebuilding #teamwork

New Fraser River crossing in Canada – with an eye on earthquake safety The Pattullo Bridge replacement, in the suburbs of Vancouver in Canada, is the latest major crossing of the Fraser River to be constructed using mageba key components. With a design that requires flexibility and strength to withstand seismic movements, mageba is supplying a total of 113 bearings, including lead rubber bearing (LRB) seismic isolators, pot and spherical bearings. These components are designed to ensure the safety and stability of the new bridge, even in the face of extreme events such as #earthquakes. The lead rubber bearings can accommodate significant displacement, while the spherical bearings installed at the main tower feature a special spring system to hold them together and ensure that they remain in constant compression. mageba is thrilled to be involved in another significant infrastructure project in Metro Vancouver and to have contributed to solutions that will stand the test of time.   #earthquakeprotection #civilengineering #bridges #infrastructure

👷Site inspection tour of the new Harbor bridge in Corpus Christi At mageba, we are honored to be part of the construction of the new US 181 Harbor Bridge Replacement Project in Texas. To accommodate movements and to support the superstructure mageba delivers modular expansion joints and spherical bridge bearings. The bridge will include six-lane sections, three lanes in each direction with a median barrier, shoulders, and a bicycle and pedestrian shared-use path. With a total length of 3285 ft (1,001 m) and a main span length of 1661 ft (506 m), it will be the longest concrete segmental cable-stayed bridge in North America. The main tower height is 538 ft (164 m) and the clearance 205 ft (62 m) above water. Martin E. Bachmann and STEVEN OWEN met with the client and visited the construction site to assess the progress of the project first-hand. When it comes to the largest #infrastructure projects, our customers in the USA are relying on mageba quality. Well done to our team in the USA for the great work they have done on this project so far. #DragadosUSA #Flatiron #Harborbridgeproject #engineer

📢 The International Bridge Conference June 3-5, 2024 – San Antonio, Texas USA   The #conference is still running, so if you are around, stop by and visit us at our booth 302. Our experienced team is looking forward to seeing you.   More information about the event: https://lnkd.in/eGt6cWx   #civilengineer #engineer #internationalbridgeconference

Renovation of the historic Wipking viaduct A Large-scale modernization project of the Swiss National Railways (SBB) is currently taking place at the Wipking railway station in the city of Zurich that includes the renovation of the 130-year-old brickwork viaduct (Wipking Viaducts) along with various steel bridges. In March 2024, the four steel truss bridges of the viaduct were dismantled and transported to a steel plant for overhaul. There, our team of experts participates in the renovation process by fitting the new connection plates for the new structural bearings of the steel superstructure using a polymer-bound metal that enables a 100% compensation of unevenness and clearances in steel construction. Over the course of the coming few weeks, the 20-meter steel elements of the bridge, each weighing 80 tons, will be returned to their original position. The structures will be mounted on their pylons, supported by mageba-manufactured RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings instead of the original roller-type bearings. In addition to the work carried out below the bridge, mageba supplied new special stainless steel TENSA®RAIL RSU joints for the smooth transition between the brickwork and the steel bridges of the historic viaduct. #infrastructure #engineering #civilengineering #zurich

Replacement of mageba bearings nearly as old as the company itself   When the Flamatt Viaduct was built in the 1960s to carry Switzerland's A12 highway over a valley near the capital city of Bern, the bridge bearings were supplied by a local manufacturer. You guessed it – indeed, it was mageba – still in its infancy, having only been founded in 1963. The bearings were supplied in 1969 and have now been replaced by new linear bearings.   mageba not only manufactured the new bearings, but also managed the replacement works on site, including lifting the viaduct’s superstructure at each axis using hydraulic jacks.   Replacing bridge bearings that are now 55 years old is a remarkable achievement for a company that was just six years old at the time of the initial installation. #civilengineering #infrastructure #bearings #engineer

🏢 Fresh Start: Our New Headquarters in Bulach is Ready!   We have successfully completed moving our headquarters to its new location in Bulach. After weeks of planning and packing, we have settled in our new office and are already feeling at home.   The new headquarters offers a range of modern facilities, including spacious work areas and a fresh design, providing an optimal environment for future work. This relocation is not solely about the physical space. It also marks the start of a new chapter for us, full of exciting opportunities and possibilities. 🥂🤝 We thank everyone who helped make this transition happen, from the organizing team, to the team members who helped packing and unpacking, to the movers who handled our belongings with care.   We look forward to our new home and the inspiring times that lie ahead of us. If you are up for a visit, you can find us here: 🚩 Trafostrasse 1, Bulach, Switzerland #workingenvironment #teamwork #infrastructure

Symphony of support The Opera Park, in Denmark’s capital of Copenhagen situated right next to the Copenhagen Opera House, is a public park on the harbour front of the city. The park has been designed for recreation, relaxation and consists of six gardens, a greenhouse and an underground parking garage as well as a pedestrian bridge, which connects the park with the opera house. In the centre of the park, a café made of steel and glass was recently built, with a floor plan in the shape of a flower, in reference to the old historic garden. To support the café’s lightweight steel roof, a total of five mageba structural bearings of types RESTON®SPHERICAL and RESTON®FORCE were required. The bearings installed on the columns of the building were designed in such a way that they provide vertical support to the lightweight roof, in both gravity and uplift scenarios, whilst simultaneously guiding horizontal forces and allowing movements as required by the structure. Following the design of the products, they were fabricated in mageba’s Shanghai factory and shipped to Copenhagen. As visitors enjoy the tranquillity of the Opera Park and the delights of the café within, they are completely unaware that through well-coordinated design, mageba's high quality technical solutions ensure both architectural beauty and safety.   #infrastructure #civilengineering #bearings

Shifting a bridge deck in Austria The Aurach Bridge, near the village of Ohlsdorf in Upper Austria, has gone through an incredible transformation during the past months. The structure, built in the 1960s, is the highest bridge on the A1 motorway, with its pillars reaching a height of nearly 50 m. Due to its age and the high volume of traffic, the bridge required to be renovated. However, investigations revealed that parts of the existing bridge were beyond repair. For this reason, the existing bridge will be completely torn down and rebuilt. In order to keep traffic disruption to a minimum, a temporary bridge on auxiliary pillars has been erected next to the existing one and traffic was rerouted. The existing structure, including its massive pillars, will now be torn down and new pillars will be built. After the new pillars are ready, the superstructure of the temporary bridge will be moved entirely onto the new pillars in one piece. Our Austrian team participated in this project by designing and supplying key components, including 4 TENSA®MODULAR LR4-LS100 joints and 28 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings. These products were installed in the temporary bridge and will be moved together with the superstructure. With the bearings and expansion joints supplied, this section of Austria’s motorway network will be equipped with high quality components, offering a long service life with minimal repair effort.   #infrastructure #civilengineering #Austria