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The natural stone dealer already offers BIM services and intends to expand this area with the acquisition.Franken-Schotter took over Pronag on July 1, 2018 as part of an asset deal and transfer of operations. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Pronag is regarded as a leading German BIM planning office for natural stone work. The reference list is long and includes, for example, the 3D BIM […]
The natural stone dealer already offers BIM services and intends to expand this area with the acquisition.
Franken-Schotter acquired Pronag on July 1, 2018 as part of an asset deal and transfer of operations. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Pronag is regarded as a leading German BIM planning office for natural stone works. The reference list is long and includes, for example, the 3D BIM planning of the Berlin State Library and the redesign of the Rhine promenade in Basel – the latter a collaboration with Franken-Schotter.
Dr. Torsten Zech, Managing Director of Franken-Schotter, comments on the acquisition: “With this takeover, we are addressing the Building Information Modeling megatrend, which will fundamentally and sustainably change the construction industry in the coming years. We are already seeing strong demand, particularly from the English-speaking world. In addition, BIM will provide us with massive support in the digitalization of internal processes and production workflows.”
In a 2017 study , management consultants Roland Berger found that BIM is increasingly becoming the standard for the entire construction industry. And will mark a turning point in the construction industry. Marc Aßmann, master stonemason and Managing Director of Pronag Bauherren, said in an interview in STEIN S02/2018 that BIM should be used as early as possible in the planning process, as the higher the added value. Franken-Schotter is planning to do just that and wants to “be a role model within the industry with our integrated and resource-efficient value chain”. The Pronag brand will be retained and Franken-Schotter will continue to offer external natural stone planning services from its Dresden site.
Scientific Director of the European Research Center for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration. Photo: Danube University Krems
Mag. dr. hab. Patricia Engel is Scientific Director of the European Research Center for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration at Danube University Krems. In an interdisciplinary research project, she and her team, together with the University of Graz, developed a method to stop acid-induced paper decay. A commentary From the middle of the 19th century, paper was produced from shredded […]
Mag. dr. hab. Patricia Engel is Scientific Director of the European Research Center for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration at Danube University Krems. In an interdisciplinary research project, she and her team, together with the University of Graz, developed a method to stop acid-induced paper decay. A commentary
From the middle of the 19th century, paper was produced from shredded pieces of wood in order to make it available to the masses at low cost. Until the production of higher quality paper began after 1945, almost everything was printed and written on groundwood paper: books, newspapers and letters. A low pH value of the groundwood pulp paper leads to the destruction of the cellulose chains during longer storage. In addition, alum was used as an auxiliary material in paper production, which leads to the formation of acid, which further promotes paper decay. The paper becomes brittle. An unstoppable ageing spiral develops, which is further accelerated by poor storage, heat, light and humidity. Currently, the holdings of many libraries and archives are affected by acid-induced paper decay to varying degrees.
To ensure the preservation of these documents, we have developed a new process in an interdisciplinary team of conservators and chemists from Danube University Krems and the University of Graz. Based on previous mass deacidification processes and with the help of innovative chemical and nanotechnological methods, it deacidifies the paper, leaves behind an alkaline reserve and makes the paper reusable. And if desired, it can be used to disinfect microorganisms at the same time – or, in a modular way, just to combat microorganisms. The patent is pending. If it is successful, it will close a research gap in Austrian paper restoration.
