Machines made of Concrete Progress is built on ideas.

Stefan Bögl (left) and Egbert Reitz Mechanical engineering is one of Germany’s major industries. A domestic labour force of approximately 900,000 and a further 300,000 in the neigh­ bouring European countries generates a turnover of around 130 billion euros (60% of which stems from exports). With its approximately 8,600 compa­ nies, 95 percent of which with fewer than 500 employees, the mechanical engineering indus­ try is characterised by small to medium­sized companies and entrepreneurship. Is this a market for us? A market for concrete? Their almost 22­percent share in worldwide exports consoli­...

Philosophy With stable foundations be­ neath it, a new company – Bögl Reitz GmbH – emerged from the visions and dynamic drive of the two families of entrepreneurs, Bögl and Reitz. Our company is constantly in a state of change, both techno­ logical and in respect of our customers’ requirements. Besides the very welcome “standard assignments”, we specialise primarily in fulfilling complex customer require­ ments. We meet these demanding technical challenges with practicable, innovative solu­ tions. It is our declared goal to place one building block on top of the next, thus attaining sustainable...

New material – HPC HPC – also known as “High Performance Concrete” – stands for a compressive strength ranging from 100 to 200 N/mm² at a specific weight of around 2.6 kg/dm³. Owing to the low thermal conductiv­ ity count of approx. 1.7 W/m·K “High Performance Concrete” reacts to fluctuations in tem­ perature only very sluggishly compared to metallic materials (approx. 50 W/m·K). This means consistent processing precision in mechanical engineering. The high damping capacity of the new material makes it excellent for absorbing the vibrations from the dynamic loads caused by the machine components....

Advantages of the new material: • High compressive strength • Low thermal conductivity • Optimal vibration absorption • Excellent plasticity • High economic efficiency • High availability Characteristic Standard Cast iron Density kg/dm³ Tensile strength N/mm² Compressive strength N/mm² Thermal expansion coefficient μm/m · K Thermal conductivity W/m · K Spec. thermal capacity J/kg · K E-module kN/mm²

Optical measurement The Reitz Group focuses on the development, construction and sale of high-precision, optically-measured mechani­ cal engineering components made from natural hard stone. Worldwide the products enjoy the trust of leading users in the optical industry, in mechan­ ical and plant engineering and in scientific research. The main focus of the business is indus­ trial measurement engineering. The different measurements on end products include: • Small-angle measurement • ltra-precision angle adjust­ U ment and calibration • achine tool quality assur­ M ance (evenness, straightness,...

Max Bögl Group, headquarters Sengenthal Reitz Group, Aßlar Bögl Reitz GmbH Bögl Reitz GmbH, headquar­ tered in Aßlar near Gießen, is an active manufacturer and service provider in the mechan­ ical and plant engineering industry. At the beginning of 2009 the company emerged from the cooperation between the companies Max Bögl and Reitz. The objective is to deve­ lop innovative and high-quality product solutions and machine components from our material “High Performance Concrete”, which are in line with the pur­ poses of the respective user. technologies and techniques, highly qualified employees...

Emmeliusstrasse 26 D-35614 Aßlar, Germany [email protected] www.boegl-reitz.de die-jaeger.de BOEASS01206 07/14 . Photo credits: Max Bögl Group (p. 2); Nürnberger Luftbild, Hajo Dietz (p. 7); Industriefotografie Michael Gleim (title, p. 4, 5, 6); Reinhard Mederer (title, p. 3, 4, 5); Stefan Reitz (p. 7) Bögl Reitz GmbH