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BAMTEC® - the story of an idea
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16. 7. 1867 |
The secret original father?
At the 16 ´th of July 1867 the Frenchman Monier got his patent about the production of reinforced flowerpots. Soon afterwards the first elements made of real reinforced concrete came up.
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Oct. 1993 |
The idea
Dipl.-Ing., Dipl.-Kfm. Wilhelm Häussler and Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Nieder develop the vision of a robot for the production of rolled plane reinforcement elements driven by a file of the static – die idea BAMTEC® is born!
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Dec. 1993 |
The first compare calculation
When doing a comparison of a row of semi-detached houses, a surprising saving of around 50 % with the reinforcement method BAMTEC® is calculated compared to conventional reinforcement using steel mesh.
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21.6.1994 |
First contacts with Nemetschek
On the balcony of the Tea House Hummel in Kempten/Germany representatives of M/s. Nemetschek AG are enthusiastic about BAMTEC®. A successful partnership commences. Nemetschek in co-ooperation with the inventors starts software programming for the BAMTEC® software.
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22.7.1994 |
The setting up
BAM AG in Zug/Switzerland is set up.
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11.8.1994 |
The first licence agreement
M/s. Konrad Kleiner GmbH in Mindelheim/Germany, represented by Mr. Ludwig Kleiner, shows pioneering spirit in becoming the first steel trader to acquire a licence for production and sale of rolling BAMTEC®-elements.
The first trials
Thereafter, M/s. Kleiner constructs two devices on which the first BAMTEC®-elements are produced using the hand welding method.
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17.9.1994 |
The first BAMTEC® site
The pension "Psiuk" in Oy/Germany is the first construction site, on which a BAMTEC®-element is rolled out and installed. Building contractor were M/s. Hubert Schmid of Marktoberdorf/Germany. The site foreman was so excited that he mounted the advertising board the wrong way round so that it could only be seen from the construction site and not from the street. The first video clip was produced.
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19.11.1994 |
The public learns about BAMTEC®
Inside the production shed of M/s. Kleiner/Germany the new BAMTEC® - Reinforcement Technology is introduced to an audience of 250 guests.
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26.4.1995 |
The first BAMTEC®-seminar
In a first BAMTEC®-seminar outside consulting engineers get a training in the use of BAMTEC® Reinforcement Technology the first time and after that they obtain the licence to use BAMTEC®.
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15.2.1996 |
The first software programme version
After one year development work M/s. Nemetschek AG completed with version 11.1 the first BAMTEC® module for the CAD programme ALLPLOT. Based on a finite element calculation this software programme calculates automatically the reinforcement necessary
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22.4.1996 |
The starting signal for automation
M/s. Hundegger in Hawangen/Germany acquires a licence to manufacture and distribute BAMTEC® production machines. In first talks Mr. Hundegger in minutes recognized the consequences of the method.
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16.1.1997 |
The first semi-automatic prototype
M/s. Hundegger/Germany presents the first semi-automatic production robot for BAMTEC®-elements.
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1.2.1998 |
Now also available for Windows NT
With version 14 now available for HP-Unix as well as Windows NT, M/s. Nemetschek AG has eliminated the teething troubles of the first BAMTEC® module versions and created a programme with optimal user friendliness.
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15.5.1998 |
BAMTEC® international
The conclusion of a contract with SFS-Stahl-Service in Heerbrugg/Switzerland initiates the international spreading of production of BAMTEC®-elements.
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9.7.1998 |
BAMTEC® goes England
HY-TEN Reinforcement LTD in Bootle/England takes over the production of BAMTEC®-elements for the United Kingdom.
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20.1.1999 |
Netherlands
The supply of the BeNeLux-countries with BAMTEC® is made sure by M/S. Rolmat BV in Valkenswaard/Netherlands.
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13.10.1999 |
BAMTEC® down under now
On its way around the world BAMTEC® reaches the southern part of the globe in Australia where M/S. BHP Reinforcing Products makes BAMTEC® running.
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21. - 24.02.2000 |
World of Concrete
At the “World of Concrete”, the most important concrete fair of the world, BAMTEC® becomes one of the five most innovative products of the fair.
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02.03.2000 |
BAMTEC® pretty easy
Zweistein Software introduces BAMTEC® easy. With BAMTEC® easy also users of AutoCAD are able to generate BAMTEC®-reinforced elements automatically by software. BAMTEC® easy can be downloaded from the homepage of Zweistein Software.
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05.05.2000 |
Sofistik develops BAMTEC®
The big software supplier Sofistik starts developing BAMTEC®-software.
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13.06.2000 |
BAMTEC® reaches Scandinavia
The company Fundia Amering A/S starts introducing BAMTEC® to Scandinavia.
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20.07.2000 |
First BAMTEC® report published
Quaterly a BAMTEC®-report is published to inform about the further development of BAMTEC®
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17.08.2000 |
Technosoft programs BAMTEC®
As the first company abroad Technosoft begins with the development of BAMTEC®-software.
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05.09.2000 |
First BAMTEC® fully automatic machine
At M/s. BAMTEC® Bewehrungstechnik GmbH in Münchsmünster/Germany the first fully automatic BAMTEC® machine is put into operation with a big presentation. Revd. Schubert pronounces the blessing on the machine.
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06.09.2000 |
Foundation of Onesteel
The australian company BHP Broken Hill Properties sets up a new company for its reinforcement branch. Up to the end of the year 3 machines are operating.
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10.11.2000 |
Named machine
At M/s. SFS Stahl-Service/Switzerland the second fully automatic machine becomes openend. Ceremoniously it was named "Cornelia".
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end of 2000 |
BAMTEC® today
Worldwide about 15 machines are producing BAMTEC®-reinforcement now, 5 software supplier develop BAMTEC®-software.
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