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Orlando 2000
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statements about BAMTEC® at the fair:
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"what a deal roll out the steel..."
"...the most exciting thing I ever saw."
"...is a revolution..."
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impressions of BAMTEC® at the fair 
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The World of Concrete in retrospect from Cornelia Häussler
(Manager of BAM AG)
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The World of Concrete is the industry's largest annual international show on commercial construction. This year the World of Concrete 2000 was held in February 21 to 24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
On the one side there were a lot of industry leaders exhibiting top quality products. On the other side there was a steady stream of decision-makers ready to buy them. This two factors created a winning combination at World of Concrete 2000. The 55,000 visitors to this major commercial construction show had plenty to see. There was room in 650,000 net square feet of colourful indoor displays and energetic outdoor Action Exhibit areas filled with new products from 1,460 exhibiting companies. Complementing the massive exhibits there were three days of live-action Mega Demos that demonstrated the latest field techniques and educational program.
The consistent high quality of World of Concrete attendees keeps the show growing, according to show management. "Our reputation holds up year to year. The decision-makers come to World of Concrete because they know it's the show to find the best new products every year. And the predictably high quality of attendees helps exhibiting companies and the show continue to grow, " said Beth Gassen, Show Director for World of Concrete.
Our experience joining the World of Concrete 2000 was as Beth Gassen said. Even our booth was very small we had a lot of decision-makers coming to our booth. The World of Concrete was the best place to introduce the BAMTEC System not only to the US, but also to the International Market.
We had a steady stream of people in our booth. Four of the companies have already fixed meetings coming to see the revolutionary and modern system working in Europe. A lot of companies are showing interest in being the first one starting not only in the USA, but also in Canada, Japan, and South America. There are even some companies who were sad that they could not get the chance to be the first to start with because there are already other companies or even their greatest competitors working in their country with the BAMTEC-System.
The Swiss chocolate we brought with us was a welcome but in the same time surprising present for many of them. But the visitors were not only surprised about the Swiss chocolate but also about the BAMTEC system by itself. ”It´s the most exciting thing I ever saw” one answered to our question, what he thinks about the economic Reinfocing Technology BAMTEC.
Or to repeat another one: ”What a deal, roll out the steel”.
The World of Concrete 2000 was such a big success for us that we already did the registration for the next World of Concrete in Las Vegas in April 2001. And we hope to see many of you again.
Your sincerely
Cornelia Häussler
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engineering news record enr - 2/23/00
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New manufactured mat system saves time and material
Bamtec reinforcing technology uses a computer aided system to design, manufacture and determine the placement of a rebar mat. Precisely spaced and sized rebar are welded to metal bands using a special machine produced by Hundegger USA, L.C., Charleston, Utah. The rolls are delivered to the site and off-loaded by crane. To install, workers follow a rollout plan that shows position and direction of the unrolling, typically with one mat going in one direction, and a top mat going in the other direction. Only two workers are needed at most installations. The banding is simply snapped off and discarded. "It was used at Heathrow Airport last year on a parking structure," says Kip Apostol, Hundegger spokesman. "Two guys rolled 99 tons in two days and shaved four weeks off a 40 week project."
The $300,000 welding machine is 54-ft long and uses number 3 to number 10 rebar. The diameter, length and spacing can be changed at will. Bamtec also charges a 10% licensing fee for the technology. ,The system is now in use in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Australia. A machine is also being shipped to Japan. But some may be appearing in the U.S. soon. "We've had a lot of interest and a number of good prospects are planning trips to Europe to see the operation," says Apostol. He notes the system is used mostly in slabs but there us a lot of interest in tilt-ups.
The system was conceived in 1994 by Wilhelm Haussler and Norbert Nieder who wanted to reduce labor and material costs in mats and curtains. Bamtec now claims a 40% savings in materials and an 80%-90% labor savings.
Source: http://www.enr.com/woc2000/news6.asp
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