The global leader in AAC panel technology

For years, it has been quite frustrating to see the overwhelming potential for the AAC panel market here in the North America and not have a method to effectively and efficiently produce them. Given the increase in demand for AAC panels and a change in the dynamics for more economically and environmentally friendly building materials here in the United States, we at Aercon Florida, felt it our obligation to the customers and the environment to make the necessary changes to meet that demand. Prior to our Plant renovation, we were not equipped to cater to the demand of the market with our outdated tilt-cake cutting technology as efficiently and produce panels for a market which predominantly demands 50-100mm thick panels for partition walls and cladding applications. Now, with the installation of the latest Aircrete flat-cake technology and Aircrete 4.0 plant control system, it is our hopes to now benefit from the enormous growth opportunities and meet the demand of the market. With the introduction of new Aircrete Technology in our facility we will now be capable of producing panels in dimension that the market is demanding utilizing a more streamlined manufacturing approach. We will also be capable of producing AAC products with an exceptionally smooth surface, allowing us to sell a premium quality product, which will allow builders to save cost on-site due to minimal finishing requirements.

As Aircrete Europe has the right experience and reputation of successfully designing and implementing complex upgrade projects, we engaged them as our technology partner for this important project. This was the first larger project with Aircrete and, even though it was not an easy task to engineer the solution the way we wanted, both teams managed very well. We look forward to a long-term relationship with Aircrete into the future. The fact that Aircrete was able to also arrange attractive project finance, confirmed their status of a true integrated technology partner.

I am very excited about the product quality that we are producing. The smooth surface of the product stands out from the rougher surface of competitive products and first feedback from our customers confirm their enthusiasm about this aspect as well.

We were looking for the right partner that could assist us introducing high-quality AAC products in Argentina. From our Phase 1 assessment it turned out that AAC panels would fit in a wide variety of local building applications. As Aircrete Europe possesses both the relevant technology and process knowhow when it comes to producing AAC panels, we approached them for this project. The close cooperation between our people have been a determining factor in the success of building the plant and so far during the start-up phase.

Thanks to Dutch technology, home construction in Argentina is becoming more sustainable and cost efficient for a very energy intensive industry. Given the size of the Argentine market and the dominance of traditional bricks, the growth potential for Brimax is huge.

Global markets are shifting towards a prefabricated construction solution. This push is very favourable for the AAC panel + steel frame building system. The super smooth flat-cake technology from Aircrete is globally recognized and best suited for AAC panel making.

Our goal is to provide solutions to the building industry, not just panels, and to achieve that goal in our new plant, we needed to partner with solution providers who are agile in design whilst bringing proven base capability. We selected Aircrete Europe based on their proven panel technology and profound knowledge of AAC systems as well as dynamic engineering capabilities which allowed us to design making panels the way we want to make panels.

For this complex assignment, we were looking for a true technology partner, and not just an engineering firm or machine supplier. Through their in-house process know-how resulting from their involvement in their own plants in Latin America, combined with over 4 decades of engineering experience, Aircrete Europe was perfectly positioned to fulfil this role.

Aircrete Europe’s role as a partner, not just a machine supplier, was tremendously important in our upgrade project. They truly understood the challenges and objectives of us as an AAC producer and have managed to translate this very well into an innovative design and very efficient installation.

We seek investments in emerging markets that spur economic growth, create jobs and protect the environment. An Aircrete factory is a great example of a green, sustainable and attractive Dutch investment, whereby besides local job creation, Aircrete’s panel-based system is seen as a solution to the massive affordable housing deficits many countries are facing.

We engaged Aircrete Europe as we were looking for an experienced long-term technology partner that understands the process of AAC panel production.

In order to be a reliable supplier to our customers, reliability, efficiency and quality of our equipment is a core element in our strategy. For these projects we therefore engaged Aircrete Europe as the flat-cake technology specialist. In addition, their reputation of executing complex projects with limited downtime was a decisive factor as well. We are very satisfied with the end results.

Our project (with Aircrete Europe) is very ambitious. The total investment is €45 million. The total capacity of the future enterprise is 1.2 million cubic meters of AAC products per year. In almost every decision and every detail, this company will have no analogues in Europe. We are introducing Industry Standard 4.0 — this is the basis of technology that should provide the highest level of automation, productivity, as well as unique product quality.

We are delighted to finance this loan as it allows Aircrete Europe to further scale up its sustainable and cost-effective Dutch solution for a traditionally energy-intensive industry. Given the size of the Uzbekistan market and the dominance of traditional bricks, this investment contributes to Uzbekistan in their achievement of the SDG’s while at the same time support Aircrete Europe in its growth potential.

Through these new upgrades, that were implemented by Aircrete without any signi#cant production stop, we have improved the safety situation in our factories. In addition, through automated and consistent measurement we are bene#tting now from being better in control of our AAC production process.

It was of great importance for me as the owner of BS Group to select a technology partner that was able to support BS Group beyond just the equipment supply. As Aircrete is recognized for having made strategic co-investments in a few AAC factories, the important and complex know-how of the AAC production process is embedded in the Aircrete organization. That fact, in combination with the – in my view – superior Aircrete Flat-Cake cutting technology, made BS Group decide to engage Aircrete for this important project. In addition, Aircrete enabled this project with their support by arranging export finance through Invest International, which again proves their reputation as a true, integrated technology partner and not just a machine supplier.