{"id":19628,"date":"2026-05-21T13:13:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceratec.eu\/?post_type=evenement&#038;p=19628"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:24:37","slug":"clemson-brick-plant-operators-forum","status":"publish","type":"evenement","link":"https:\/\/ceratec.eu\/en\/events\/clemson-brick-plant-operators-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Clemson Brick Plant Operator&#8217;s Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"21\">Ceratec at the 72nd Clemson Brick Plant Operator&#8217;s Forum 2026<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22\">Explore technical advancements in brick manufacturing at the 72nd National Brick Research Center forum, a key event for the heavy clay industry.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_1e5cdd9d83bec364-51\" data-path-to-node=\"24\"><span data-path-to-node=\"24,0\">The 72nd Clemson Brick Plant Operator&#8217;s Forum is scheduled for September 28 and 29, 2026<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"24,2\">. The Brick Education and Research Foundation presents this event to benefit the National Brick Research Center<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"24,4\">. Generous support from sponsoring suppliers makes this forum possible<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"24,6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_1e5cdd9d83bec364-52\" data-path-to-node=\"25\"><span data-path-to-node=\"25,0\">The forum features two days of technical presentations<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"25,2\">. The covered topics include best practices, fundamentals of brick making, innovations, plant upgrades, wall systems, and environmental health and safety<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"25,4\">. Fellow brick makers deliver the majority of these presentations<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"25,6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_1e5cdd9d83bec364-53\" data-path-to-node=\"26\"><span data-path-to-node=\"26,0\">The National Brick Research Center operates as an Industry Sponsored Research Center within Clemson University&#8217;s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"26,2\">. Clemson University holds a long-standing reputation for its expertise in traditional ceramic products, with a special emphasis on clay brick<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"26,4\">. This legacy dates back to the late 1940s when the Department of Ceramic Engineering was founded<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"26,6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_1e5cdd9d83bec364-54\" data-path-to-node=\"27\"><span data-path-to-node=\"27,0\">Proceeds from the forum directly fund the operation and enhancement of the Bishop Materials Laboratory<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"27,2\">. This financial support ultimately benefits the entire brick industry<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"27,4\">. Additionally, evening hospitality offerings provide a setting for manufacturers and suppliers to connect and discuss shared industry challenges<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"27,6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19627,"template":"","business-unit":[538],"class_list":["post-19628","evenement","type-evenement","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","business-unit-handling-clay-solutions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceratec.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/evenement\/19628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceratec.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/evenement"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceratec.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/evenement"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceratec.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceratec.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"business-unit","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceratec.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/business-unit?post=19628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}