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Monorail movements

Cairo’s new monorail system is being built with thousands of newly developed mageba expansion joint components facilitating the movements of its elevated structures

What every structural and civil engineer should know about "seismic isolation solutions"

Your bridge, building or other structure is to be protected against earthquakes by means of seismic isolation – but what solutions are available?

RapidCure – by name and by nature

mageba’s newest addition to the company’s range of TENSA®POLYFLEX® flexible plug expansion joints – the “RapidCure” (type RC) alternative to the long-established “Advanced” (type PU) original – enables traffic to drive over the joint just three hours after completion of installation!

ETA for TENSA®POLYFLEX® RapidCure

We are pleased to announce that mageba has received the new ETA for TENSA®POLYFLEX®RapidCure.

The new alternative to rock and roll!

Rocker bearings and roller bearings, both of which provide linear support to a bridge superstructure while allowing rotation about one axis only, are no longer state-of-the-art bearing solutions – mageba’s new RESTON®CYLINDER bearings now offer better performance and new functionalities

Bearing capacity

The recent opening of mageba India’s new manufacturing facility in Kolkata has tripled the company’s bearing production capacity – just in time to supply 36,000 elastomeric bearings for the construction of India’s first “Bullet Train” railway line.

mageba plants 5,000 trees

We are building on our initiative from last year and planting again 5,000 trees. We know that this is a small contribution in the global context, but even small efforts are important and have a positive impact on our planet. Ultimately, many small steps lead to something big that can make a difference.

Plug Expansion Joints for the Asian Games

Approximately 1,700 m of the top-of-the-range TENSA®POLYFLEX®Advanced plug expansion joints were installed in the Hangyong Expressway's numerous viaduct and bridge structures leading to the main Games venue.

Precast plug joints – an installation innovation!

A pilot project on one of Shanghai’s busiest city expressways has shown how our easy-to-install elastic plug-type expansion joint can be installed even faster and easier – with pre-casting of elements.

Partner training at mageba Switzerland

To ensure that our local partners can also provide customers with mageba quality service, a partner training was organized at the company's headquarters in Bulach in August and September of this year.

mageba delivers bridge bearings for mining giant

In July 2020, an Australian mining giant released a tender opportunity for the supply of Australian-designed and manufactured high-quality spherical bridge bearings for a multimillion-dollar, multi-stage rail project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

We are mageba Australia

mageba Australia are specialists in the design and manufacture of high-end structural bearings and expansion joints, as well as seismic protection and structural health monitoring systems.

Australian Made

mageba (Australia) Pty Ltd – NATA Lab.

NATA-National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia’s (NATA) role is the delivery of accreditation programs that facilitate a network of competent scientific and technical facilities throughout Australia in order to meet national interest and public benefit objectives.

mageba’s NATA lab is custom build to undertake testing for all kind of structural and elastomeric bearings to various Australian standards including all the Road Authorities Australia wide.

Case studies showing installation of large modular expansion joints in cable-supported bridges

An ICSBOC 2018 conference paper describes the particular challenges that can arise in the installation of expansion joints in cable-supported bridges, and associated solutions