Mageba (Swiss company) explained

mageba
Type:Private company
Foundation:1963
Location City:Bulach
Location Country:Switzerland
Locations:More than 40 countries
Key People:Martin E. Bachmann (CEO)
Industry:Civil Engineering
Products:Structural Bearings, Expansion Joints, Shock Absorbers, Seismic Devices, Structural monitoring systems
Services:Design, Inspections, Testing, Remote Monitoring, Installation, Refurbishment and Rebuilding
Num Employees:900+
Divisions:mageba Switzerland, Australia, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, India, Latin America, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, USA
Homepage:www.mageba-group.com

Mageba (stylised as mageba) is a civil engineering service provider[1] and manufacturer of bridge bearings, expansion joints, seismic protection and structural monitoring devices for the construction industry.[2] The company is headquartered in Bulach, Switzerland, and operates through offices in Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific.[3] In all, mageba has official representations in over 40 countries.

History

mageba was founded in 1963 in Bulach, Switzerland. By 1969 the company was designing and manufacturing a variety of bridge bearings and expansion joints,[4] and had heavy duty testing facilities in operation.[5] In 2004 the company merged with Proceq.[6] The resulting company continued to design and manufacture bridge bearings and expansion joints.[7] [8]

In April 2011, mageba USA LLC was founded with offices in New York and San Jose. By then mageba had production facilities in Fussach (Austria), Shanghai (China), and offices in Uslar and Stuttgart (Germany) and Cugy (Switzerland). By 2012, the company had four facilities in India,[9] and was also operating in Russia, South Korea, and Turkey.

mageba has supplied bearings and expansion joints to more than 10,000 bridges around the world,[10] including the Audubon Bridge in Louisiana USA, Incheon Bridge in South Korea[11] the Golden Ears Bridge in British Columbia, Canada(2009), the Bandra Worli Sea link in India,[12] [13] the Øresund Bridge which has linked Denmark and Sweden since 2000, and the Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong.[14]

mageba also installs and services bridge components.[15]

A recent focus of activities of the firm has been the provision of structure surveillance services, including installation and remote monitoring of sensors, inspections and testing.[16] [17]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surface Technology Journal. STI Publication. August 4, 2012.
  2. http://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/sensors-to-monitor-the-health-of-cable-stay-bridge-at-western-express-highway/892686 "Sensors to monitor the health of cable stay bridge at WEH"
  3. Web site: International Bridge Conference. International Conference on Bridges,2006. July 31, 2012.
  4. Book: Expansion joints in bridges and concrete roads. 1969. 309.
  5. Book: European Convention for Constructional Steelwork. Technical Committee 4, Corrosion . Protection of steel structures against corrosion by coatings . Eccs General Secretariat . 1987 . 50-53 . 15–7.
  6. http://www.bridgeweb.com/MemberPages/article.aspx?&id=492&typeid=1 "Mageba and Proceq join forces"
  7. http://www.ebearing.com/news2004/110101.htm "Mageba and Proceq Merge "
  8. Book: Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies. Conference. S. C. Wong. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies. Proceedings of the ... Conference of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies. 2006. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies. 544.
  9. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/swiss-co-mageba-opens-fourth-unit-in-wb/article3206829.ece "Swiss co Mageba opens fourth unit in WB"
  10. Web site: Sustainability award. ace marketing. July 30, 2012.
  11. Web site: Korean Colossus: Incheon Bridge. New Civil Engineer (nce.co.uk). July 31, 2012. Ed Owen.
  12. http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/bandra/ "Bandra Cable-Stay Bridge, India"
  13. Web site: International Association for Bridge & Structural Engineering-IABSE Conference, Bangladesh-August 2010. August 4, 2012.
  14. Book: Bridge Design & Engineering. 1999. Route One Pub..
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20150608102028/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150608/jsp/calcutta/story_24463.jsp#.WJHPivIxCHk "Setu set for repair debut"
  16. http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-metro-gets-real-time-sensors-to-keep-an-eye-on-its-cable-stayed-bridge-2234237 "Mumbai: Metro gets real-time sensors to keep an eye on its cable-stayed bridge"
  17. Book: Khaled Mahmoud. Modern Techniques in Bridge Engineering: Proceedings of 6th New York City Bridge Conference, 25-26 July 2011. 26 August 2011. CRC Press. 978-0-203-18189-8. 258–.

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