mageba (Swiss company)

mageba is civil engineering service provider[2] and manufacturer of bridge bearings, expansion joints, seismic protection and structural monitoring devices for the construction industry.[3] The firm is headquartered in Bulach, Switzerland, and operates through offices in Europe, America and Asia.[4] In all, mageba has official representations in 45 countries.

Mageba
TypePrivate company
IndustryCivil Engineering
Founded1963
Headquarters
Bulach
,
Switzerland
Number of locations
45 countries
Key people
Thomas Spuler(Chairman & CEO), Gianni Moor (COO)(Board Member), Riet Schlegel (CFO)[1]
ProductsBridge Bearings, Expansion Joints, Shock Absorbers, Seismic Devices, Structural monitoring systems, Vibration Isolation
ServicesDesign, Inspections, Testing, Remote Monitoring, Installation, Refurbishment and Rebuilding
Number of employees
400+
Divisionsmageba International, Mexico, Austria, Germany, India, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, USA
Websitewww.mageba-group.com

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,[5] and had heavy duty testing facilities in operation.[6] In 2004 the company merged with Proceq.[7] The resulting company continued to design and manufacture bridge bearings and expansion joints.[8][9]

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,[10] 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,[11] including the Audubon Bridge in Louisiana USA, Incheon Bridge in South Korea[12] the Golden Ears Bridge in British Columbia, Canada(2009), the Bandra Worli Sea link in India,[13][14] the Øresund Bridge which has linked Denmark and Sweden since 2000, and the Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong.[15]

mageba also installs and services bridge components.[16]

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.[17][18]

Notable projects
NameLength
Feet
Product
Completed
/Opened		Country
Øresund Bridge7,845 m (25,738 ft)Pot Bearings2000Denmark&Sweden
Tsing Ma Bridge2,160 m (7,090 ft)Modular Expansion Joint1997Hong Kong
Golden Ears Bridge976 m (3,202 ft)Modular Expansion Joint2009Canada
Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges1,627 m (5,338 ft)Modular Expansion Joint1986Australia
Bandra-Worli Sea Link[19]5,600 m (18,400 ft)Modular Expansion Joint2009India
Incheon Bridge21,380 m (70,140 ft)Modular Expansion Joint2009South Korea
John James Audubon Bridge (Mississippi River)3,927 m (12,884 ft)Finger Joint2009United States
Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge25,500 m (83,700 ft)Modular Expansion Joint2009China
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre-Pot Bearings1997Hong Kong
Črni Kal Viaduct1,065 m (3,494 ft)Modular Expansion Joint2004Slovenia
Krka Bridge391.16 m (1,283.3 ft)Modular Expansion Joint2005Croatia
Pont de Normandie2,143.21 m (7,031.5 ft)Modular Expansion Joint1995France
Tähtiniemi Bridge924 m (3,031 ft)Modular Expansion Joint1995Finland
Uddevalla Bridge1,712 m (5,617 ft)ILM Bearing2000Sweden
Vasco da Gama Bridge17,200 m (56,400 ft)Modular Expansion Joint1998Portugal
Gatwick Airport-Pot Bearings2010England

References & Publications
  1. "IJRBC World Congress Publication-2011" (PDF). Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  2. "Surface Technology Journal" (PDF). STI Publication. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  3. "Sensors to monitor the health of cable stay bridge at WEH". Free Press Journal, Jul 19, 2016
  4. "International Bridge Conference". International Conference on Bridges,2006. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  5. Expansion joints in bridges and concrete roads. 1969. p. 309.
  6. European Convention for Constructional Steelwork. Technical Committee 4, Corrosion (1987). Protection of steel structures against corrosion by coatings. Issues 50-53. Eccs General Secretariat. pp. 15–7.
  7. "Mageba and Proceq join forces". Bridge Design and Engineering. 16 Sep 04
  8. "Mageba and Proceq Merge ". The eBearing News, November 1, 2004
  9. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies. Conference; S. C. Wong; Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (2006). Proceedings of the ... Conference of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies. p. 544.
  10. "Swiss co Mageba opens fourth unit in WB". Hindu Business Line, March 23, 2012
  11. "Sustainability award" (PDF). ace marketing. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  12. Ed Owen. "Korean Colossus: Incheon Bridge". New Civil Engineer (nce.co.uk). Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  13. "Bandra Cable-Stay Bridge, India". Road Traffic Technology.
  14. "International Association for Bridge & Structural Engineering-IABSE Conference, Bangladesh-August 2010" (PDF). Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  15. Bridge Design & Engineering. Route One Pub. 1999.
  16. "Setu set for repair debut". The Telegraph, Calcutta, June 8, 2015. by Subhajoy Roy
  17. "Mumbai: Metro gets real-time sensors to keep an eye on its cable-stayed bridge". DNA India, Ateeq Shaikh | 14 Jul 2016-06
  18. Khaled Mahmoud (26 August 2011). Modern Techniques in Bridge Engineering: Proceedings of 6th New York City Bridge Conference, 25-26 July 2011. CRC Press. pp. 258–. ISBN 978-0-203-18189-8.
  19. "Road-Traffic Technology Website". Retrieved August 3, 2012.
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