mageba (Swiss company)

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 firm 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.

mageba
TypePrivate company
IndustryCivil Engineering
Founded1963
Headquarters
Bulach
,
Switzerland
Number of locations
More than 40 countries
Key people
Martin E. Bachmann (CEO), Gianni Moor (Board Member & Regional President North and Latin America)
ProductsStructural Bearings, Expansion Joints, Shock Absorbers, Seismic Devices, Structural monitoring systems
ServicesDesign, Inspections, Testing, Remote Monitoring, Installation, Refurbishment and Rebuilding
Number of employees
900+
Divisionsmageba Switzerland, Australia, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, India, Latin America, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, 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,[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]

Notable projects
NameLength
Feet
Product
Completed
/Opened		Country
Delaware Memorial Bridge3,280 m (10,760 ft)Flexible Plug Joints, Spherical Bearings2022USA
Hangyong Expressway-Flexible Plug Joints2022China
George Washington Bridge1,451 m (4,760 ft)Finger Joints2021USA
MVM Dome-Spherical Bearings2021Hungary
Lupu Bridge750 m (2,460 ft)Finger Joints2020China
Tappan Zee Bridge4,800 m (15,700 ft)Modular Expansion Joints, Shock Transmission Units2018USA
Third Bosphorus Bridge2,164 m (7,100 ft)Pot Bearings, Cylindrical Bearings2016Turkey
Gatwick Airport-Pot Bearings2010England
Incheon Bridge21,380 m (70,140 ft)Modular Expansion Joints2009South Korea
Golden Ears Bridge976 m (3,202 ft)Modular Expansion Joints2009Canada
John James Audubon Bridge (Mississippi River)3,927 m (12,884 ft)Finger Joints2009United States
Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge25,500 m (83,700 ft)Modular Expansion Joints2009China
Bandra-Worli Sea Link[18]5,600 m (18,400 ft)Modular Expansion Joints2009India
Krka Bridge391.16 m (1,283.3 ft)Modular Expansion Joints2005Croatia
Črni Kal Viaduct1,065 m (3,494 ft)Modular Expansion Joints2004Slovenia
Øresund Bridge7,845 m (25,738 ft)Pot Bearings2000Denmark&Sweden
Uddevalla Bridge1,712 m (5,617 ft)ILM Bearings2000Sweden
Vasco da Gama Bridge17,200 m (56,400 ft)Modular Expansion Joints1998Portugal
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre-Pot Bearings1997Hong Kong
Tsing Ma Bridge2,160 m (7,090 ft)Modular Expansion Joints1997Hong Kong
Pont de Normandie2,143.21 m (7,031.5 ft)Modular Expansion Joints1995France
Tähtiniemi Bridge924 m (3,031 ft)Modular Expansion Joints1995Finland
Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges1,627 m (5,338 ft)Modular Expansion Joints1986Australia

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