Transformers and reactors in power plants, switchyards and industrial facilities (steel mills, aluminum smelters etc.) operate with high electric currents. Inductive currents are generated within the reinforcing steel if it is located too close to these coils. This can result in the heating up of the rebars and a loss of their strength. To avoid this, steel reinforced concrete elements must not be located within the magnetic clearance contour of these coils. ComBAR® bars do not conduct electro-magnetic currents. Therefore, ComBAR® reinforced foundations, walls and ceilings can be built in the vicinity of transformer coils and reactors. Enclosures for these coils can be smaller, the machines operate without losses none the less. The construction and operating costs are significantly reduced.

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The most frequent cause of damage in reinforced concrete buildings is the corrosion of the steel reinforcement. This is especially true of facade components, buildings in coastal areas, bridges and parking garages as well as swimming pools, waste water treatment plants and many industrial facilities. As Schöck ComBAR® does not rust, this cause of damage is eliminated. Even minimal concrete covers require little maintenance and repair. The repair costs are lowered significantly. The service life of the building is extended - an important contribution to sustainable construction.

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Research laboratories for nanotechnology, solid state physics and similar fields of research are highly sensitive environments. This is also true for scanning electron microscopy, magnetic spin tomography and magnet resonance tomography. Because of its conductivity reinforcing steel can affect the functionality and precision of these devices. The installation of Schöck ComBAR® makes research in a completely non-metallic and non-magnetic environment possible.

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Inner city tunnels for subways, sewers and other infrastructure facilities are almost always built using a tunnel boring machine (TBM). The TBM can not drill through steel reinforced shaft walls, however. The walls have to be manually opened. To do so the soil behind the walls has to be stabilized. The installation of Schöck ComBAR® in the penetration area of the TBM makes all these measures unnecessary. The TBM drives directly through the wall. This reduces construction time and construction costs. Job site safety is significantly improved.

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Infrastructure works often have to be repaired or replaced because the steel reinforcement within them has corroded, thereby destroying the concrete microstructure. When Schöck ComBAR® is installed, corrosion is not an issue. New high speed rail links and streetcar lines are usually built using balasted rail slabs. The endless rails serve as a medium for the signal transmission. The reinforcing steel in the rail slabs must be intricately grounded in order to guarantee a faultless signal transmission. When Schöck ComBAR® is installed, this is not necessary as the bar does not conduct electric currents. It can, therefore, even be installed in the direct vicinity of the induction coils used to operate rail switches.

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Caused by its electrical conductivity, construction steel can allow an uncontrolled electrical current flow in the reinforcement. Electrical as well as magnetic fields, that come from conducting cables create an interface to the steel reinforcement and can be carried through the entire construction. To create a healthy living and working environment, the task is to avoid harmful burdens like electromagnetic pollution in the house and building that can affect people's health. ComBAR® could be the solution for that. The product is neither electrically conducting nor magnetizable. Therefore the natural geomagnetic field remains unaffected. Schoeck ComBAR® is the ideal, ecologically proven and certified alternative to construction steel.