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06. June 2019 ▶ Metalfabrics

Metal fabric: Golden façade for art school in Calais

Within the scope of a 100-million-Euro infrastructure project, the Ecole d’Art de Calais art school moved into a new building set to mark the beginning of a new era for the French harbor city. As an eye-catcher and contribution to the building's … ▶

29. May 2019 ▶ Metalfabrics

Silentmesh: CMP fabric creates pleasant room acoustics

In the heart of the La Défense office district in Paris, the 135-meter Tour Europlaza office tower sets standards for sustainable construction. It has received the HQE exploitation & BREEAM in-use certification "Very Good" not once but twice. … ▶

10. May 2019 ▶ Industrial mesh

GKD: Smart products made of metal and hybrid meshes

The Techtextil trade fair will be held in Frankfurt from May 14 to 17, 2019. GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG will be present in Hall 3.1, Stand D79 to showcase the potential and vast range of possibilities offered by the smart products the company has … ▶

30. April 2019 ▶ Metalfabrics

Illumesh: Metal mesh Indemann has been glowing for 10 years

This year marks one decade since the Indemann, designed by the Maastricht-based architectural firm Maurer United Architects, first took up its post surveying the surrounding landscape. As an emblem for the transformation in the structural policy … ▶

26. April 2019 ▶ Industrial mesh

Optimized dutch weaves: Key role in backwashing

Patrick Morsch, postgraduate student at the Institute for Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), is investigating process parameters for perfect cake discharge with use of as little filtrate as possible … ▶

23. April 2019 ▶ Industrial mesh

Filtration mesh: Setting trends in the water industry

The cost-effective and reliable treatment of process and wastewater combined with more stringent legal provisions in sewage and ballast filtration call for new processes, technologies, and products. With Optimized Dutch Weaves and Porometric mesh, GKD … ▶

16. March 2019 ▶ Metalfabrics

Metal fabric facade: Investor building as a gateway to the future

The CT2 Center for Teaching and Training at the Medical Faculty of RWTH Aachen University is the first investor building in the completed Biomedical Technology Cluster. Two façades of the light-flooded solitaire are clad in Omega 1520 metal … ▶

06. March 2019 ▶ Metalfabrics

Architectural metal fabric: Golden glow for ParisLongchamp

As part of the redesign of ParisLongchamp – the venue for the world’s best known horse race – French star architect Dominique Perrault opted for metal fabric from GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG. Employed as cladding for façades, walls and … ▶

30. January 2019 ▶ Process belts

Screen belt: Integrated wear indicator in Sonneberg

The Sonneberg-Heubisch sewage plant is operated by Wasserwerke Sonneberg waterworks in South Thuringia, Germany. Since 2016 the operator has been using a type 1003 screen belt with integrated wear indicator from GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG. Alongside … ▶

15. January 2019 ▶ Transparent media façades

Golden shimmer: Metal mesh in the Palace of Versailles

As part of the 500 million euro renovation project of the Palace of Versailles south of Paris, the Dufour Pavilion plays a key role in reorganizing the flow of visitors. In designing the ceilings and walls, renowned French architect Dominique Perrault … ▶