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25. Jun 2020▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: ceiling design for Wilhelm Köhler Hall

The renovations to the old main building of the Technical University (TU) of Darmstadt included a redesign of the historic Wilhelm Köhler Hall. For the suspended ceiling, Rittmannsperger Architects chose shimmering gold metal fabric from GKD – GEBR. … ▶

08. Jun 2020▶ Metalfabrics

Ceiling design: Metal fabric as textile eyecatcher

The School of Fashion and Textiles at RMIT University in Melbourne is a world leader in fashion and textile training. Its graduates work for premium producers such as Dior, Alexander McQueen, or Louis Vuitton. For the design of the institute's new … ▶

05. Jun 2020▶ Metalfabrics

Architectural fabric: New colors and lots of free area

GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG is expanding its range of PC mesh with four new rigid meshes made of aluminum. With previously unseen openness and warm metallic shades, the meshes provide designers with new possibilities for use and respond to current … ▶

19. May 2020▶ Metalfabrics

Gold metallic fabric: the calling card façade

As a Hungarian diplomat in Southeast Asia, István Zelnik collected art and cultural artifacts from the Southeast Asian region. In a historic villa in Budapest, he found the right setting for his private collection of art and cultural artifacts and had the … ▶

08. May 2020▶ Process belts

Process belts: Efficient sewage sludge treatment

The amended German Sewage Sludge Ordinance (AbfKlärV) prohibits spreading of sewage sludge from sewage plants with a capacity of more than 50,000 or more than 100,000 population equivalents in the medium term. In addition to this, it stipulates phosphorus … ▶

30. Apr 2020▶ Process belts

CONDUCTO® 7690: Permanent electrostatic discharge

Nonwovens are responding to ever increasing demand on the global market. CONDUCTO® 7690, a new type of mesh design made from polyester monofilaments and metallic multifilaments for processes with particularly high electrostatic charge, can also be used … ▶

15. Apr 2020▶ Process belts

CONDUCTO©: New doublebacker belts in field comparison

As one of the largest and most efficient corrugated board plants in Germany, Nestler Wellpappe decided to test the GKD doublebacker belts CONDUCTO© 3313 and CONDUCTO© 3322 in live operation. What triggered the decision was Nestler's consistently … ▶

25. Mar 2020▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: Golden ceiling design for IHK München

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) for Munich and Upper Bavaria is the largest IHK in the country with around 390,000 member companies. Within the scope of an extensive renovation of the historic headquarters, m2plan. architects selected golden … ▶

13. Feb 2020▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: Façade cladding for university of excellence

The new construction of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry (ACI) at the University of Heidelberg is replacing an existing building that no longer meets the standards required of a modern laboratory building. For the façade cladding, ingenhoven … ▶

29. Jan 2020

GKD extends administration building by 750 m² office space

In our constantly growing company, the addition of the 3rd floor of the main administration building has created an additional 750 m² of office space. On the one hand, it was necessary to preserve the characteristic and historical building … ▶