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26. August 2019 ▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: Golden façade for cricket stadium

The world-renowned Oval Cricket Ground – also known as The Oval or The Kia Oval is the home to Surrey County Cricket Club (Surrey CCC). Within the scope of a program of extension and modernization, the stadium was given a new exterior façade. The … ▶

29. July 2019 ▶ Industrial mesh

Sand control: Comprehensive study on erosion behavior

Within the scope of a comprehensive study undertaken by a large exploration and production company, the erosion behavior of common filter media in pipelines was investigated. GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG performed supplementary CFD modeling of flow paths … ▶

18. July 2019 ▶ Industrial mesh

Quality Control: new vision control system

To ensure seamless quality control for filtration meshes, GKD’s automated production facility has been upgraded with a high-performance autonomous camera system. Possible weaving errors and foreign particles in filter elements are eliminated thanks to the … ▶

18. July 2019 ▶ Transparent media façades

MEDIAMESH®: Eloquent ambassador for art school

The internationally renowned Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) in Ohio received a new face in an elaborate two-phase renovation and construction project. The highlight of the new building is a 150 square meter transparent MEDIAMESH® screen from GKD – GEBR … ▶

16. July 2019 ▶ Metalfabrics

Solar protection façade: Unique lighthouse architecture

The Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is widely acknowledged as one of the finest universities founded anywhere in the world over the last 50 years. In international competition with other elite universities, it has opted for … ▶

11. July 2019 ▶ Process belts

Glass hybrid belt: Anti-stick coating minimizes soiling

As a special solution for processing highly adhesive products, glass hybrid belts with anti-stick coating from GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG address an urgent problem with nonwoven thermal bonding in single- and double-belt dryers. Their design, … ▶

26. June 2019 ▶ Industrial mesh

3D high-performance filtration mesh

With Porometric, GKD has developed a completely new range of high-tech filtration meshes with three-dimensional fabric structure. The flow rate is up to three times higher than with conventional fabrics. It also boasts significantly better dirt holding capacity, … ▶

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 … ▶