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29. January 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 … ▶

17. January 2020▶ Process belts

VACUBELT®: Process reliability in dewatering

Whether it's for dewatering phosphogypsum, FGDP gypsum, or lithium, in potash fertilizer production or in cooling lubricant filtration, the range of VACUBELT® filter belts from GKD is proven the world over in demanding dewatering processes. Thanks to their … ▶

05. December 2019

Metal mesh: Sustainable façade for court building

The Tribunal de Justica do Distrito Federal e dos Territórios (TJDFT) court building in Brasilia designed by Brazilian architect Siegbert Zanettini complies with the city's strict sustainability agenda. The sustainable choice of material and the energy … ▶

13. November 2019

Industrial mesh: New Trimetric filter medium for hot gas filtration

The treatment of hot gas flows demands a great deal from filter media in hot gas filtration. The new Trimetric filter medium from GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG consists of metal sinter materials and is highly porous. It combines the required … ▶

06. November 2019▶ Transparent media façades

MEDIAMESH® for superlative mall

The NBBJ architectural firm designed the Eton Place Dalian tower complex in the center of the port city of Dalian in Northern China as a superlative multifunctional development. A six-story mall connects the two highest towers. Large MEDIAMESH® screens from GKD – … ▶

31. October 2019

Filtration mesh: Efficiency in water treatment operations

Thanks to the close networking of the Engineering, Development and Production departments under one roof, GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG creates innovative weaves for groundbreaking key applications in the water treatment sector. This makes GKD the … ▶

25. October 2019▶ Process belts

Bad Salzuflen sewage plant: Spiral fabric belts in day-to-day operations

In extensive comparative tests, the Bad Salzuflen sewage plant compared screen belts from the OEM with type 5090 mesh belts with PAD-15 seam and two innovative spiral fabric belt types from GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG. ▶

20. September 2019▶ Industrial mesh

Metal mesh: Custom weaves for horizontal pressure leaf filters at ESIM Chemicals in fumaric acid production

Lower maintenance costs and greater process stability were the objectives of ESIM Chemicals with the comprehensive optimization of a horizontal pressure leaf filter used in large-scale fumaric acid … ▶

05. September 2019

Innovative heavy-duty loom with novel weaving technology

An innovative new heavy-duty loom for producing exacting technical weaves (e. g. Porometric) has been successfully put into operation. The state-of-the-art loom facilitates production of unique, complex woven structures and boasts extremely high … ▶

30. August 2019▶ Industrial mesh

Porometric mesh: Key role in ballast water filtration

Animal and plant microorganisms that enter into new ecosystems with the ballast water from ships cause serious damage to economy, ecology, and health. In 2004, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) therefore passed the Ballast Water Management … ▶