GROHE COLOURS
PVD COLLECTION
GROHE COLOURS PVD
COLLECTION
SELECTION OF PVD ASSORTMENT IN FOUR MOST POPULAR PVD COLOURS
THIS TECHNOLOGY IS DIVIDED INTO TWO MAJOR STEPS PRETREATMENT & PVD COATING
The first step, pretreatment, refers to the thorough cleaning of the taps. They are positioned on racks and hung in cleaning baskets. The special cleaning process uses acid & alkaline cleaning media. This is followed by thorough drying in a vacuum. After micro purifiing the parts, they are then transported into the PVD coating area where the air is conditioned to about 50 percent relative air humidity and to an ambient temperature of around 25 °C. Here the racks are loaded on dedicated PVD racks, which are then placed on a coating table. Now, the parts get heat treated in an oven. Here, plastic parts go through a degasification process. The retention time is at least
three hours. Metal parts are heated up and require at least one hour. The dried and heated components are transported into the PVD machine now. The second step is the PVD coating and this process takes place in a high-vacuum environment and consists of three steps: first the substrate cleaning, then the primer coating and finally the colour coating. To realise different colours, reactive gasses like nitrogen and acetylene are added to the target material zirconium. The time required for a coating depends on the process and takes between one and two hours. In the last step, every product is carefully controlled for defects before they are packaged and delivered.
THERE’S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR SUPERB CRAFTSMANSHIP
AND THE DESIRE TO DO A JOB WELL
When it comes to a good design strategy, the choice of colours plays a vital part. But not only the colour, the quality of the finish is equally important. Especially in the world of bathroom and kitchen solutions and where surfaces ought to last for a long time. Excellent, highly resistant finishes distinguish good products from great ones. GROHE’s aspiration to always produce only the best drove us to choose a special technology that assures, not simply the best, most brilliant colours, but a durable coating of the
highest quality. Our aim: to offer our consumers longlasting water enjoyment. Alongside the resistance of the material, it was also about the look of the colour itself: we wanted to make Brushed Hard Graphite as Dark Grey as possible and give our golden finishes the brilliance they deserve. That was the task for our technology team. In close collaboration with the GROHE design team, they achieved exceptional results working with a great new technology: PVD.
WHY IS A PVD COATING SUCH A VASTLY SUPERIOR FINISH?
The colours of our GROHE Colours Collection are produced with PVD technology. Now what makes GROHE’s PVD technology so much better than common chrome plating? To begin with, all PVD coated colours are extremely uniform because of the absolute evenness of every layer.
Unlike normal electro-plated finishes with their very limited range of colours, our PVD finishes offer you flexibility and choice with the wide range of colour options. You can simply choose the one that suits your interior design strategy best. With our PVD coated products, we not only created highly aesthetic colours, we also made these colours more durable than ever.
WHAT
YOU GET WITH YEARS OF OUTSTANDING GROHE QUALITY AND PAINSTAKING EFFORT
The adhesion of the coating plays a vital role in ensuring a beautiful and long lasting finish. Our PVD process achieves six times greater adhesion. An ordinary electro-plated surface just can’t compete.
All our taps are highly resistant to abrasion and resilient to hard knocks. This guarantees that our consumers will enjoy using these high quality taps and mixers for years and years to come.
At GROHE we are not only passionate about bathrooms and kitchens, we also care about the environment. In order to be as environmentally friendly as possible, we use no harmful chemicals in our PVD technology.
UNIQUE GROHE
CRAFTSMANSHIP
IN EVERY LAYER
3 x more surface hardness
GROHE PVD
BRASS
NICKEL
CHROME
GROHE COLOURS
PVD COLLECTION
GROHE Colour products in PVD are made to look as beautiful decades later as the day you fell in love with them. The secret to this success lies in our long-lasting surface quality. GROHE uses advanced technology to deliver exceptional quality in finish. The physical vapour deposition (PVD) process makes the surface composition 3 x harder, resulting in refined finishes such as Supersteel, Hard Graphite, Cool Sunrise and Warm Sunset. In addition to being harder, the surface is also 10 x more resistant to scratching, allowing it to be cherished for a lifetime.
SUPERSTEEL
BRUSHED HARD GRAPHITE BRUSHED COOL SUNRISE BRUSHED WARM SUNSET
SUPERSTEEL
GROHE has given the timeless chrome colour a brushed finish for a contemporary twist. If contemporary minimalist design is what you have in mind for your bathroom, then GROHE Supersteel is the finish for you. Inspired by resolutely modern, cosmopolitan interiors, this colour will never go out of fashion. To achieve a deluxe look in the bathroom or kitchen, GROHE offers a full range of matching Supersteel taps, showers and accessories.
GROHE Supersteel looks like brushed stainless steel but it has unparalleled durability. Compared to standard electro-plated stainless steel, our innovative PVD coating is more uniform, ten times more scratch-resistant and three times harder. If you follow our easy care instructions, the GROHE taps will look as good decades later as they did on the day they were installed.
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BRUSHED HARD GRAPHITE
The striking anthracite colour GROHE Brushed Hard Graphite is so versatile that it will beautifully complement a whole range of interior styles. You can pair it with white marble and pure white bathroom furniture for a contrasting look, or blend it in with light wood tones or concrete. Whatever setting you choose, Brushed Hard Graphite taps, showers and accessories will bring edge and elegance to the dream bathroom. This inspiring colour embodies a modern, urban style that is also sophisticated and timeless to create a bold, signature look for your bathroom. You can emphasise the contrast effect even more by using matte black accessories and even matte black tiles.
GROHE Brushed Hard Graphite products will not only look beautiful in the bathroom, they are also built to stay that way, thanks to our high-end PVD coating technology. The coating makes the taps ten times more scratch resistant than chrome and makes the surface three times harder. This means your bathroom taps will remain looking as stunning as the day they were installed.
BRUSHED COOL SUNRISE
Spice up your bathroom with GROHE Brushed Cool Sunrise taps, showers and accessories! Brushed Cool Sunrise will bring a classic touch to spaces with its elegant, sophisticated, golden look. An all-dark interior will create the most striking contrast. When displayed in a single-material dark-coloured environment, the products in this lovely golden colour will shine with a gem-like effect and will bring a modern yet vintage look. Any furniture or accessories placed around the space should match the interior.
Thanks to the PVD finish, you can rest assured that the surface of the GROHE Brushed Cool Sunrise products is top quality. PVD coating technology enhances both the product’s appearance and its durability. The coating makes the taps ten times more scratch resistant than chrome and makes the surface three times harder. This means your bathroom taps will remain looking as stunning as the day they were installed.
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BRUSHED WARM SUNSET
GROHE Brushed Warm Sunset will stimulate your senses and add a touch of luxury to your interior. With a full range of taps, showers and accessories the colour will add warmth to your bathroom. GROHE’s Brushed Warm Sunset finish works best when used in high contrast with luxurious materials like dark stone or white marble. This serves to accentuate the taps and capture your attention in the bathroom. Only use simple patterns and keep the contrast in the rest of the room to a minimum as you want
the taps to be the star of the show! GROHE gives you total freedom to design a bathroom that helps you fully express your individuality.
Thanks to our innovative PVD process, the Brushed Warm Sunset taps are incredibly durable. Our PVD coating is ten times more scratch-resistant than chrome and three times harder. This state-of-the-art technology ensures your products will look as beautiful decades later as they did when they were first installed.
CONCEALED PRODUCTS
GROHE´s concealed solutions offer a seamless and sophisticated approach to modern bathroom design. With our range of behind the wall solutions, you can ensure unmatched quality, durability, and functionality for your bathroom.
CONCEALED PRODUCTS
