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Opening photo: One of the projects carried out according to GSB quality guidelines: the office building in Munich.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH
S P E C I A L O N A LU MINIU M FOR M E TA L A RC HI TE C TURE A ND I ND USTRIAL DESIGN
GSB General Meeting in Hamburg: Projects for High Quality Coated Aluminium Edited by GSB International e.V. Düsseldorf – Germany
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G
SB International is an association for
association, the representatives for the Board
demonstrated the potential and limitations of
surface coatings in architecture and
and Quality Committees for the next 4 years
the current possibilities.
industry. Its task is to ensure quality
were appointed.
in relation to coatings of workpieces as well as
This year once again provided a varied
The new project seal of GSB: application,
pre-treatment and coating materials used in
programme of events with interesting
features and benefits
the process. To this end, GSB creates quality
presentations.
Hans Georg Eder from Akzo Nobel Powder
guidelines and monitors their application
Coatings GmbH (Arnsberg, Germany)
(ref. Opening photo).
Digitalisation in coating companies:
presented the new GSB website and focused
GSB International invited members to attend
utopia or the future?
in particular on the functions of the planning
the 22nd General Meeting in Hamburg on 8th
Wilfried Rapp from STOBAG Alufinish
tool and the seal generator in conjunction
and 9 April 2019. Over 100 members from
GmbH (Wutöschingen-Horheim, Germany)
with the value chain. He described succinctly
all over Europe accepted the invitation to
and Fabian Luccarini from e.Luterbach AG
the particular strengths of the new system
find out more about the work GSB has been
(Hildisrieden, Switzerland) explained how
and explained the resulting benefits for
doing and the latest news from the coatings
the digitalisation of a coating company as
coaters and end customers. He concluded
industry. In addition, future-oriented changes
part of a site expansion can be implemented
his presentation with a forecast of future
were agreed and, in line with the articles of
efficiently and effectively. They also
additional application options.
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