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Framery in the Pursuit of Happiness with Teknos’ INFRALIT PE 8317-10 Powder Coating firm relied on Teknos, another Finnish company specialising in the production of powder coatings. “We have never disappointed our customers’ expectations, and this was no exception,” says Teknos Sales Engineer Tero Lahti (Fig. 2). It was certainly love at first sight for the “Framerians”, who immediately found the right coating during one very brief meeting with Tero Lahti: INFRALIT PE 8317-10.
INFRALIT PE 8317-10 It is a matte powder coating based on a Soft Touch polyester resin, available in 16 different colours and suitable for finishing metal objects that require a certain weathering resistance and the
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Figure 1: Framery phonebooths and meeting pods are mainly required in open-space offices.
heat or ultraviolet light. The powder is polymerised at high temperatures and it
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According to a study done by the
forms a protective film with good
are quickly spreading. Framery, a
University of Sydney, more than 50% of
anti-corrosion properties.
Finnish leader in the production and
people sharing their workspace claimed
that doubled its turnover in 2017, is an
that background
excellent example of creativity, innovation,
noises, the lack of
and courage. Its functional products boast
privacy, and the
attractive design as well as metal surfaces
consequent reduction
protected and enhanced by high-tech
in efficiency are the
powder coatings. For years, open space
main problems.
offices have been considered a trend
Framery’s founders
conceived to offer a break during working
have had the same
days spent in small individual offices,
experience: that
improve relations between colleagues,
is how the idea
stimulate the sharing of ideas and
of designing a
teamwork, and optimise spaces; however,
soundproof pods
they now start showing their negative
was born (Fig. 1).
aspects.
For its finishes, the
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oundproofing solutions for offices
development of soundproofing solutions
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ability not to yellow due to exposure to
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Figure 2: Teknos Sales Engineer Tero Lahti.