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Surprising Steel: Brombal Insourced its Coating Operations and Obtained Exceptional Finishes for Exclusive Window and Door Frames Monica Fumagalli ipcm®
Brombal has specialised for over fifty years in the production of custom, luxury window and door frames in steel and brass. Thanks to a far-sighted company policy, it decided to insource and automate its steel painting processes – without sacrificing the artisanal nature of its production, highly appreciated by the overseas market. In order to do so, it worked with Tekimp, a Rimor Group company specialising in the design of automatic coating systems.
T
he global window frame and curtain wall markets have been
increasing importance of finishes in this very active sector. However,
experiencing strong growth for some time now, driven by public
whereas the powder coating of aluminium window and door frames
infrastructure improvement programmes and government
is now a well-established finishing technology that is subject to strict
incentives for renovation. This exponential increase was further
certifications, particularly within the European market, the same cannot
amplified after the standstill period due to the health crisis. On the
be said for steel window systems, where there is still plenty of scope for
pages of our magazine, we have repeatedly emphasised the ever-
developing new coating solutions. One of the companies involved in this
© Brombal
Brombal headquarters in Caselle di Altivole (Treviso, Italy).
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