Company Brochure - Jakem AG

FORM, FUNCTION AND DESIGN
Steel Construction

JAKEM AG: STEEL CONSTRUCTION AND CLADDING
JAKEM AG: BUILDING IN STEEL
Warehouse roof at JAKEM AG
We have been planning and building steel
structures for the domestic market and abroad
for more than 50 years. From the very begin-
ning, a central tenet of our corporate culture
has been to cooperate closely with architects,
engineers, planners and developers in delive-
ring our structural steelwork to the customer.
Our business partners profi t daily from our
experience in consultancy and technical
planning as well as our expertise in design.
Warehouse at JAKEM AG under construction
STEEL CONSTRUCTION:
VERSATILE, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
There are a great many arguments
why you should build with steel:
Steel allows large areas to be spanned with
lightweight support structures. Steel structures
are versatile and are used for heightening
and structural alterations, even for existing
buildings. Building with steel means short
completion times, as component fabrication
is not dependent on the weather. And steel
works brilliantly with other types of construc-
tion material: composite structures with wood
or concrete are not only economic but also
Steel is environmentally sustainable, having
benefi ted from the constant improvement in
manufacturing processes over recent decades.
Emissions, water consumption and the recyc-
ling of by-products are fully optimised. Steel
does not release any substances into the envi-
ronment and is completely recyclable. Around
50% of global steel production is smelted
from scrap with no loss of quality. In Europe,
as much as 100% of steel used for girders is
sourced from recycled steel.
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CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE
OUR MEANS OF PRODUCTION: HUMANS AND MACHINES
Rheinfelden-Warmbach Joint Customs Facility on the Swiss/German border
JAKEM AG utilises state-of-the-art technology,
and our manufacturing processes are widely
IT-supported through 3D interactive systems.
In our processing operations, NC connections
supply machine data for a range of equip-
ment: a 3-axis boring mill, CNC profi ling
circular saw, metal punching centre and fl ame-
cutting robot.
Our 26,000 m 2 production site, complete with
rail link, processes around 7,500 tonnes of
steel per year. JAKEM AG has its own sand-
blasting and painting plants as well as its own
prefabricated assembly equipment.
We hold the quality-assured “H1 Operator’s
Licence according to SIA 263/1” and the
“Major Verifi cation of Suitability DIN 18800
Part 7” certifi cate and can certainly vouch for
the high quality of our processes and products.
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CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE
GOOD ADVICE IS PRICELESS
In steel construction, teamwork is essential
for success. And central to our teamwork is
the interaction between our engineers and
architects and planners. We draw up project
designs and plans, as well as tender bids, and
work out all the technical detail. As well as our
structural design solutions, JAKEM AG also
develops all-in-one customised packages.
Canopy for Dobi-Inter, Suhr, Switzerland
VERSATILE STEEL CONSTRUCTION: A SELECTION OF OUR WORKS
EVERY PROJECT IS DIFFERENT – OUR QUALITY IS ALWAYS THE SAME
Every development presents new challenges to
contractors, and in steel construction there are
very few standard solutions. Steel can graphi-
cally represent the fundamental idea and con-
cept behind a building. As a result, we often
have to execute particularly complex forms in
steel: seemingly weightless canopies, fl owing
textile architecture and elegant roof designs
as well as wide-spanned utility buildings.
For projects such as these steel is the construc-
tion material of choice.
Erlen Sport and Leisure Park in Dielsdorf, Switzerland.
Designed with a exterior steel structural framework.
New builds, conversions and heightening
works – JAKEM AG implements projects from
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all sectors.
88 Wood Street, London, UK.
Staircase and lift structure

VERSATILE STEEL CONSTRUCTION: A SELECTION OF OUR WORKS
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: ENVELOPE, STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK AND FRAME
Jakob Müller AG’s Bata Hall 10 new build, Switzerland
When it comes to cladding, steel can be
used in many different ways. The wealth of
variations and design options – as well as the
challenges they present – are a constant sour-
ce of fascination for us. By using a vast range
of sheet metal materials, structures and fi xings,
steel cladding achieves a unique plasticity and
rhythmic quality.
K2 West Wall, London. Sub-frame
for a glass facade
Gerre 2000, Manno (TI), Switzerland.
Steel supporting structure,
facade lining, roofi ng work
Gotthelf Sports Hall, Thun, Switzerland: support-free steel structure
with plate girders, spanning a 50 x 40 m external envelope
RILOC, Tenero, Locarno Military Airbase, Switzerland. Supporting
structures, shed roof, tubular structure, acoustic trapezoidal
sheet metal roof, cladding structure
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Basle Trade Fair Hall 1.
A 90 x 215 m prefabricated steel
construction exhibition hall. Loadbearing
structure (developed as a
project consortium)
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ARCHITECTURAL STEEL CONSTRUCTION STEEL AND GLASS STRUCTURES
FORM, FUNCTION AND DESIGN
Monolith, Expo 02 (as a project consortium)
Operating in architectural and design steel
construction allows us to contribute to projects
which are of particular interest. The attraction
here is to realise a development whose main
purpose is aesthetic and is to a large extent
free of any type of functionality whatsoever.
JAKEM AG develops one-off customised
designs for buildings and landscapes and
processes steel for artistic and sculptural use.
N2 Nordtangente parkway,
Basle, Switzerland. Art installation at
Wiesenkreisel intersection
Wahlen Park Central North Zurich,
Switzerland. Pavilion with concentric
support
LIGHTNESS AND TRANSPARENCY: STEEL AND GLASS
Canopy, Wohlen Cantonal School, Switzerland
With a combination of steel and glass, the
relationship between the interior and exterior
and between individual sections of a building
becomes both visible and tangible. Transpa-
rency is created when steel and glass are used
in combination, while the aesthetic appeal of
slender steel elements used together with the
wealth of design options available for glass
represents the utmost in creative freedom.
JAKEM AG erects roof structures in steel and
glass as complete solutions as well as large-
scale canopies in glass or sheet metal.
Beyeler Museum, Riehen, Switzerland.
Steel roof structure and
glazed roof
Canopy Coop, Kaiseraugst
One Hyde Park, London, UK.
Model for an emergency staircase
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BRIDGES AND WALKWAYS, STEEL STRUCTURES FOR THE POWER SUPPLY INDUSTRY
CREATING CONNECTIONS: BRIDGES, MASTS AND PYLONS
Walliswil footbridge, Walliswil, Switzerland, 104 m in length
Bridges have been built of steel for over 200
years now. They are well-known for their pa-
tent durability and economic effi ciency, which
results for example from especially fast comple-
tion times. Manufactured and installed in just
4 weeks, the Walliswil footbridge, which cros-
ses the Aare River at Niederbipp in Switzer-
land, is an excellent illustration. Its supporting
structure consists of two connected frameworks
104 meters in length. It carries the footpath
itself, which is a lightweight structure construc-
ted from end plates.
JAKEM AG builds bridges for footpaths and
cycle paths, rail infrastructure walkways and
platform roofs, and pipe bridges for chemical
and pharmaceutical companies.
S Bahn rapid transit stop, Bern
Wankdorf, Switzerland. Main
walkways in four sections and canopy,
platform roofs and staircases
Walkway at Sika AG, Düdingen,
Switzerland
JAKEM AG has several decades of experience
in the high voltage pylon sector and is regarded
as an authority in the subject. For the power
industry, we fabricate equipment stands for high
voltage switching stations, pylons for overhead
lines and high-level mounting frames for outdoor
switching stations. Trial assembly takes place at
our premises prior to installation so that there are
no surprises when the structures are installed in
virtually inaccessible terrain.
Trial installation at JAKEM AG’s
premises
Steel lattice pylons for Rätia Energie
AG, Robbia – La Punt, Switzerland
Steel lattice pylons for Atel AG,
Nufenen – San Giacomo, Switzerland
Panoramica walkway, Cardada (TI),
Switzerland. Titanium-clad steel path.
Helicopter installation
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Turbine transport cradle
Column head reinforcement
SPECIAL DESIGNS IN STEEL MILESTONES IN THE COMPANY’S HISTORY
ONE-OFF DESIGNS AND OTHER SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF SUPPORT: JAKEM AG
“Balance” stress testing: hoist for a turbine transport cradle.
The test load of 90 t was generated using hydraulic pumps.
Structures for chemical plants, welding
structures and load-bearing systems
Chemical and pharmaceutical companies
require special steel designs, such as support
structures, platforms, landings and stair turrets.
JAKEM AG specialises in the manufacture of
complex welded designs and support systems,
such as column head reinforcements.
Equipment and machine stands,
transport cradles for turbines.
Transport cradles for turbines and machine
stands with complicated geometries place the
ultimate demands on accuracy in their plan-
ning and execution. And these kinds of orders
can occasionally introduce some very specifi c
needs. In the case of the hoist for a turbine
transport cradle, JAKEM AG designed and
built its own test system in order to satisfy the
customer’s own insurance requirements.
1951 JAKEM AG is founded by Henri Heusser
and employs 8 staff. Production is in a
wooden cabin and sometimes out in the
open fi eld. Products: mostly high voltage
pylons and steel bridges for the railways.
1964 Werner Amsler joins the Supervisory
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Board.
1971 Werner Amsler becomes the majority
shareholder and takes over the
operational management.
1971 Year on year of continuous growth.
to
1995
Physical expansion of the company
through various premises conversions
2004 Markus Amsler appointed managing
director of JAKEM AG.
2007 Markus Amsler and Jakob Amsler
become majority shareholders of
JAKEM AG.
JAKEM AG’s fi rst
production site
Building the fi rst
production halls

info@jakem.ch
www.jakem.ch
JAKEM AG
Lugano Municipal Port, Switzerland
Münchwilen (Head Offi ce)
JAKEM AG
Industrie Breitenloh 2
CH-4333 Münchwilen
T +41 62 866 40 40
F +41 62 866 40 50
Zurich
JAKEM AG
Hörnlistrasse 4
CH-8057 Zurich
T +41 44 310 31 60
F +41 44 310 31 69
Ticino
JAKEM AG
Via Pradello
CH-6934 Bioggio
T +41 91 605 23 42
F +41 91 604 65 21
For detailed illustrations of all our products, visit www.jakem.ch – JAKEM AG, 2007 – designed by Michael Schmid Graphics Studio