Case Study - Seele Covertex - Gerber Technology

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1 seele covertex membranes Shanghai Co., Ltd. deals in the fabrication, engineering and installation of membrane structures and offers premier engineering, design, manufac- turing and construction solutions. These structures are created by using ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene), PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride), PVC (polyvinyl chloride) materials. seele covertex has production capacity of 500,000 square meters of material per year. Over the years, the company has created membrane structures for both private and public sector projects, which range from sports and entertainment venues to train stations. The company began its first operation in 2004 and operates under its parent company, seele holding GmbH & Co. KG in Germany
Guangzhou’s Largest Railway Station The Guangzhou South Railway Station is the largest metro station in Guangzhou and one of the four largest railway passenger transportation hubs in China, serving 300,000 passengers per day. seele covertex was hired to manufacture and install the membrane structure that covers the station. A total of 20,000 square meters of single- and double-ply EFTE material was used for the roof covering, the first time such material was used in a China railway station. Daylight enters the station through the rooflights – which are fitted with a total of 13,000 square meters of PTFE. The Guangzhou South Railway Station is one of the four largest railway passenger transportation hubs in China, serving 300,000 passengers per day. seele covertex purchased a GERBERcutter ® DCS2500 in 2008 and has used it to accomplish several high-profile projects. To meet the needs of seele covertex, <strong>Gerber</strong> customized a DCS2500 cutter expanding the width of the cutting surface to four meters and the length to 18 meters to provide a surface big enough to carry out large cutting tasks. According to both Bjoern Beckert, seele covertex’s general manager and the company’s cutter operators, the cutter delivers highly accurate cut parts by creating better patterns and more efficient nests. The cutter also helped reduce material costs and has increased daily output of cut materials from 300 square meters to 1,500 square meters. The cutter has also been praised for its vacuum and air flotation systems which are integral to the successful cutting of the materials used by seele covertex. A total of 20,000 square meters of single- and double-ply EFTE material was used for the roof covering, the first time such material was used in a China railway station. 2
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