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Precision on a small and large scale: BWB meets the high optical demands of its clientele from the fields of architecture, design and art – from small parts for the watch industry to large-scale facade sheets.

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Diploma work “Color Bath

Sven Odermatt, a 25-year-old industrial design student at the renowned ECAL University of Art and Design in Lausanne, has created an impressive work called “Color bath” as part of his bachelor’s thesis at BWB-Betschart AG in Stans.

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EMBRU table and bench

The award-winning outdoor furniture set “Easy Aluminium” consist of table and bench, which can be easily produced in different sizes thanks to the standard profiles used.

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Clean lines and elegant shades: desire kitchens made of aluminum

Whether for facades or interiors, anodized aluminum surfaces are versatile in architectural applications. Easy to clean and durable, the lightweight material is also excellent for high-end kitchens.

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Art intervention by Chris Hunter

Multi-colored anodized aluminum sheets connect the individual concrete steps in a linear pattern. The result is the overall image of a rainbow of flowing colors without clear boundaries.

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Cult SIGG drinking bottles individually anodised

Who does not know them? The aluminum drinking bottles from SIGG are known far beyond the Swiss border. Several generations associate the iconic utensil with experiences of today and the past.

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Aluminum cabinet as a trademark: Loudspeaker from PIEGA

In the Stans plant of BWB Oberflächentechnik, the PIEGA housing parts are milled, inscribed, ground and anodized.

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In Situ – Artistic Intervention

Austrian sculptor Hans Kupelwieser creates a ceiling relief of red anodized aluminum for the high-profile Heidi Horten Collection in Vienna.

«Anodised Wicker» in frischer Farbe von Tino Seubert

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Fresh color, boldly combined

London-based product designer Tino Seubert created the “Anodised Wicker” collection in 2018, and the stool family was recently anodized in the fresh “BWB Lilac” shade.

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Colour anodising

Colour anodising creates a protective oxide layer that is coloured throughout. The resulting coating is abrasion-resistant and retains the metallic character of the component, which can be additionally influenced by mechanical and chemical pretreatments. Dive into the world of colours of BWB Surface Technology.

Colour anodising

Painting

BWB’s range of coatings and colours extends from special coatings to highly weather-resistant fluoropolymer coatings with a self-cleaning effect and all shades of the RAL and NCS colour scale. BWB has its own colour system for architecture, which reproduces the colour shades of the anodised colour chart in wet paint.

Painting

Plasma polishing

For the highest shine, BWB offers plasma polishing of stainless steel parts for the watch and jewelry industry. Welds can be cleaned, tarnish removed and surfaces polished in one operation. The parts are thus visually enhanced and protected from corrosion.

Plasma and electrochemical polishing

References Architecture

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SRF Media Center

The façade of the SRF Media Center is characterized by a strict choice of materials: exposed concrete, glass and anodized aluminum.

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Lokstadt Elefant (construction site 2)

Where the Lokstadt now stands, there were once the workshops of the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Factory. It was the most important locomotive forge in the country and its locomotives made railroad history.

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Semidetached house Bonaduz

The municipality of Bonaduz is situated on a plateau above the confluence of the Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein rivers. The new double family house offers views of the spectacular alpine panorama that surrounds the valley floor.

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Cantonal Hospital Winterthur

After ten years of planning and construction, the new building of Winterthur Cantonal Hospital was completed at the beginning of 2022. The new building will ensure the long-term provision of healthcare in the region.

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Switzerland Innovation Park in Biel

The Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne, SIPBB for short, is just a few minutes’ walk from Biel/Bienne train station in the direction of the lake. The strikingly dark façade in BWB-Colinal 3180 sets the building apart from the surrounding buildings.

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Schoolhouse Acher Center

The aluminum façade in the timeless anodized shades Colinal and Permalux provides the wooden structure with lasting protection against the elements.

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Foundry Tower Dübendorf

New residential and commercial space is being built directly at Giessenpark between Glattufer and Überlandstrasse. The bronze colored building is part of the project.

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Office building Poststrasse South

The bronze-colored façade elements take their cue from the former industrial site and the nearby railroad tracks.

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Markets

With a suitable surface finishing of metals, the colour, gloss and structure can be determined according to the design specifications. At BWB, designers benefit from colour samples, consultations and individual sampling.