Trade fair highlight 11. September 2024
Experts in the art of working with fabrics
When it comes to surface trends, nature offers designers worldwide the greatest inspiration, as it is an almost inexhaustible source of shapes and colors. And because it is alive, it changes, which in turn leads to new structures, shapes, tones and nuances being created over and over again.
This is where the GRAFE Group in Blankenhain, comes in. The company sees itself as a technology partner that identifies trends and then supports customers through to implementation in plastic products.
Color combined with particles, fibres or flakes
When flakes and fibers are combined with paint and plastic, the challenge is not to change the macroscopic structure during processing in order to achieve the desired effect. The added particles create a varying appearance. Minimal visual differences are desirable and emphasize the individual character.
Grain patterns borrowed from nature or graphically abstracted
Plastic surfaces that perfectly imitate natural materials can be created by adding color and particles in combination with structures. The surface grains appear deceptively real, but have cost advantages over their natural and therefore expensive twins. In addition, the flexibility of the plastics offers extended possibilities for shaping the products. Wood, stone and interwoven fiber structures, matt and contrasting, glossy or transparent for corresponding substitutions, which can also be used to expand the areas of application.
Another focus of current design trends is graphic surfaces or graining, which are created using geometric and sometimes microscopically small patterns strung together. These appear handcrafted and at the same time convey technical precision. These effects look particularly elegant and futuristic on surfaces, for example on furniture or technical housings.
This is where the GRAFE Group in Blankenhain, comes in. The company sees itself as a technology partner that identifies trends and then supports customers through to implementation in plastic products.
Color combined with particles, fibres or flakes
When flakes and fibers are combined with paint and plastic, the challenge is not to change the macroscopic structure during processing in order to achieve the desired effect. The added particles create a varying appearance. Minimal visual differences are desirable and emphasize the individual character.
Grain patterns borrowed from nature or graphically abstracted
Plastic surfaces that perfectly imitate natural materials can be created by adding color and particles in combination with structures. The surface grains appear deceptively real, but have cost advantages over their natural and therefore expensive twins. In addition, the flexibility of the plastics offers extended possibilities for shaping the products. Wood, stone and interwoven fiber structures, matt and contrasting, glossy or transparent for corresponding substitutions, which can also be used to expand the areas of application.
Another focus of current design trends is graphic surfaces or graining, which are created using geometric and sometimes microscopically small patterns strung together. These appear handcrafted and at the same time convey technical precision. These effects look particularly elegant and futuristic on surfaces, for example on furniture or technical housings.
GRAFE GmbH & Co. KG
Contact
Mr. Lars Tonnecker