A hundred-year balance Annual Report 2010 - Uzin Utz AG
A hundred-year balance Annual Report 2010 - Uzin Utz AG
A hundred-year balance Annual Report 2010 - Uzin Utz AG
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WOLFF brand<br />
The <strong>year</strong> <strong>2010</strong> also saw the completion of the development<br />
of the Gecko Flex. This machine has been specially<br />
developed for the sanding of parquet edges, and extends<br />
the range of conventional edge-sanding machines of the<br />
Pallmann brand.<br />
» The Mambo Evo single-disk sanding machine has also<br />
been provided with new electronics with improved operation.<br />
The guide handle has also been completely redesigned<br />
and provided with fully-variable adjustment.<br />
» The Wallmaster is a new special tool in the WOLFF<br />
range. This tool is ideal for the finishing of bases and<br />
trough formation. Its special shape enables several functions<br />
required when laying PVC coverings with overlap:<br />
marking the height of skirting boards, cutting the mitres<br />
in the inner and outer corners and neat shaping and<br />
pressing into corners without the danger of piercing the<br />
covering.<br />
» The Ergo Cutter completed in <strong>2010</strong> is also a great aid<br />
for the craftsman. This is a pre-cutting device for old coverings<br />
which can be used in the standing position. In<br />
the past, such work had to be done laboriously on the<br />
hands and knees.<br />
Pallmann brand<br />
The research and development of the Pallmann brand<br />
was marked in the <strong>year</strong> <strong>2010</strong> by numerous innovative<br />
research projects and development activities important<br />
for the parquet sector.<br />
» An extract of the activities of the Development Department<br />
is given below:<br />
» Mandatory legal regulations, such as the designation<br />
obligation for systems containing >5% solvents, and<br />
the replacement of systems containing NMP comprised<br />
the main company policy activities of the R&D Department.<br />
It should also be emphasised in particular that in<br />
addition to the use of substitute raw materials, many of<br />
the PALL-X products were improved with regard to such<br />
properties as appearance, coverage and ease of application.<br />
The activities focused on the reduction of the solvent<br />
content (to 30%) and the improvement of the sanding<br />
capability.<br />
» Further research activities took place in the area of<br />
a new type of coating for parquet surfaces to be sealed<br />
on the construction site. The objective was to develop<br />
a coating which achieves its full load-bearing capability,<br />
both chemically and mechanically, immediately after<br />
application. This requirement can only be achieved<br />
with a UV sealant.<br />
» The research activities took place in the areas of priming<br />
(Flash-Light Base) and topcoats systems (Flash-<br />
Light-Coat), which were developed to the point of marketability.<br />
As a 100%-system, the primer offers optimum<br />
preparation of the floor. Because no drying of the system<br />
by means of emissions has to take place (solvent-free),<br />
the hardening can begin directly after application. The<br />
topcoat system is water-based and solvent-free – here<br />
too, hardening can take place after only a short drying<br />
time. The mobile hardening unit (Flash-Light-Mobile) was<br />
optimised in close cooperation with the WOLFF brand<br />
of <strong>Uzin</strong> <strong>Utz</strong> <strong>AG</strong>.<br />
» Further research activities were carried out in conjunction<br />
with the shareholding company Unipro. The solvent-free<br />
2-K coating Qeshfloor 7750, which is applied<br />
to different PU and epoxy substrates, was developed for<br />
the Qeshfloor brand. The application of this protective<br />
film provides very good resistance against chemical and<br />
mechanical stress.<br />
» A country-specific range of coatings was developed<br />
in order to open up the French market. The concept includes<br />
primers and topcoat systems which are both water-<br />
and solvent-based.<br />
Jordan Lacke brand<br />
The research and development of the Jordan Lacke brand<br />
in the <strong>year</strong> <strong>2010</strong> was characterised by many innovative<br />
research projects and development activities important<br />
for the furniture sector.<br />
» An extract of the activities of the Development Department<br />
is given below:<br />
» The focus of the research activities lay on the reduction<br />
of the solvent contents. This resulted in the development<br />
of the system 2K Decolux 672 amongst others.<br />
This is a solvent-based 2K layer coating, which in addition<br />
to the low solvent content also complies with the requirements<br />
of the Decopaint guideline. 2K Decolux 672<br />
is a transparent, high-fill, light-fast coating for interior<br />
application.<br />
» A further Decopaint-compliant product is 2K Deco-<br />
Soft-Touch 692. This system is transparent, with a dull<br />
matt appearance and a pleasantly soft, “rubbery” feel.<br />
Such soft-touch surface finishes are very common in automotive<br />
interior design, although there are hardly any<br />
comparable products for wood surfaces.<br />
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