Real-world examples

ALUTECTA manufactures aluminum parts from sheets and profiles for all industries. 56 years of experience in surface finishing and processing of aluminum enable us to provide high-quality, customer-focused solutions.

From individual pieces to series production – from design to architecture.

Innovative aluminium surfaces and production technologies, a qualified staff offer professional service and guarantee the perfect implementation of your product ideas.

High-gloss sheets with soft reflection brioxAL^®

The office building, clad in brioxAL^® high-gloss, anodised aluminum sheets, is a beautiful example of a new dimension in facade design in architecture. Light and colours from the surroundings are softly reflected in the facade panels, giving the facade a transparent and light appearance.

A diversity of materials and colours in harmony

In this extension project, an old stone facade meets aluminum, wood, zinc sheeting, and modern glass surfaces. The use of high-quality, anodised aluminum windows, railings, and facade panels in various surface textures harmoniously unites this mix of materials into a cohesive visual whole.

Viking Link in anodised in Bronze

Viking Link is a technically and visually remarkable project. The substation in Revsing connects Denmark and England with a 765 km long power cable link, and its facade, featuring traditional graphic patterns on E6 C32 bronze anodised facade panels, sets new visual standards.

Deep matte and velvety soft

Wood, concrete, glass, and aluminum combine to form an architectural unity in the Celtic Park National Park Visitor Center, perfectly integrated into the landscape. With its distinctive texture and deep matte finish, the DURA^®xal powder coating contributes to the modern, sustainable architecture.

Victoria Riverside

Victoria Riverside Manchester Sandalor^® Sheet metal edge components, window revealn in 6 different anodised colours of bronze, yellow, gold and red, they engage in dialogue with other materials such as glass and sandstone, and decorate the corners of the Victoria Riverside project in Manchester.

Powder coating with fine structure

Fine-textured powder coating offers versatile application possibilities in residential buildings in Luxembourg City. Various components such as sheet metal edges, window reveals, and even welded electrical elements can be coated without restrictions.

Miniatouring

ALUTECTA manufactures sheet metal side panels for miniature caravans using an XL CNC milling machine and powder coating. The sheet metal parts, up to a size of 6x2m, are milled from a single piece of aluminum sheet, powder-coated on one side in the desired RAL colour, and delivered ready for installation.

Grey + Structure

Grey anodised aluminum surfaces with a textured finish create a visual connection between window profiles, facade panels, and door infills in the new Basel Cantonal Bank. The GRANODAL^® grey louvers gleam while simultaneously providing shade and transparency.

Junghof Plaza

The Junghof Plaza in Frankfurt demonstrates a successful architectural unity of different materials. Chocolate gold anodised aluminum windows and facade panels structure the light stone facade.

Colourful design in Dublin

The colourful design of the New Children's Hospital in Dublin, featuring the Rainbow Garden, aims to create a positive atmosphere. Colour-anodised aluminum sheets utilize the entire UV-resistant Sandalor^® colour spectrum for architecture.

Fence sheet processing + Powder coating

A fence creates a unique interplay of light within this architectural design. Artisan-level aluminum sheet processing and powder coating enable the realization of this unusual concept.

Grey anodised architectural elements

Grey anodised aluminum surfaces produced using the GRANODAL^® process provide the colour basis for the various architectural elements - window profiles, facade panels and door panels.

Red anodised achitecture Saarbrücken

Two office towers, the "Scheer Towers" in Saarbrücken, stand on the university campus. Red anodised window profiles and facade panels ensure a visual connection and a strong character.

Grey anodise aluminium profiles

The clear lines and the dialogue between interior and exterior utilize grey anodised GRANODAL^® aluminium surfaces as high-quality, timeless and durable structural elements in window surfaces and door panels.

Versatile powder coating

Powder coating gives various components such as windows, facade panels and garage doors a uniform appearance and allows them to take advantage of the versatile application possibilities of surface finishing.

Powder coating, gloss level + structure

The use of surface texture and gloss level in powder coating offers a wide range of possibilities for shaping the appearance and technical properties of powder-coated architectural elements.

Anodised Orange + Brick Red

The 2009 project is an example of durable, authentic material. The anodised surfaces in Sandalor^® Orange blend visually with the existing brick-red architecture at Sandtorpark in Hamburg.

BUGATTI Divo

BUGATTI sets standards of technical and optical superlative performance. In the limited series "Divo" our grey anodised aluminium can prove its technical and optical qualities.

Brushed anodised black in „Omniturm“ Frankfurt

We had the privilege of producing a particularly elegant black finish for the „Omniturm“ in Frankfurt. The vertical window elements in E2 C35 – the glossy, black anodised aluminum surface – are achieved through a fine brushing process.

Anodised with grinded finish

Natural silver aluminum facade panels with a glossy finish and a fine grinded anodised surface are used on an office building. Because sheets and profiles can only be brushed and ground up to a width of 400 mm, pre-ground sheets are used here.

Pergamonmuseum

Two new buildings are being constructed in Berlin as part of the Pergamon Museum complex. The combination of old and new buildings presents a challenge, particularly in selecting the appropriate materials. We are delighted that the windows will feature anodised GRANODAL^® surfaces.

Gold anodising

We have been producing gold anodised aluminum components for architecture since 1970, when production began. The reference examples demonstrate how modern and timeless gold anodising can be used.

Eloxalkunst

Heiner Thiel's concave aluminum plates and sheets utilize the brilliant, luminous, and vibrant colour effects of anodised aluminum surfaces. His work showcases the entire anodised colour spectrum in a particularly impressive way – since 1996.

Aluminium lids

We use computer-controlled sheet metal milling machines to manufacture the aluminum lids. The lids are produced with 100% precision, a finely defined edge shape, and decorative surfaces, thus completing a high-quality, specialized medical product.

Long lasting and sustainable

In 2006, the architect couple Rössler opted for a sustainable approach to building. Fifteen years later, it's time to take stock. And the architects are still satisfied with the anodised aluminum facade in SANDLAOR^®.

Swivel base manufacturing

An example of our „one-stop shop“ service is the complete in-house manufacturing of the swivel base. Our aluminum processing shapes sheets and extruded profiles. Anodising provides a hard, decorative surface.

PV-Mounting system

A high level of vertical integration, customer warehousing, surface finishing expertise, qualified employees, and over 50 years of experience with aluminum make ALUTECTA the perfect link between the aluminum extrusion plant and the end customer. CONTECTA relies on this expertise for the production of the DICONAL^® PV mounting system.

Grey Practice

Through close collaboration with metalworkers and architects, ALUTECTA has experienced a significant demand for grey in architecture for many years. GRANODAL^® was developed to offer grey anodised aluminum components. Numerous projects now utilize our grey anodising for architectural and industrial products.

Two possibilities

The question of whether to use anodising or powder coating for the surface depends on more than just the desired colour. ALUTECTA offers both options, and we would like to use two single-family home project examples to illustrate the specific advantages of each surface finishing process and hopefully simplify your decision.

Art in architecture

Since 2015, Berlin-based artist and architect Rainer Düvell has been working with anodised, coloured aluminum tubes. His installations and public art projects emphasize the unique optical properties of the anodised surface. As a licensed supplier, ALUTECTA provides the complete colour palette of lightfast anodised colours suitable for outdoor use, thanks to the Sandalor^® process.

Custom made Planter with powder coating

With its aluminum planters, ALUTECTA offers an ideal way to harmonize house and garden. These custom-made planters are produced according to customer specifications and coated in the desired colour. Shape and colour can thus be precisely matched to the existing surroundings and architecture. Customers benefit from the expertise and optimal coordination of production processes in sheet metal fabrication and surface finishing.

Bronze Classic 2 Andreasturm Zürich

The Andreasturm, a new building in Zurich, makes a striking statement with its unusual form and vibrant colour scheme. The architects utilize laminated glass surfaces and anodised aluminum profiles. The visual effect arises from the interplay of material, structure, colour, and light. ALUTECTA produces precisely this captivating surface, a blend of light and dark, bronze and gold, with its Bronze Classic 2 colour.

Aluminium light switch

Light switches fulfill a dual purpose – they are functional and must also look good. This places high demands on dimensional accuracy and surface finish in production. ALUTECTA's high level of vertical integration allows customers to combine different production processes, which are also utilized in the manufacture of aluminum frames for light switches.

SANDALOR^® blue

For the cultural and commercial building project in Berlin, ALUTECTA supplies sheets and profiles with a combination of processing, surface finishing through anodising, and SANDALOR^® colouring. Besides the technical function, the visual effect is paramount for a facade. Therefore, the sheets were custom-made to size before anodising and milled with recesses – this protects the edges and colours them accordingly in SANDALOR^® blue S150-4.

Eiffelturmpavillons

Since 2014, three new pavilions have adorned the first floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The sheet metal cladding was realized using, among other things, Sandalor^® surfaces from ALUTECTA. Project description: Sandalor facade

Paper dispensers

We manufacture highly decorative aluminum covers for a complete range of paper dispensers from aluminum sheet metal. Example: Series production of cover hoods.

Facade

The Biomedical Research Center in Giessen was clad with an aluminum sheet facade in all available SANDALOR^® colours. Sandalor sheet facade architectural project

Aluminium cabine

ALUTECTA manufactures the complete Scanlounge™ cabin from aluminum sheet. From the aluminum sheet itself, through machining, powder coating, and assembly, the entire process is completed. The finished Scanlounge™ consists of eight identical, transportable elements. Development and manufacturing of the aluminum cabin.

Fall protection

SKYRAIL is the name of the horizontal rail system for fall protection from SKYLOTEC. The profiles and mounting brackets are machined, finished, assembled, and delivered as a complete component by ALUTECTA. Manufacturing example: Aluminum profile processing.

Display cases - pedestals

Our client supplies high-quality display cases for museums and exhibitions worldwide. ALUTECTA manufactures the components in series and custom-assembles project-specific orders. Aluminum, machining, and surface finishing – all from a single source from the very beginning! Development, production, and assembly.

Fassadenelemente

In Hamburg's Überseequartier, the information pavilion is clad with 300 differently shaped aluminum sheets in four SANDALOR^® colours. Practical example: Anodised aluminum facade manufacturing

Aluminium Care chair

ALUTECTA assisted in the planning and development of a frame made of bent aluminum tubing for the production of the care chair. This allowed for optimal coordination of material usage, production steps, and final assembly. Project information: Manufacturing of an aluminum care chair.

Exhibition stand system

ALUTECTA brought the ideas behind the proFAIRssional exhibition stand system to life. From the design of the profile cross-section to final assembly – "everything from a single source." Complete manufacturing of components for aluminum profile frames and exhibition stand construction.

Glove dispenser

In developing the glove dispenser, the customer relied on ALUTECTA's production expertise. The goal was to manufacture a robust, high-quality product from a single piece of aluminum sheet with two visible sides. (Example of a sheet metal part).

Glass railing holder

In series production and for architectural projects, the corner elements are manufactured to measure. The high technical and aesthetic requirements can only be met through the optimal coordination of aluminum machining and anodising surface finishing. Series production & anodising.

Black anodised architecture

Phillipi Metal Construction utilizes ALUTECTA's in-house manufacturing capabilities for the production of various architectural elements in Wiesbaden. Window profiles, door panels, gate elements, and facade cladding were machined, bent, and anodised black in E6 C35. (Production example: Architectural elements)

Laser engraving

We engrave anodised or powder-coated aluminum surfaces using laser engraving. This allows for the simple and straightforward marking of sheets and bar stock. Company logos, serial numbers, and brand markings are permanently bonded to the base material. Learn more about laser engraving.

Hygienewand

Alu-Protect is a hygiene partition made of aluminum profiles and polycarbonate panels. The partition serves as a sneeze guard and is manufactured in four different versions: with a stand for use while standing or sitting; for hanging over counters, bars, or shop tables; or with a clamp for mounting on desks, dining tables, or worktables. All processing of the profiles and polycarbonate panels is done in-house.

What anodising can do!

Anodised aluminum facade panels transform the simple architecture of the ALUTECTA high-bay warehouse into a striking communication element. The corrugated sheets were coloured in five randomly distributed SANDALOR® colours and mounted onto the 20x20x30m cube. The high-bay warehouse is an excellent example of how colour anodising can achieve 100% impact with just a 0.5% additional cost.