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Here you can read news from the association life of the Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoff-Fensterprofilsysteme and current publications in the trade press.

10/04/2021

"TechnologieForumZukunft" 2021 – Digital GKFP event series on 30 September 2021

With the topic "Modern welding processes for quality-assured PVC windows – possibilities and challenges", we entered the second round of our interactive online event series.

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09/07/2021

Accompanying brochure to the TechnologieForumZukunft "Modern welding processes" online

A 24-page brochure on the subject of "Modern welding processes for quality-assured PVC windows" has been produced to accompany the second online event of our Gütegemeinschaft and is now available for…

Accompanying brochure to the GKFP specialist event "TechnologyForumFuture: Modern welding processes for quality-assured PVC windows"
08/18/2021

Save the date: general assembly meeting on 12 May 2022

Next year's event will be held in Karlsruhe.

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07/29/2021

News from standardization and technology

DIN EN 17508:2021 published and DIN EN 17410:2021 confirmed by European member states.

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07/22/2021

TechnologieForumZukunft on the topic of "Modern Welding Processes" on 30 September 2021

Our online event series for window manufacturers and interested professionals is going into the next round. You can register online from the beginning of August.

Welding of a PVC window. Picture: Veka

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06/28/2021

Recycling in focus – bauelemente bau follow-up report on the general assembly meeting

For the first time in the history of the industry, the general assembly meetings of the QKE, our Gütegemeinschaft (GKFP) and EPPA were held together.

The majority of the approximately 100 participants followed the General Assembly via web conference. Photo: S. Heuser/GKFP

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06/10/2021

GKFP technical supplement on bonding technology published in GLASWELT

Our brochure "Quality-assured bonding technology", which we implemented on the occasion of the GKFP symposium TechnologieForumZukunft, has now been published as a technical supplement in GLASWELT.

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06/02/2021

GKFP supports RAL “WERTE” (values) campaign

In month of May, RAL launched a PR campaign #ZeichenDesVertrauens (sign of trust) to demonstrate the added value of the RAL quality certification to manufacturers and consumers. We as Gütegemeinschaft…

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05/25/2021

Presentations and pictures of the General Assembly are online

The presentations of the internal members' meeting of GKFP and QKE as well as the public lectures can be found in the password-protected GKFP members' area.

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05/10/2021

Invitation to the General Assembly on 11 May 2021

This year's general assembly meeting of the Quality Association for Plastic Products (QKE), EPPA and our Gütegemeinschaft (GKFP) has to take place digitally according to the situation. We will…

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05/03/2021

New annual report available online

Which projects have EPPA, QKE and our Gütegemeinschaft 2020 advanced, and which have been completed?

Cover page of the Annual Report 2020 published by EPPA, QKE and Gütegemeinschaft

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04/28/2021

Recording TechnologieForumZukunft "Bonding Technology" with English subtitle

The live recording of the event is now also available with English subtitles.

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04/12/2021

Press review of the first TechnologieForumZukunft

The German trade magazines bauelemente bau and Glaswelt report in detail on our online conference.

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04/07/2021

Technical Guide "lamination" in Italian

Revision of the Technical Guide "Reliable lamination of window profiles": Now also available in Italian

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03/31/2021

Recording TechnologieForumZukunft "Adhesive Bonding Technology" online

On 25 February, the first TechnologieForumZukunft took place on the topic of "Quality-assured bonding technology - added value for window manufacturers".

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03/09/2021

GKFP and QKE 2021 General Assembly Meeting with EPPA

The three associations will be holding this year’s General Assembly Meeting in Mannheim on 11 May.

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03/01/2021

New brochure of the GKFP event series TechnologieForumZukunft is available

To accompany the first online event of our quality association, a 34-page brochure on the subject of direct glazing has been produced, which is now available for download free of charge (in German).

Accompanying brochure to the GKFP event "TechnologyForumFuture: Quality-assured bonding technology – added value for window construction"

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01/13/2021

Review of the Film Lamination Guideline: Now Available in English Too

The Film Lamination Expert Group of Gütegemeinschaft undertook an extensive edit and content rework of the guideline.

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12/08/2020

bauelemente bau annual review and outlook: Despite all adversities ...

This year's dominant topic, Covid-19, also poses the question of how the Gütegemeinschaft has dealt with the pandemic and what may come next.

Most of the meetings and events of the Gütegemeinschaft, here the general assembly meeting, took place digitally this year. Picture: GKFP/Heuser

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12/01/2020

New GKFP conference 2021 to be held as a multi-day online event series

The event kicks off on February 25, 2021.

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