Gema Switzerland
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| Industry | Machines Electro and Metal |
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| Founded | 1897 |
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Key people | Claudio Merengo (CEO) |
Number of employees | 200 in headquarters Gossau (2012) |
| Website | www.gemapowdercoating.com |
Gema Switzerland, based in Gossau SG, is an international supplier of electrostatic powder coating equipment. The products range from manual coating to fully automated powder coating.[1] Since 2012, Gema has been a part of the Graco Group, a worldwide supplier of liquid conveyance systems and components.[2]
History
[edit]Gema Switzerland GmbH is a leading supplier in the area of electrostatic powder coating with a worldwide presence. From simple hand coating through to fully automated powder coating, this Swiss company offers solutions that meet the high demands and requirements of customers around the world in a wide range of industrial sectors. Since 2012, Gema has been a part of the global Graco Group, an internationally leading manufacturer of liquid conveyance systems and components.
These technologically advanced and high-quality devices and systems are developed and manufactured at Gema Switzerland‘s headquarters in Gossau. A state-of-the-art coating laboratory is available to customers for coating experiments. The findings are then integrated into the design of complex coating systems with the result being customer-specific, tailor-made solutions.
Affiliated companies in Germany, UK, Italy, France, USA, Mexico, China, Japan and India along with a broad network of international distributors in more than 60 countries sell the products to a wide range of industrial users. The company’s worldwide service network guarantees professional support on-site, at any time and any place.
In 1971, Gema‘s Research Department was the first to successfully integrate the generation of high voltages into a spraying gun. With it, Gema was placed at the focus of international attention and received numerous prizes and awards.
Awards
[edit]- 1976: IF Product Design Award for the electrostatic powder coating device type 721.[3]
- 2006: IF Product Design Award for the manual gun OptiFlex.[4]
- 2014: Red Dot Design Award for the automatic gun OptiGun GA03 in the category Product Design.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Judith Pietschmann: Industrielle Pulverbeschichtung. Grundlagen, Anwendungen, Verfahren. 3. Auflage. Vieweg Verlag, Friedr & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-8348-0463-1
- ^ "Gema part of Graco", Hardware + Building Supply
- ^ "iF Award" "iF Award for Gema 1976"
- ^ "iF Award" "iF Award for Gema 2006"
- ^ "Website of Red Dot" "Red Dot Award