Finally the concrete is arriving. You can´t imagine how frustrating it is if you have a new building but can´t put anything in! For 7 months the world ended with a bent metal piece below the main gate because there was a 10 inch gap and Brandenburg´s sand below. No forklift, no palette lifter and no...
We started manufacturing a larger batch of Polywarmtone II emulsions for our first complete layer build up in Switzerland scheduled for late 2018 or early 2019....
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/4'][/vc_column][vc_column width='1/4'][/vc_column][vc_column width='1/4'][/vc_column][vc_column width='1/4'] [/vc_column][/vc_row] At Photokina 2018 we presented the new ADOX HR-50 "SPEED BOOST" film together with the ADOX *SNAP-ON* Gelatine Filters. There was a lot of interest on the subject. The film is excellent for filtration and super fine grained. Together with the new HR-50 we also presented the new HR-DEV developer. On our ADOX-FOTOIMPEX...
In the last months we have mainly worked in the outer areas. The wastewater pipes have been conected and along the train tracks a wall was built to create room for the required parking places. Inside the tiles in the chemical production and coating room have been fitted. Today the old NVA bunker residuals were crushed...
We coated a first trial with CHS 100 II emulsion in Marly about a month ago. The samples were photographically analized and found to be good. Since we had some leftovers Franz had the brilliant idea to cut them up to 4x5 Inch and Bijan stuck them in our Linhof Camera and took this nice group...
We started working on the coater and web. After 10 years of sleep the Agfa technology was woken up and adopted. Later we will merge her with Ilford´s Swiss technololy. The dry construction guys (actually a girl) finished the walls of the melting and coating control room. Once the dust has cleared we can continue on...
In May and June the floor pavement was put in place and covered with tiles. In between the dry construction workers finished the walls and the electricians mounted the fuse cabinets. They then mounted cable trays throughout the old building to connect them to the main power supply. In the main hall the LED lamps...
https://youtu.be/aAYb-lF5LlY 17.7.2018: The first part is finished. https://youtu.be/AKe94N8Ee_k 5.10.2018: The antistatic components as well as all overhauled black rollers are back in place. New knife shafts and knives are in. The web transport was overhauled and adjusted. Only the knife shaft downholder is still in production. We try to make a first slitting despite next week on a thin base. Januarry...
In March and April works continued as planned. The coating alley now has the walking floors, the coolhouse doors are mounted and the melting room is being installed. [caption id="attachment_6716" align="aligncenter" width="4032"] Wall elements for the tiles in the chemical preparation[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6717" align="aligncenter" width="3956"] Walking floors inside the coating alley. The "soccer field" in the foreground...
A bit of time has lapsed after the last update and we had inquiries if the project is continued at all. This can be answered with a clear "yes". The immediate follow up question ususally is: When will Polywarmtone be available? This question cannot be answered easily. Everything in photo chemistry is outrageoulsy complex and cannot be...