Foppe + Foppe and Veka enter into development partnership for AluConnect

12/21/2022 | Print view

Foppe + Foppe and Veka combine their competences in the development of rationally manufactured window constructions. In the picture: Klaus Middendorp, Head of Sales at Foppe Metallbaumodule (r.) and Dennis Decker, Head of Veka AluConnect. - © Foppe + Foppe — © Foppe + Foppe

Foppe + Foppe and Veka combine their competences in the development of rationally manufactured window constructions. In the picture: Klaus Middendorp, Head of Sales at Foppe Metallbaumodule (r.) and Dennis Decker, Head of Veka AluConnect.

Facades in the aluminium/PVC material mix open up many possibilities. Reason enough for Foppe + Foppe and Veka to combine their know-how. Specifically, it is about the narrowest mullion-and-transom facade in Europe in combination with Veka AluConnect.

With Veka AluConnect, Veka has a thermally separated profile in which two aluminium profiles are connected to each other in a shear-resistant manner via a PVC core. "This perfectly combines the best of both worlds, PVC and aluminium," emphasises Dennis Decker, the responsible head of the AluConnect division. In terms of look and feel, the AluConnect profiles are almost indistinguishable from pure aluminium profiles. Statically, the composite profile approaches the values of aluminium profiles, thermally it is more efficient.

Slimmest mullion-transom facade

On the other hand, with the SGF30, Foppe + Foppe currently offers the slimmest mullion-and-transom facade on the European market with a face width of only 30 mm. The integration of Veka AluConnect elements in this construction enables an energetic upgrade, while at the same time providing maximum dimensions due to the statically more efficient aluminium profiles in the load-bearing construction. For large quantities, a combination with Veka AluConnect elements is also an economical alternative.

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Combining the high quality of the two materials aluminium and PVC in a sensible way in terms of construction requires many years of expertise in both materials and execution. With Veka and Foppe + Foppe, two "industry foxes" have come together in this partnership. The demanding development of an AluConnect insert element for the SGF30 narrow glass facade nevertheless took time: from the initial contact between the two companies to the sample element on the Foppe + Foppe stand at FENSTERBAU 2022 took around two years. Klaus Middendorp, Sales Manager and Authorised Signatory at Foppe Metallbaumodule GmbH, is convinced of the cooperation between the two companies: "Through the cooperation with Veka, we will actively integrate technological developments in the PVC sector into the metal construction sector and thus be able to supply our customers in an even more target-optimised manner in the future."