structure. A narrow profile was therefore required. The insulated steel profiles of the forster unico series from Forster Profile Systems were the ideal contemporary counterpart to the original facade appearance [...] that the profile is 100 percent recyclable. “At first we wanted to propose the regular forster unico series,” explains Mark Machielsen, project manager at Agentor, Forster's Dutch representative. “However
achieve extremely narrow profile cross-sections previously unattainable with thermally insulated series. This system is therefore ideal for renovating old buildings and listed industrial buildings. In
profiles with a face width of only 23 millimetres – which has not been possible with thermally insulated series so far. The forster unico xs system is thus ideally suited for restoring listed industry halls such
Philippe Block and Arno Schlüter from ETH Zurich came together with industrial partners and utilised a series of innovations with the goal of establishing resource-saving construction and long-term, energy-efficient
as closures in the stairways, offices or institute areas. Products from the forster fuego light series offer the necessary fire protection in classes El30 or El60, whilst the interior glazing with forster
from Forster Profile Systems of Arbon, Switzerland. The flush-fitting profiles of the forster presto series provide the necessary fire and smoke protection closure while at the same time ensuring maximum
60s RC3 burglar resistance No. 170 Maximum flexibility in 3D No. 168 Official phasing out of lock series 100 No. 167 New wide profiles for fuego light EI60 No. 166 Update to facade documentation thermfix
shifts subtly from silver to brass depending on the light. Large widths The forster unico profile series is not only suitable for realising thermally insulated tubular frame doors, but also for entire facades
subjected the pivoting casement window to a long-term functional test. In the process, the usual test series, which range between 5000 and 20,000 cycles, were exceeded by a factor of 10: Proof of 200,000 cycles
sections mentioned above. This means that each step comprised all of the door element types, which made series production almost impossible. To exaggerate a little, one could say that all elements had to be planned