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| Industry | Machines Electro and Metal |
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| Founded | 1897 |
| Headquarters | Gossau, Schweiz |
| 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. Since 2012, Gema has been a part of the Graco Group, a worldwide supplier of liquid conveyance systems and components.
History
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
- 1976: IF Product Design Award for the electrostatic powder coating device type 721.
- 2006: IF Product Design Award for the manual gun OptiFlex.
- 2014: Red Dot Design Award for the automatic gun OptiGun GA03 in the category Product Design.
References
- 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