Due to ongoing market consolidations on the side of chemical suppliers in recent years, we started a while ago to manufacture small lots of photochemistry entirely in our facilities. Medium sized batches were temporarily produced in our dispersion kettles in Switzerland. With the finishing of the new building we now have space to move all chemical...
In the summer we had successfully undertaken a first testrun with CHS 100 II sheetfilm emulsions. In the meantime the layer build up of the sheet films is by now stable on the cascade. 35mm and 120 films are more complex and we are still in the optimizing process. In the meantime the fans of a "slightly larger"...
Up to now we have only "simulated" Polywarmtone by coating single layer extracts and calculating the result. Now it is time to merge it all in one package on the coater. In order to start we simulated the calculated package on the cascade with dyed gelatine layers. From this you can learn if the package is at...
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...