New Product Magazine 2013
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New Product Magazine 2013 Geberit AquaClean Sela Elegant design, innovative technology and convenience In a new guise Geberit actuator plates are setting market trends

Water is our element. Published by Geberit AG Schachenstrasse 77, CH-8645 Jona T +41 (0)55 221 63 00 F +41 (0)55 221 67 47 www.geberit.com Editorial team Geberit Corporate Communications Design/Prepress/Printing Linkgroup, Zurich www.linkgroup.ch Photos Stefan Thurmann (pages 1/20, 4, 5, 6, 8–10, 16–17) Cello Schnyder (page 19), Michael Suter (page 11) 2 New – Product Magazine  2013

Editorial Geberit is constantly further develop­ ing itself and building up new areas of expertise. Shower toilets and touchless controls are two areas where we see especially big potential for high-end innovative products. This magazine shows you the innovations Geberit will be putting on the market in 2013. Greater comfort and convenience in bathrooms is a worldwide trend that has now also reached the fast-growing markets of Asia. Both here and there, people are interested in improving hygiene and in reducing unpleasant odors and undesired noise. Geberit already has great expertise today...

3 1 ↑  Modern and innovative: the new Geberit AquaClean Sela shower toilet. 2 4 ↑  Far Eastern design: the Monolith for WC launched in China with new colors and patterns. ←  As up-to-date as on day one: Geberit constantly supple­ments its range of pressable piping systems. New – Product Magazine  2013

Content 1 Design, hygiene and comfort Geberit AquaClean Sela  6 2 Expanded range and even greater flexibility Geberit piping systems  12 4 ↑  Simple elegance: Geberit actuator plates are modified at regular intervals. 3 For China and Singapore Innovative technologies and trendy design  14 4 Subtle facelift The actuator plates Sigma10 and Sigma50   16 5 5 ↑  The noise reduction for Geberit Pluvia roof outlet reduces undesired noise to ensure extra peace and quiet under the roof. New Product Magazine 2013 Geberit AquaClean Sela Elegant design, innovative technology and convenience In a new...

Geberit AquaClean A new dimension in cleanliness Geberit AquaClean Sela With its simple, modern lines and wealth of innovative technology, the new Geberit AquaClean Sela shower toilet is a compelling product offering a high level of convenience. In adding this model, Geberit is supplementing its successful line of shower toilets with a complete solution that has been fundamentally redesigned and fits into nearly any style of bathroom. Geberit wanted its new shower toilet to be elegant yet seem regular. Matteo Thun, re­ nowned architect and designer from Milan, Italy, mastered this challenge...

Geberit AquaClean Enhancement solution versus complete solution Geberit AquaClean WC enhancement solutions were developed mostly for rental apartments. Tenants can install them on an existing toilet with minimal effort and if they move out, can take them along with them again without any dif­ ficulty. Complete solutions are intended pri­ mar­ily for permanent installation, for example, in a privately owned home. Besides shower and additional functions, they include the actual WC ceramic appliance. Maximum comfort and convenience The dimensions are designed for maximum comfort and...

Pointing the way ↑  Matteo Thun, architect and designer Matteo Thun, architect and designer, and Martin Baumüller, Head of Geberit AquaClean, explain how the new design for the Geberit AquaClean Sela came about. Matteo Thun, what approach do you take to design? What do you want to achieve with your work? Matteo Thun: In keeping with the Latin origin of the word design (“designare”), my work means that I want to point the way. Before turn­ ng to the task of designing a i new product with my team, I take time to understand the product, the company and the needs of customers as fully as...

Know-how ↑  The new Geberit Duofix installation elements for wallhung water closets are all set to satisfy future standards of comfort and convenience. ←  Bathroom with Geberit AquaClean 8000 shower toilet and touchless actuator plate Sigma80: The electrical connections and lines are invisibly installed in the prewall, as is the entire sanitary technology. Many people may forgo certain items for cost reasons when building a new home or renovating an existing one, but these items could well be affordable years lat­ er. In and around the toilet, these items might include a shower toilet, for...

Good solutions For construction site or workshop New version of the Geberit welding machines for polyethylene pipes Laying discharge pipes is difficult work often paid by the piece. Reliable and welldesigned tools are welcome items for this job, as are first-class pipes. That is why Geberit has further im­ proved its reliable welding machines for plastic pipes. The Geberit PE discharge pipe and its noise-reduced version, the Geberit Silentdb20, are used the world over for draining water from buildings into the sewage sys­ tem. Welding is the easiest and most afford­ able way to connect the...

Good solutions The unstoppable revolution Fifty years of press fittings ↑  Todayʼs electric-powered pressing tools have a compulsory process to ensure that each pressing operation is carried out completely. The number of plumbers who always take a welding tool and blow torch with them to a construction site is declining year by year. The advantages of pressing technology are simply too compelling. pipe and subsequently pressed with a press­ ing tool. During pressing, the fitting and the pipe became slightly deformed, resulting in lengthwise non-positive cohesion between the two. At the same...

←  The new Mapress cap widens the product range for Geberit gas piping systems by adding larger dimensions. Pipes and press fittings made of thin-walled, stainless steel were finally approved in 1986 for use in connection with the drinking wa­ ter supply in Germany. This proved to be the broad-based and well-deserved market break­ through for the Mapress pressing technology. The existing production facili­ ties were soon hopelessly overloaded and Mannesmann had to expand its manufac­ turing capacities constantly to meet the growing demand from an increasing num­ ber of countries. Twenty...