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Photo-Engraving Formliners

Photo-Engraving Formliners
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Photo-Engraving Formliners

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Introduction to Facades: The facade, derived from the Latin 'facies', represents the outward appearance of a building. It can inspire, shock, and tell stories, revealing or concealing the inner aspects of a structure.
Photo-Engraving Process: RECKLI's Photo-Engraving Formliners allow for the creation of images in concrete facades. This process involves scanning an image, converting it into 256 grey scales, and using CNC milling technology to transfer the image onto sheet materials. The milled model serves as a master for casting elastic RECKLI-Formliners, which are reusable and maintain high aesthetic and economic efficiency.
Applications and Limitations: The technique supports a wide range of image formats and sizes, limited only by the dimensions of the sheet material and CNC machine capabilities. Multiple plates can be combined to form larger images, though joint lines may be visible.
Light and Shadow Effects: The visibility of the photo engraving is influenced by light and shadow. Optimal effects occur when sunlight hits the facade at a 45-degree angle. Inside buildings, artificial light can enhance visibility. The orientation of V-shaped grooves relative to the light source and observer affects the motif's visibility.
Viewing Angles: From positions aligned with the light source, shadows are minimized, reducing contrast. When viewed from angles less than the light incidence, the motif appears as a negative. Perpendicular light results in no visible shadows, while oblique light creates shadows proportional to groove depth, enhancing motif visibility.
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FOTO-GRAVUR RECKLI Photo-Engraving

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FOTO-GRAVUR Für eine bildähnliche Betonoberfläche DEUTSCH Die Fassade. Aus lat. Facies „Äußeres, äußere Erscheinung“, zu lat. facere „hervorbringen, anfertigen, machen“. Die Fassade ist die äußere Erscheinung eines Objektes. Sie ist sichtbar, ohne das im inneren Verborgene zu erkennen. Sie kann begeistern, schockieren, inspirieren. Sie kann eine Geschichte erzählen, Neugierde wecken. Sie kann Verborgenes sichtbar machen und die Bestimmung eines Objektes hervorbringen und schließlich faszinieren. Ein Bild oder eine Struktur? Ein Foto im Beton erzählt immer eine Geschichte. Mit RECKLI Foto-Gravur-Matrizen...

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PHOTOENGRAVING For a vivid concrete surface ENGLISH The facade. The word derives from the Latin word ‘facies’ – the outward, outward appearance, in Latin ‘facere’ – to yield, manufacture, make. The façade is an object’s outward appearance. As a building’s face, it is visible but hides what can be found inside. The façade can be inspiring, shocking, filled with enthusiasm. It can tell a story, arouse curiosity and uncover what was hidden once. A façade can create an object’s vocation and eventually fascinate its viewer. A picture saved in concrete is always telling a story. Using the RECKLI Photo-Engraving...

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Bei schräg einfallendem Licht bilden sich die Schattenlängen analog zu den Nutentiefen aus. Sie erzeugen den SchwarzAnteil des Bildes. Das Motiv ist dadurch aus lotrechter bzw. entgegengesetzter Betrachtungsposition gut erkennbar. Where the light meets the image obliquely, the length of the shadows is proportional to the depth of the grooves. They generate the black portion of the image. The motif is therefore visible from a perpendicular position or a position away from the light source. Aus einer dem Lichteinfall gleichgerichteten Betrachtungsposition verkürzen sich die erkennbaren Schattenbereiche....

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