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Scientific research is important to Getzner, which is why representatives from the company regularly attend scientific forms and conferences. It is a great honour that Getzner technical staff are constantly being asked to address technical peer groups, where they report on innovative projects and the latest developments.

The official Getzner app for iPad and Android tablets is now available for download from the App Store.

Getzner's latest Case Study looks at the major Central & Park project in the Arnulfpark in Munich: The Arnulfpark development, a mix of residential and commercial properties, was constructed on the site of Munich's former container rail depot to create a modern city quarter in a central location.

Getzner and Simpson Strong-Tie® (SST) set new standards in timber construction

Getzner presents new Case Study for major project on the Berlin-Cottbus railway line. To improve running times, Deutsche Bahn (DB) is upgrading the very busy line between Berlin and Cottbus to the south of the city. Getzner has developed a PU sleeper pad with effective acoustic damping to provide protection against vibration.

Wasserkraft Sölden Gen.m.b.H. has opened a modern hydroelectric power plant right in the centre of Sölden. The planners appreciated right from the outset that the construction of a power plant would necessitate a sophisticated vibration insulation concept to protect adjacent buildings: the immediate neighbours of the power plant include a school and some hotels.

Getzner is setting standards, not only in developing vibration solutions, but also in the online sector. An exciting app make the daily work of planners easier, whilst the Getzner RSS service continuously provides subscribers with up-to-date information - all of this in the name of user friendliness.

Support for social projects instead of classical Christmas presents

KSV1870 (a credit protection association), Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) and the Wirtschaftsblatt (an Austrian financial newspaper) have voted again for this year's Vorarlberg state winner in the "Austria's Leading Companies" (ALC) competition. In second place was Getzner Werkstoffe Holding GmbH, putting the leading "big player" on the podium for the second consecutive year in 2011. The reason for this success was the company's outstanding performance in 2010.

In July and August 2011, the track of the London Underground District Line was completely renovated between Paddington and High Street Kensington stations in the city centre. Approximately 173 million passengers use this line every year. In addition to new ballast and new rails, the track section of this very busy Underground line was fitted with new sleepers incorporating Getzner pads. The operator, London Underground, installed around 8,000 sleeper pads for concrete and wooden sleepers. As well as protecting the track superstructure, the elastically mounted sleepers protect residential buildings from vibrations. This concerns the large number of residential buildings located directly adjacent to the tracks in central London.

Right in the heart of central Moscow, a new luxury residential complex with a total area of 110,000 m² was being built: four eight to ten-storey residential buildings constructed on a common base plate.

An exclusive, five-storey block of apartments with an underground car park was constructed in the heart of Basle’s banking centre. “With the Drachen-Center project, elastic decoupling of the building was planned, due to the particular location of the apartment block. Following discussion of various technical solutions, full-surface decoupling was carried out using the material Sylomer®, explains Peter G. Trombik, a qualified civil engineer from Schweizer Trombik Ingenieure AG. The disruptive vibrations primarily originate from the shopping centre that is housed on the ground floor, whilst a tramline that runs close to the building exacerbates the problem.

The increasing amount of traffic and higher train speeds mean that the stress placed on tracks and turnouts is constantly increasing. Dr. Peter Veit, a professor at Graz University of Technology, will discuss this topic at the International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) Conference to be held in Calgary, Canada in June 2011. His presentation “Preconditions for a Sustainable Low Cost Track” will focus on the reasons behind signs of wear in track systems and the causes of higher maintenance costs. In particular, Dr. Veit will look at possible strategies for a sustainable yet cost-effective superstructure, which include the installation of sleeper pads.

Getzner is deploying its versatile polyurethane raw materials with great effect in the medical technology sector. Once incorporated into orthopaedic underwear, protectors made from Sylomer® cushion the hip bones, preventing fractures to the neck of the femur and other injuries besides.
The Swiss Council for Accident Protection (bfu) recently awarded the hip protectors the bfu safety hallmark. Before doing so, the Council carried out a special examination of the energy absorption and pressure distribution properties of the protectors.

Efficient vibration protection for high-load applications is now available, as Getzner Werkstoffe has expanded its product range to include high-load bearings. This new solution enables efficient, elastic load mounting even with tight space limitations.

Getzner Werkstoffe has taken 2nd place in the competition “Austria’s Leading Companies” (ALC) by Austria’s only business magazine Wirtschaftsblatt. After taking 3rd place in the category “Golden Middle Class” last year, the company garnered a podium position as one of the leading big players in the flagship category in 2010. The reason for this excellent ranking is the outstanding performance in 2009.

Rising above the old warehouses in Hamburg’s historic harbor, one of Europe’s most spectacular projects is currently taking shape: Hamburg’s new philharmonic concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie.

In Hachioji City on the outskirts of Tokyo presently one of the largest concert halls in Japan is under construction. The entire complex consists in the centre of the concert hall but as well of a 45 storey apartment building, offices, restaurants and shopping mall.

Stuttgart’s urban railway network is being extended by 2.5 km this year, as the U6 line will run all the way to Fasanenhof.

In order to protect the surrounding residential areas, Getzner Werkstoffe is responsible for ensuring top-notch protection against vibrations. This will be implemented over a stretch of about two kilometers in the open cut sections and in tunnels.

Dublin’s tram system, known as the LUAS, is currently being expanded. In the course of this, two sections of the new B1 Cherrywood line were outfitted with highly efficient vibration protection: Getzner Werkstoffe was responsible for the vibration mitigation measures in this project, which involved the installation of ballast mats in the ballasted superstructure.