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GEHR PRODUCTION CO2 NEUTRAL

Transition to eco-gas completed

We are making a further contribution to reducing CO2 (carbon dioxide) and, by switching to eco-gas at our Mannheim plant, we managed to implement CO2 neutral production in accordance with the GHG Protocol Scope 1 and Scope 2 guidelines in Germany as well as in the USA.

Carbon emissions reduced by 19%

Our contribution to climate protection

Climate protection is of great importance to us, which is why we are very pleased that thanks to energy optimisation we have been able to reduce our carbon emissions by approx.

NEW: GEHR POM-C® 300 mm

Production of 300 mm thick sheets

We are the first manufacturer to extrude GEHR POM-C® sheets with a thickness of 300 mm and a width of 610 mm and to include them in our product range as stock items.

NEW BRUSH PEN FROM STABILO

New product range STABILO Pen 68 uses GEHR PP® tubes with double edge strips

We supply our customer Schwan STABILO with PP hexagonal tubes in various colours for their new product line: a fibre-tip pen with a flexible brush tip.

NEW: FIL-A-GEHR Online-Shop

As of now you can order our technical filaments online - visit: www.filagehr.com

As of now you can order our technical filaments online: In our German and English webshop you find all FIL-A-GEHR products from following materials: PEEK, PPSU, PPA, PA12, PC/ABS, PLA, PLA HT and ABS. The portfolio is rounded off by filaments from the materials PEI and PC from our partner Sabic. Visit our Online-Shop here: Visit our Online-Shop here: www.filagehr.com

GEHR PEEK-HT^®

Product Pilot: Round rods made of a further thermally optimised PEEK

Innovation stimulates the market. One of our contributions to innovation is to extrude the new SOLVAY PEEK-HT material, which may be used in particular in the chemical industry.

GEHR PPA^®

Product Pilot: Round rods made of high temperature resistant polyamide

We developed the product GEHR PPA^® in cooperation with BASF and have already extruded round rods with a diameter of 50 mm. We will present the product at the K 2019 trade fair.

GLIDE-GEHR PEEK-20TF^®

New to our product range: Round rods made of sliding-modified PEEK

In response to enquiries for a material with the properties of natural-coloured PEEK but with optimised sliding properties, we developed GLIDE-GEHR PEEK-20TF^®. Although PTFE additives in plastics often lead to a fibrous surface, we were able to achieve an almost shiny surface during processing.

GEHR PP-HT^®

New to our product range: Round rods made of thermally optimised PP homopolymer

In the context of new technical developments we have extruded a white coloured PP-HT material, which is particularly suitable for applications in the chemical industry and for thermally demanding applications.

NEW: GEHR meets medical standard ISO 13485

Production sites in Mannheim and Philadelphia successfully certified

After decades of experience as a supplier for the medical industry, it was a logical step to reach out to new customer groups with the certification according to the Medical Devices Quality Management System Standard ISO 13485.