seele cover: Membrane specialist based in Germany

seele cover, specialist for innovative membrane construction and textile architecture: Design, fabrication, construction, complete textile architecture (i.a. ETFE-foil) and own testing laboratory.

1,000sqm

production department

70,000sqm

annual production capacity

> 630

membrane structure projects completed

se cover – your expert for membrane structures

Using innovative materials and pioneering building envelopes, se cover is changing the face of architecture worldwide. For sports arenas, airports, swimming pools, shopping centres or even cruise liners. Based in Obing in southern Germany, se cover is recognised as an expert when it comes to innovative, sustainable membrane structures and lightweight plate and shell structures for new solutions in roof and façade design. With its own membrane and ETFE film production facilities and testing laboratory, this accredited company also shapes technological progress in membrane structures and ETFE films. The laboratory is where our engineers can quickly and reliably ensure the feasibility of the membrane design visions of clients and architects. We focus especially on implementing sustainable concepts and solutions that do not deplete resources.

Extensive expertise in membrane structures

Consummate membrane structures call for many skills. And se cover brings them all together perfectly for solutions on a unique level. The range of services covers the design, fabrication, delivery, installation and maintenance of membrane and ETFE structures made from films and fabrics. Ambitious designers from all around the world therefore value our company as a partner that turns challenging membrane structure visions into reality. From the first sketch to the last step during installation, se cover provides professional support and is ready to tread totally new paths to reach common goals.

The degree of innovation essential for membrane structures and ETFE films is supplied by our own R&D department with its test centre, facilities and laboratories. In Obing we also have outdoor testing grounds for performing long-term weathering tests on full-size mock-ups. Other membrane contractors use our extensive testing facilities for their tests as well.

Project management at se cover, membrane construction in Obing. — With membrane construction projects all over the world, first-class project management is a must. And se cover has the necessary experienced specialists.

se cover carries out building physics analyses. — se cover uses 3D design and visualisation methods in all the design phases of a project, and carries out the necessary structural and building physics analyses.

The research & development department tests membranes and ETFE-films. — The R&D department tests materials for QA purposes. The monoaxial tensile testing machine tests the stress, strain, stiffness and strength of membranes and ETFE films. Various edge members, temperatures (-40°C to +100°C) and types of fixing can be simulated.

se cover evaluates the results of the tensile testing machine by computer. — Subsequently, the results of the tensile testing machine will be evaluated by computer.

se cover carries out multiple tests on membranes — Implementation of performs static, cyclic and dynamic short- and long-term tests to establish mechanical properties and material parameters.

se cover tests ETFE-films — Long-term tests for the expansion behaviour of ETFE-films in different strengths.

Contact

Benoit Fauchon
Managing Director
Telephone: +49 8624 8969 0
benoit.fauchon@seele.com

Thomas Toepfer
Director Sales
Telephone: +49 8624 8969 0
Mobile phone: +49 151 58213640
thomas.toepfer@seele.com

Dipl.-Ing.
Gabriele Müller
Technical Director
Telephone: +49 8624 8969 0
info.cover@seele.com

Your full-service provider for membrane structures

Membrane architecture obeys its own rules. Comprehensive knowledge of the material is essential. And craft-like meticulousness. Only then credible results are guaranteed. So se cover carries out its own fabrication – to the highest quality standards. The production plant in Obing in southern Germany can process virtually all the membrane structures and ETFE film types used in construction. More than 1,000sqm of floor area with the very latest machinery – digital cutters for precisely dimensioned segments and ETFE film welding machines that can join even the largest membrane segments perfectly. For prestressed shade sails or air-filled transparent or printed two- to five-layer ETFE films, for example. Strict quality control measures guarantee that all materials and their processing comply with our high standards. se cover’s ETFE skills are manifold and have been demonstrated on many occasions.