Façade Engineering Expertise
Our 60-person global design team, with 30 years of façade expertise, delivers comprehensive services from concept to as-builts using advanced design tools.
Located across Switzerland, Doha, and Cochin, our technical designers, structural engineers, and BIM specialists excel in a wide range of systems, including:
Curtain wall systems (unitized & stick)
Spider glazing & structural facades
Security glazing
Double skin facades
Glass fins and shop fronts
Skylights & roofing systems
Cladding
Doors & interior features
The proximity of our design and production facilities fosters a dynamic environment of innovation and collaboration.
Glass Processing
Our three Doha glass processing plants offer comprehensive services and specialize in creating complex geometries through advanced techniques. Our world-class systems are certified IGCC/SGCC (US) and CE marked (Europe), enabled by state-of-the-art equipment – Lise fully automated cutting lines, Glaston FC500 tempering furnaces, Lisec automated arising & washing machines, Lisec automated lamination line (PVB/SGP certified), Scholz Oversize autoclaves, Lisec semi-automated IGU line and Dip-Tech ceramic digital printing.
Our capabilities include:
Tempering: Heating glass and rapidly cooling using jets of air to make it more resistant to thermal and mechanical stresses which gives it the fragmentation characteristics and utility as safety glass.
Lamination: This process involves sandwiching at least two sheets of glass by a full surface plastic interlayer such as PVB to enhance properties of the glass unit such as insulation, safety.
Double Glazing: Sealing multiple sheets of glass that are separated by an Aluminium or steel spacer and filled with air or gas to enhance thermal insulation properties of the unit.
Screen Printing: Creating bespoke designs on the surface of glass by imprinting ceramic frit paint on the glass and fusing it during the toughening or heat strengthening process.
Sand Blasting: Making decorative glass panels by abrasive etching of glass at high pressure to create uniform or bespoke designs.
Heat Soaking: Removing nickel sulphide impurities by placing the tempered glass inside a chamber and raising the temperature to approximately 290ºC to accelerate nickel sulfide breakdown and reduce the risk of potential breakage.
Aluminium Processing
To deliver mega-projects, you need an army of aluminium CNC machinery, and we have that army. Aluminium, light metals, and steel have become the materials of choice for exterior and interior use due to their durability, design versatility, and aesthetic possibilities. Our production facilities are equipped with cutting-edge processing machines to maximize the form and function of these metal products.
Our profile CNC machine centres are industry leaders from Emmegi and Elumatec, with 19 machine centres and 7 saws working 24/7. We have the same capacity in sheet metal processing, with the largest flatbed routers in the market, which are 14.5m long by 3.6m wide.
Some of our core processes are supported by an extensive array of advanced machinery, including 19 CNC Machine Centres (5-Axis + 4-Axis), 7 double-head saw centres, 7 AXYZ flatbed routers, 2 water jets, 2 semi-automated stud welding zones, and 2 automated profile bending machines and many more.
Our capabilities include:
Machining or milling:
Our 4-axis and 5-axis profile machining centers are designed for the economical and efficient machining of Aluminium and thin-walled steel profiles, performing routing, drilling, and tapping while the profile bar is stationary to protect the profile surfaces.
Water-Jet Cutting:
Uses an ultra-high pressure stream of water to carry an abrasive grit. The abrasive does the cutting through a mechanical sawing action, leaving a smooth, precision cut surface. Water jet is a very precise cutting process allowing fine contours to be cut and producing high tolerance parts in Aluminum and metals.
Cutting
It is the primary process in the aluminum and metal fabrication using cutting machines like Aluminium Profile Machining Centers (CNC), Computer Numerical Control (CNC) cladding machines, Semi-Automatic Circular Saw Machine (for tubes & steel profiles), gas cutting machine and shearing machine enables us to process a wide range of aluminum and metal products.
Bending
Process of transforming the sheet metal into the required shape such as bended angles, channels, stainless steel flashings etc., by using 5 meter bending machine.
Welding
Process of permanent joining of two similar materials to give the required shape and size with the help of SMAW (Shield Metal Arc Welding) machine, GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) machine & GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) machines.
Coating
We are a fully Qualicoat & Qualinod marine class certified PVDF, Powder Coat & anodizing specialist. Our in-house coating lines, including the world's largest horizontal PVDF line, are chromate-free and can handle single sheet sizes up to 9m x 5m. We also have the world’s deepest anodizing line with 3.1deep anodizing baths.
Our capabilities include:
PVDF Coating: PVDF is typically a two-coat resin-based liquid coating system that includes applying a primer, which imparts corrosion resistance to the substrate and determines adhesion, quality and applying a topcoat, which determines the color. Alutec is an approved applicator for Jotun and Valspar products USA.
Powder Coating: Powder coating utilizes an electrostatic process where the Aluminium extrusion component is jigged onto the powder coat track using specialist jigs to hold the components and finely ground dry paint film is applied to the Aluminium surface. The subsequent heating of this film allows the powder to melt and cure to a smooth finish.
Anodizing: Through an electrochemical process, we create a natural oxide film on the aluminum that can be colored using pigments, organic or inorganic dyes. providing a resilient coating from 5 to 25 microns thick. The coating layer of anodizing varies from 5 to 25 microns depending upon the project requirement and adheres to specification AMMA 611/ BS EN ISO 12373. Alutec’s Anodizing process is certified by Qualanod.
Intumescent Coating: Intumescent coatings, often referred to as intumescent paint, is used in buildings as a passive fire resistance measure. They can be applied to structural members as an aesthetically pleasing fireproofing product.
Our manufacturing process goes through rigorous quality control exercises both by human and computerized testing. This along with the time-tested skill and craftmanship of the Alutec team of operatives have a well-defined edge on shaping components with unerring precision and finish.
At present, we have 15no, unitized assembly lines in operation spread across 4 factories in Qatar. Our processes are certified to ISO 9001 standards, reflecting our commitment to delivering world-class products with unerring precision and finish.
Alutec Facilities
Production Capacities are based on 2 shifts per day. The processing and manufacturing capabilities of our facilities are:
81,500 sq.m Production Facilities
15,000 t/yr Aluminium Processing (200 std. units/day)
15,000 t/yr Steel Processing (1200 tonnes/month)
1.1 m²/yr Glass (IGU) Processing (3000 m²/day)
4,500 m²/day Cladding Panels
600 m²/day Perforated Panels/ Screens
1,200 m²/day Glass Lamination
6,000 m²/day Glass Tempering
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Alutec Key Production Facilities
World's Deepest Anodizing Plant
Capable of anodizing 2.6m x 6m sheets.
World’s largest XXL Format PVDF/Kynar Coating Plant
Accommodate single panel of 5m x 9m.
90,000+ sqm manufacturing facility
Centralized in Qatar and regional facilities in India, Europe and Americas (in 2023).
Litesentry Osprey Complete 10
online scanning for distortion and anisotropy post tempering.
5/4-Axis CNC Machining Centers
17no. CNC machining centers (Up to 15.5 m long bed) with advanced 3D machining software PUMA.
16m High Mock-Up Testing Facility
4 story high PMU testing facility.
Fully Automated IGU Line
Capacity of 100 std IGU units per hr and application of super spacer robotically. Edgetech super spacer can achieve best in class thermal efficiencies up to 0.2W/m2K.
Jumbo size CNC Routers
3no. 3.6m x 14.5m bed size.
Our Expert Teams
Our project teams are staffed with experienced project managers, project engineers, site managers, and foremen who lead site operations. This dedicated group of 73 project management staff and 450+ site installers fosters a collaborative environment, working closely with all project stakeholders to ensure timely and successful project delivery from design through installation.
Digitally Enhanced Project Management
We utilize an extensive suite of digital tools to improve efficiency, reduce paper consumption and improve environmental efficiency. Our management process is powered by:
Customized Enterprise Resource Planning II
ERP II system for inventory and material flow management.
Oracle Primavera, Microsoft Project and ClickUp
Project management and enterprise communication tools.
Qaliber & Salus
In-house mobile apps for real-time HSE & QA/QC monitoring
Performance Mock-Up Testing
In collaboration with third-party testing agencies, we have experienced engineers and technicians dedicated to performing full-size performance mock-up testing for various systems, as dictated by project specifications and client requirements. These tests have been successfully completed for several of our projects in Doha, Qatar.
Air Infiltration
CASTM E283, EN 12153 - Test Method for Determining Rate of Air Leakage.
Water Penetration
ASTM E 331, EN13050, EN 12155, AZNZ 4284 -Test for determining the resistance to rain-water penetration & leakage under uniform and cyclic static air pressure differences.
Structure Performance Test
ASTM E330, EN 12179 - Determining structural performance under uniform static air pressure difference. Test is intended to represent the effects of a wind load on exterior building surface elements.
Seismic Test
AAMA 501 - Evaluates the performance of curtain wall & storefront wall systems when subjected to specified horizontal displacement in the plane of the wall.
Acoustic Tests
EN ISO 143 - Non-destructive test to check sound / noise in the building.
Thermal Cycling Tests
EN ISO 143 - Non-destructive test to check sound / noise in the building.
