Rimex Metals

Rimex Metals

Rimex Metals: Pioneering Coloured, Textured, and Patterned Stainless Steel for Architecture

Rimex Metals is a global leader in the production of specialized metal finishes, offering a wide range of coloured, textured, and patterned stainless steel products for architectural applications. Their innovative finishes, such as the ColourTex range and the T22 PVD-coated stainless steel, provide architects and designers with versatile and aesthetically pleasing options.

Rimex Metals’ products are known for their durability, low maintenance, and sustainability. The stainless steel used in their finishes is made with up to 95% recycled content and is 100% recyclable, making it an environmentally responsible choice. The textured and patterned finishes, including options like 2WL, 5WL, and Water Rhythm, add depth and character to building facades, creating unique visual effects and enhancing the overall design. Additionally, Rimex’s SuperMirror finish offers a highly polished alternative to glass mirrors, providing both functionality and aesthetic appeal without the risk of shattering.

ColourTex range

The ColourTex stainless steel range is distinctive because its colors and tones change under different lighting conditions. This phenomenon, known as metamerism, creates a ‘living’ color effect when viewed from various angles. The ColourTex process can be combined with surface finishes such as mirror, satin, and other polishes, as well as Granex, patterned, and highlighted products.

T22 range

The T22 stainless steel range is produced using a deposition process, resulting in a more uniform color effect compared to the dynamic color effect of the ColourTex range. T22 is perfect for interior design applications such as shop fittings, restaurant fittings, and signage.

Natural range

Rigidised, textured or patterned stainless steels such as Linen, 2WL, 5WL, 6WL, 7GM and TreadTex treadplate.

Surface Finishes

Granex is a superior bead-blasted finish ideal for architectural and other applications where a visually consistent finish is required. The finish can be used on natural and coloured stainless steel. It is also possible to have this finish on patterned and highlighted patterned products. The Granex finish creates a light-diffusing effect whilst leaving a smooth matt finish to the surface.

VorTex product is produced using a vibration polish and is applied on natural and T22 coloured stainless steel. This finish creates a light-diffusing effect whilst leaving a glossy sheen to its surface and helps to take the specifier away from the historic constraints of the flat-polished 240 Silicon Grit stainless-steel products into new and exciting areas.

Rimex also provides one-directional polishes in Platinum Hairline and Satin finishes.

Patterned and Highlighted Patterned Finishes

Rimex produces double and single-sided patterns by cold-rolling stainless steel and other metals in sheet and coil formats. The patterned finishes are essential for adding character, creating lighting effects, and enhancing product longevity and durability. Initially produced on natural and colored stainless steel, this product has been further developed to offer reduced reflectivity through the ‘Highlighted’ pattern range. These patterned products are available on natural or colored stainless steel and can be combined with other finishes such as Granex and VorTex.

Water Rhythm

The ‘free form’ Water Rhythm (also known as Water Ripple) design is created through large-scale, 3-dimensional manipulation of stainless steel sheets. This process results in a fluid yet distorted visual effect, combining broken reflections with playful light interactions. It is available as standard in natural silver – SuperMirror, with the option to combine it with the T22 colored mirror range of finishes.

From a few sheets for feature walls to columns, ceilings, and larger-scale cladding applications, the Water Rhythm range offers designers and specifiers a unique departure from conventional designs.

Mirror Finish

Rimex SuperMirror – accept no imitations. This product is as near to a perfect polish as can be produced on stainless steel. It’s a great alternative to glass mirror as it does not shatter and to date has been used for ceilings, washrooms, shopfittings and transport applications.

Benefits of Rimex Metals

Rimex Metals’ coloured, textured, and patterned stainless steel products offer several benefits for architectural applications:

  1. Durability and Longevity: Rimex’s stainless steel products are known for their exceptional durability. The textured and patterned finishes help hide scratches, dents, and impact damage, ensuring a long-lasting and visually appealing surface.
  2. Aesthetic Versatility: The wide range of finishes, including ColourTex and T22 PVD-coated stainless steel, allows architects to achieve unique and striking designs. These finishes provide vibrant colors and intricate patterns that enhance the visual appeal of any building.
  3. Low Maintenance: The high-quality finishes require minimal maintenance, making them a practical choice for building facades and other architectural elements. The textured surfaces also minimize oil canning, which is the waviness that can occur in flat metal surfaces.
  4. Sustainability: Rimex products are made with up to 95% recycled content and are 100% recyclable. This commitment to sustainability makes them an environmentally responsible choice for modern architecture.
  5. Enhanced Safety: The manufacturing process ensures that Rimex products have higher safety factors, with superior flanges, bead seat bands, and lock ring fitments. This results in longer-lasting and safer installations.
  6. Innovative Design: Rimex continually innovates to provide advanced solutions for architectural applications. Their products are designed to meet the evolving needs of architects and designers, offering both functional and aesthetic benefits.

Overall, Rimex Metals’ products combine durability, aesthetic versatility, low maintenance, sustainability, enhanced safety, and innovative design, making them an excellent choice for architectural projects.

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