TEAM SPIRIT FOR SUCCESS WHERE EVERY ELEMENT OF CRAFTSMANSHIP GOES HAND IN HAND. FOCUS TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK – FOR YOU AND FOR OUR TOOLS 04 TOOLS WITH OUR PLANEX LONG-REACH SANDERS, YOU ARE ALWAYS OPTIMALLY EQUIPPED 12 TOOLS THE NEW SYS-AIR AIR PURIFIER FILTERS FINE AIRBORNE DUST FROM THE AIR 20 DEDICATION A SWISS PAINTING COMPANY OPENS UP NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR ITS CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES 26 LOOK INSIDE OUR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE TEAMS ARE ALWAYS THERE WHEN THEY’RE NEEDED 5

EDITORIAL Dear Reader, In this amazing summer of sport, there was plenty of opportunity to see what it means to shine as a team. Craftsmanship is no different to sport in this respect. What matters is perfect teamwork – playing in the system of choice to succeed. The fact that the Festool system performs most effectively in a team is something you will see and notice in your work every day. The best of us for your best results, whatever it takes. We have seen how team spirit enriches work at a Swiss painting company. Here too, the team is the star. Festool products are also real team players....

04 Focus TEAM WORK All about all-rounders and specialists, team spirit and team players within a system. 40 Tools TESTED BY YOU 300 test customers put our ExoActive exoskeleton through its paces. 12 Tools BACK THREE Our PLANEX long-reach sanders for sanding large areas on walls and ceilings. 42 Favourites FESTOOL SPOTLIGHTS We asked five professionals from the painting and decorating trade about their favourite Festool products. 18 Solutions QUALITY MANAGEMENT How to implement different surface qualities with our long-reach sanders. 48 Projects & work PAINTERS WITH A PROFILE What really matters...

Focus Teamwork Winterthur Switzerland In a perfect team, everyone does what they do best – and works even better together. Hand in hand, within a system. That holds true both for you and for our tools. Here everything fits, so you end up with the best result. Text: Ralf Christofori | Photography: Torben Jäger, Thomas Baumann

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Focus Teamwork ↑ Teamwork makes the dream work: The young team at Farbwelt Landolt AG from Winterthur, Switzerland, shows how it’s done. Organised team spirit. How to organise teamwork so that everything fits together perfectly. raftsmanship work is becoming more and more complex. New materials and paints are entering the market. The right way to handle and process them is something that has to be learned. New machines and technologies are changing work processes. Digital skills are becoming more and more important because of modern marketing methods. All-rounders have become scarcer. Specialists...

“I BELIEVE THAT PAINTING AS A CAREER CAN BE INCREDIBLY REWARDING IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT. THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY EVERY INDIVIDUAL AND ALL TOGETHER. I EXPERIENCE THIS WITH MY TEAM EVERY DAY.” Jürgen Klawitter, Managing Director of Farbwelt Landolt AG, Winterthur Appreciation Communication Strengths + weaknesses Versatility Respect Responsibility

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The team is the star. Be it all-rounders or specialists – in successful teams, they work hand in hand. n Switzerland, we meet Jürgen Klawitter, who has always considered teamwork to be important. And, recently, it has proven to be doubly crucial. In 2016, he founded Farbwelt AG in Winterthur with a partner but would later run the business on his own. Last year, long-established company Landolt Maler (Landolt Painters) was up for sale in the local area. He was excited at the prospect of taking over the company. This also involved combining two teams of skilled professionals – 20 from Farbwelt...

Focus Teamwork Team player within a system. At Festool, all machines, accessories and consumables are perfectly compatible with each other. o you find your work is pushing the boundaries more every day? Our solutions are, too. Our cordless tools, which you can use anywhere in a workshop or building site, are becoming more powerful and precise all the time. The machines are perfectly compatible with each other. Smart accessories and top consumables ensure you can handle even the most complex tasks easily. The key word here is “system”. It will help you in every single respect. “AT OUR COMPANY,...

Our ETS EC 150 one-handed sander and its team. For the perfect finish. The universal Granat abrasive with an especially long service life. Stay connected. Our Festool app* makes your working day easier, more productive and safer. Sanding pads for every application. Our FUSION-TEC sanding pads come in soft, ultra-soft and hard versions. For extra light. Best visibility with the new KBS C cordless construction light. The starter set for entry level. The perfect entry point into the world of Granat abrasives. Tackle dust. With our CLEANTEC extractors in the workshop or on the building site. For...

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Tools Back three THREE Our long-reach sanders have absolute air supremacy – whether with or without dust extraction, with a light and extension, or with a rotating or an eccentric sanding motion. This means that you are always optimally equipped for sanding large areas on walls or ceilings. Text: Ralf Christofori | Photography: Torben Jäger, Thomas Baumann ← With our PLANEX LHS 2, PLANEX LHS 2-M and PLANEX easy LHS-E long-reach sanders, you can effortlessly achieve the perfect result.

The entry-level model for large surfaces. Simply unpack, switch on and get going. he PLANEX easy lives up to its name – it’s easy and intuitive to operate at the press of a button. And because simple is not only better but also easier, our long-reach sander is brilliant in this area too, weighing just 3.7 kg. Irrespective of how you turn or rotate the PLANEX easy – it is enormously versatile and provides you with optimal freedom of movement thanks to its flexible joint, even all the way to the edge. The brushless motor without a flexible shaft is maintenance-free and more durable than in previous...