PASCHAL Presented Innovative Concrete Formwork with a High Return on Investment: “e-deck”

“Product Launching Ceremony” e-deck

Panel slab formwork has an advantage over flex-formwork (the traditional combination of wooden or aluminium girders fixed on plywood) that the panels are protected by a steel frame and more durable. Because the panels are attached to one another, as opposed to flex-formwork, they are considerably safer. The frame consists of profiled steel and, with a height of only 7.5 cm, is low for building sites and easy to transport. The formwork facing consists of a 9 layer, 12 mm thick birch plywood. None of the panels weigh more than 20 kilograms. Thus, they can be installed at building sites by hand. Damage to the frame can be absorbed by the e-deck much better than comparable aluminium frames and it is also possible to repair.

Panel size

The individual panels have the panel dimensions 60 x 125, 45 x 125, 30 x 125, 60 x 120,
45 x 120, 30 x 120, 60 x 90, 60 x 85, 60 x 60, 60 x 55, 30 x 60 and 30 x 55 centimetres. This means that the system can be adapted to within 5 cm for every kind of room architecture.

Functions

Depending on the requirements of the building site, there are three user-friendly application options for e-deck:

1. The slab formwork panels are directly supported by props. The distances between the props are specified depending on the size of the panels.
   
2. The slab formwork panels are laid on the girder. Thus, they are freely displaceable in one direction.
   
3. The slab formwork panels are laid on the girder or placed laterally (e.g. using a drophead). This means that early stripping is possible already on the first day after concreting, depending on the thickness of the slab and characteristics of the concrete. Here, as in number 2, the girders are hidden under the panels and, therefore, are easy to clean after use.
   

The e-deck is designed for slab thicknesses of up to 30 cm.

Compatibility

e-deck is so designed that the slab formwork panels are compatible with Modular universal formwork. Therefore, it is easy to connect e-deck panels directly and effective to beam forms out of Modular universal formwork. Transitions of wall to slab or to joists, or for example small stairs, only feasible using the large Modular panel assortment are, therefore, absolutely possible to implement reliably in the system.

Market-leading Product Highlights

Under the motto “quality, functionality and durability”, PASCHAL will presented some of its most successful product lines at the “Product Launching Ceremony” 2011:

• e-deck - slab formwork ideally suited for construction sites where a light weight panel system with only few accessories forms efficiently slabs as well for one family houses as multi-story buildings with complex beam structures.
• The MODULAR universal formwork is one of the most successful formwork systems in the world, where small, manual, foundation and joist formwork is concerned. The name, MODULAR/GE universal formwork, is entirely appropriate because it has proven its versatility and flexibility in use on the widest range of construction sites in over 60 countries, whether in foundations, walls, shafts, polygons, columns or beams.  Work with MODULAR has proven to be faster and easier than that with other products. The strong flat steel frame is easy to clean and work with.
• PASCHAL Ident – modern RFID technology with RFID chips implemented into the formwork panels in order to produce precise inventories of formwork panels. Each formwork panel recorded in PASCHAL Ident receives an electronic number, thus giving it its own distinct identification. In doing so, PASCHAL IDENT provides valuable security for funding received or for new funding agreements.