| FABRICATION |
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Cutting
ALUCOBOND® can be cut with a circular, band or jig saw. |
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Shearing
ALUCOBOND® can be sheared with a guillotine. Please make sure
the blanking tools are padded! Shearing causes an indentation of the panel
cover sheet. |
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Contour cutting
ALUCOBOND® can be cut to size with water jets, profile milling
machines, contour saws and jig saws. |
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Drilling
ALUCOBOND® can be drilled with twist drills normally used for
aluminium and plastics on machines common for metals. |
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Punching
ALUCOBOND® panels of any thickness can be punched with conventional
sheet punching machines. For clean cuts please use evenly ground tools and
the narrowest possible cutting gap. Punching causes an indentation of the
panel cover sheet. |
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Bending
ALUCOBOND® can be bent using a folding table or brake press.
The inside bending radius is r = 10 x t (t = ALUCOBOND® panel thickness).
Please use protective foils. The spring-back effect is higher than with
solid sheet. For production series a prototype should be made. |
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Roll Bending
ALUCOBOND® can be curved with a roll bending machine. Please use polished
rollers free of dents and other defects. |
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Riveting
ALUCOBOND® can be rivetted with the usual equipment and rivets
or blind rivets. For outdoor use allow for thermal expansion. |
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Screw Fixing
ALUCOBOND® can be fastened with conventional wood, sheet metal
and metal screws. For outdoor use please allow for thermal expansion. |
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Welding
ALUCOBOND® can be joined by hot-air welding. The plastic core
and plastic welding rod are heated and welded with electric hot-air welding
sets. We recommend using soft, black, 1800-h-type polyethylene welding rods.
Hot-air welding provides a water-tight joint for decorative purpose only.
It is not suitable for joints where structural strength is required. |
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Clamping
ALUCOBOND® can be clamped with serrated corner-joint and butt
joint sections for panels of 3, 4 and 6mm. |
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Bonding
ALUCOBOND® can be bonded with the usual metal adhesives. Alternatively
double sided tape may be used. There is no adhesion to the plastic core.
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Routing & Folding
ALUCOBOND® panels can be shaped cold by applying a very simple routing
and folding technique. Using a disk or end milling cutter, a V-shaped or
rectangular groove is routed on the reverse side of the ALUCOBOND panel
along the proposed folding edge,. A 0.3mm thick layer of core material should
remain at the base of the groove. The untouched outer cover sheet can then
be folded by hand. |
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Cleaning
ALUCOBOND® can be cleaned with a mild detergent (PH6-8), sponge,
soft brush or fresh water under pressure. The frequency of cleaning and
the choice of a suitable cleansing agents depends largely on the location
of the building and the degree of soiling.
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| INSTALLATION |
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FLANGE LAP SYSTEM
In New Zealand, the flange lap system is most commonly used for fixing ALUCOBOND®
panels in low-rise cladding applications. Two parallel V-shaped grooves
are routed from the rear side into the ALUCOBOND® panel.
The edges are then folded into a Z-shape. The overlapping edges of the panels
are then fixed with stainless fasteners to a suitable sub-structure and
the joints sealed with modified silicone sealant applied over a foam backer
rod.
See Typical Details for more information. |
Storage
ALUCOBOND®
should be stored on pallets or shelves. The stacking height should not exceed
2m. Ensure dry storage. |
| For more details on design, handling, fabrication,
installation and cleaning & maintenance of ALUCOBOND®,
please request a full set of ALUCOBOND® data sheets
or consult our office for advice. |
| EDGE TREAMENT DETAILS |
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