Formwork Systems

In modern formwork construction, system formwork or shuttering is primarily used which consists mainly of system components. The compatibility of the individual system components has several advantages: non the one hand, the specified assembly logic increases the chance that individual formwork components are used correctly. On the other, the number of possible uses on the construction site is multiplied whereby amortization costs of the equipment used - related to a building project - are reduced. At the same time, using system formwork is much safer for the construction team.

With the use of formwork systems for architectural concrete surfaces, the quality of the formwork is to be taken into consideration. Panel formwork is mainly used as the rental formwork supplied by the rental parks. Here, the individual formwork elements have different utilisation rates and can also feature repaired areas. With rental formwork, only SB 1 and SB 2 architectural concrete classes can be achieved. Realising the higher SB3 and SB 4 classes of architectural concrete is not possible or only possible to a limited extent using rented panel formwork, for example with PERI MAXIMO.

The commonly used formwork systems can be divided into different groups