Wall Formwork AluStar

AluStar: The Light Universal Wall Formwork System

AluStar is best-in-class when it comes to weight-performance ratio. It is the hand-set sister and 100 % compatible to the robust StarTec, ideal wherever crane time is limited or not accessible. Predestined for residential and commercial construction. Like all MEVA wall formwork systems, it is equipped with the all-plastic facing alkus and achieves a superior concrete finish, first time, every time. For sale and rent. Available from MEVA and authorised partners.

 
Features & Benefits
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Features & Benefits

Panel

Panel heights 270 cm and135 cm, panel widths from 90 to
20 cm

  • Reduction of filler areas
  • Fast adaptation to building layout

90° inside and outside corners and steplessly adjustable articulated corners from 60° to 180°

  • All corner configurations formed with standard corner panels

Largest panel 270/90 with alkus facing weighs only 65 kg

  • Easy assembly by hand with just two workers

Pressure

Maximum load capacity is 60 kN/m² (silo pressure)
acc. to German standard DIN 18218, table 3, line 6

  • Unlimited pour speed to panel height irrespective of concrete
    recipe and consistency or climatic conditions

Panel frame

Frames made of closed 2-chamber hollow aluminium profiles

  • Torsion-proof, durable, low weight

High-quality annealead powder coating

  • Less cleaning effort due to reduced concrete adhesion
  • Durable

Multi-function profile

Practical MEVA multi-function profile with weld-in nuts
(Dywidag thread)

  • Easy attachment of accessories such as alignment rails, braces, walkway brackets etc.

Tie holes, panel connections

Tie hole with conical aluminium sleeve, welded-in from both
sides

  • Easy use of DW15 tie rods
  • Durable
  • Tieing through even with sloped formwork

2 tie holes per panel height 270 cm, 1 per height 135 cm
and centred tie hole in top and bottom profile (135 cm)

  • Optimized for horizontal use, e.g. when forming foundations

A push-pull strut can be attached above a panel joint to
stabilize the panels when forming foundations

  • Top (wet) ties can be left free

Panel connection with compact MEVA assembly lock:
one piece, weighs only 2,0 kg

  • Time saving assembly, joins and aligns the panels steplessly
    with a few hammer blows, fits anywhere on the Frame
  • No losable parts

All-plastic facing alkus

All-plastic facing alkus, no swelling or shrinking

  • No change in dimensions due to moisture; no rotting or fungal decay; durable
  • Built in flush with panel frame; improved and consistently even concrete surfaces from the first pour to the last

Easy repair of scratches or drill holes etc. on site with the same polypropylene material

  • No down times for repairs
  • Permanent availability of panels

Screwable and nailable without chipping off of top layer

  • Easy handling

The alkus facing lasts as long as the Frame  

  • No re-facing necessary and thus no disruptions of work flow
Technik & Vorteile der AluStar Wandschalung
 

References

  • Balancing act between creativity and technological feasibility

    Complex geometries and exacting requirements constantly present MEVA’s Special Design department with exciting tasks – during the renovation of a church in the Upper Bavarian village of Hebertshausen, for example.

  • High above Manchester

    Four apartment buildings at heights up to 202 m by 2020: the city centre redevelopment project Deansgate Square. In use for a total of 194 storeys: the automatic MAC climbing system from MEVA

  • Budapest: Playing in the shape sorting box

    Children enjoy playing with it, teachers recommend it: the shape sorting box. Based on the popular toy, the architects who conceived the new Meséskert nursery designed the play areas on the top floor as a triangle, circle, and square.

  • “Pick-up sticks” scaffolding in a very confined space

    When construction companies think about the restoration of historic districts, their enthusiasm tends to be subdued. The foremen and their teams often face tricky tasks due to narrow access roads, lack of storage space and complicated logistics.

  • Extension of the Merkurcity shopping centre while business continues as usual

    Ramps, architectural-concrete walls and ceilings, numerous concrete beams, rectangular and oval columns, rounded outside corners and bevelled inside corners.

  • Development in the Heart of London

    Three 8-storey residential blocks with 74 apartments being built on the Chelsea Barracks site with MEVA MAC climbing system and AluStar wall formwork.

Complementary systems

  • Push-pull props R and bracing brackets SRL for wall formwork

    Push-pull props R and bracing brackets SRL are used to align and support wall formwork. Push-pull props SRL have left- and right threaded spindles. The brace bracket 250 consist of a push-pull-prop R 250 (190 - 320 cm) and bracing bracket SRL 120 (90 - 150 cm).

  • MEVA FormSet MFS: stop ends, safety anchors

    MEVA FormSet anchors for single-sided formwork, stop end rail and stop end bracket for slab edges and cantilevering slabs with safety mesh for slab edge fall protection

  • StarTec: Strong multi-purpose wall formwork

    Strong multi-purpose, large-format wall formwork up to 3.30 m height. 70 kN/m² fresh concrete pressure. 100 % compatible with hand-set wall formwork AluStar

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