emplica formwork repair

emplica on social media

2017-04-26T15:33:00.004+02:00

its been a while...

however, emplica is available for you on social media for quick interaction and easy access.

https://www.facebook.com/emplica/

on linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/organization/1293844

and on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQkvHU6si502HZs25V1kLA

#BAUMA2016

2016-03-16T16:09:00.000+01:00

If you want to grow, grow with us.

2016-03-11T18:56:00.003+01:00

You know your market.
You know your customers.
You want to grow.

Then grow with us.

Our business has grown in high double digits over the last 5 years.
Our business is a niche product in the concrete formwork market.
Our products are strictly highest quality and usability.
Our customers are leading formwork service and rental companies.

contact us for detailed reseller information.

contact:
Jan A. Herud
emplica AG

email: zurich@emplica.com
phone: +41-763833522

Come to the world's largest Trade show "BAUMA 2016" and see how innovation drives business.

2016-03-11T10:47:00.003+01:00

emplica has been leading for leaders since 2010. Always giving our best effort to bring winning solutions to formwork professionals. Come visit us at BAUMA in Munich to see the latest addition to our product range in live demonstration.
We are located in the "Formwork" Hall A2, booth 209, down the middle aisle. Just 2 minutes from the main entrance of Bauma.
contact us to win a free visitors ticket for Bauma 2016!
http//www.emplica.com

Some things can't be found on the Internet

2016-03-05T21:04:00.000+01:00

for this

and this:

credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesalmond/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-very-personal-small-guide-munich-when-fairground-jan-a-herud?trk=mp-author-card

Whats your color? emplica has the right repair system for you!

2016-03-05T03:50:00.002+01:00

No matter what color the face or what type of plywood, you can re-use your formply more often with our colorful plugs.

http://www.linkedin.com/emplica

http://www.youtube.com/emplicaswitzerland

http://www.emplica.com

come find us at BAUMA

2016-03-04T20:12:00.002+01:00

WHAT TO DO IN MUNICH WHEN NOT AT BAUMA FAIRGROUND

2016-03-02T13:54:00.004+01:00

Dear formwork expert,

BAUMA 2016 is knocking at our doors. We have prepared a guide to munich to make your stay as pleasant as possible.

What to do in Munich when not at BAUMA

Munich has a lot to offer besides the BAUMA. If you are lucky, you have some hours of spare time or maybe wven a day or two and can do something for yourself.

Here are a few things I can recommend you to do or see in and around munich:

Getting around:

Munich is famous for notorious traffic jams, especially on the motorways around the center of the city. If you can, avoid using a car for your commuting… The munich subway “MVG” is safe, usually clean and very fast. If you miss a train, there is usually the next one coming within a few minutes.

The MVG offers a android and iOS app that features a mobile ticket purchasing as well, so you don’t have to get your ticket at a machine. There are also multi day tickets.

https://www.mvg.de/en.html

Museums:

For all car-lovers out there: The BMW Museum showcases historic BMW models. The Museum Building itself is also worth a visit for anyone in the construction trade.

The Deutsches Museum offers a huge collection of engineering works since the beginning of industrialisation and before. If you like engineering, this is the place to go. Its big, so plan at least 1-2 hrs.

The Neue Pinakothek is one of my favorite art museums. The collection shows ca. 400 paintings and sculptures of the 19th century. I always go there when in munich. If you like it more modern, see the Pinakothek der Moderne or the Museum Brandhorst. Both museums are close to each other and can be done in one session. Architecture of both is interesting as well.

Dining out:

Here is a personal collection of good places for all palates:

Bavarian/German Food:

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d715403-Reviews-Konigsquelle-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d715400-Reviews-Restaurant_Kaefer_Schanke-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d947503-Reviews-Augustiner-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html

International/mixed:

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d1573347-Reviews-Brenner_Grill-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d742689-Reviews-Last_Supper-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d914774-Reviews-La_Stanza-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html

Thai:

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d964531-Reviews-Ruen_Thai-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html

Japanese:

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d1342723-Reviews-Sushibar-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html

Coffee:

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d2560970-Reviews-Dinatale_Cafe-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html

Bars:

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d2015217-Reviews-Bar_Comercial-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html

My favorite places in munich for good food are: Brenner Grill (situated very central, usually full, need reservation), Käfer Schenke (very good food, very good service, fine food shop on street level). If you like the typical bavarian style, there are a lot of breweries that run their own Restaurants. My favorite classic bavarian is the Augustiner Restaurant right in the center of munich. "The Grill" is another highly recommended place for obviously grilled food right in the middle of munich.

Reservation is basically needed in all restaurants in Munich during the BAUMA.

Nightlife:

Since i have a family, my nights out have become a rare occasion. So i am not an expert on the current situation. The Heart is apparently the place to go at the moment. If you are into a drink in a bar, check out Schumann's Bar or the Falk's Bar in the Hotel Bayrischer Hof.

I hope this will help you a little to make your trip even more fun.

best wishes for a successful fair, have a safe trip and don’t forget to visit us in Hall A2/booth 209

PS: a big "Thank you” for input goes out to munich local Joachim from Kerscher construction supply.

with best regards,

Jan A. Herud

Director

If you would like to receive free samples of our products by post, please send us your address for shipment, price list, info etc. to jan@emplica.com

emplica miniplugs - the fastest and most inexpensive repair system for your formply

2016-02-20T09:58:00.001+01:00

Cutting costs in places you didn't know they had the potential: Your plywood

2016-02-19T09:14:00.004+01:00

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-can-cut-costs-place-never-even-looked-before-difference-herud?trk=pulse_spock-articles

New videos online: How to repair formwork plywood with emplica plicafix 60 and the XL repair strip system

2016-02-19T09:10:00.000+01:00

Neue Videos 2016: Schalung reparieren mit emplica

2016-02-14T09:34:00.001+01:00

Emplica repair products compatibility with different types formwork panels

2016-01-25T11:32:00.000+01:00

Framed and unframed formwork manufacturers offer a wide range of paneling material for different purposes.

From standard finply with phenolic film surface as in most european style formwork systems (Aluma®, Peri ®, Paschal®, Doka®, etc.) and spruce/pine panels with MDO or HDO (e.g. Dayton superior®) to „newer“ materials like full plastic sandwich boards from Alkus® or Sonoboard®.

Emplica offers repair products that are suitable for the majority of the panel materials used in the industry. The great advantage of film covered plywood is its naturally given ability to be repaired. Plastic boards are usually made of polypropylene which can be characterized as unrepairable.

PP is a thermoplast and can only be permanently bonded to PP or other materials if chemically treated prior to bonding. These treatments are not suitable for use in the usual repair environment due to complexity, costs and effort.

Hot melt methods are often promoted, but do not result in a permanent solution.

Plastic coated plywood panels like Wisa Elephant can be repaired easily because its core is made of wood and will bond perfectly with the wooden side or the repair plug.

Please refer to the following charts and images to find the right emplica product for your formwork panel.

Download the full pdf file here: http://www.emplica.com/uploads/PDF/repair%20compatibility.pdf

New system to repair plywood along edges of steel frame

2014-09-25T13:12:00.001+02:00

New Videos now online!

or here on vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/107070368

Repairing plywood formwork with emplica in Allgemeine Bauzeitung again

2014-07-01T00:10:00.002+02:00

German construction weekly "Allgemeine Bauzeitung" has published another article about our high quality repair system!

pdf clipping Allgemeine Bauzeitung 26/2014

The path to success is full of rocks, but our new router template rocks as well

2014-04-25T19:09:00.002+02:00

There is nothing more frustrating than hitting a concrete wall when trying to achieve something perfect.
Finally, we proved to have harder skulls than the concrete wall, and we are now able to show the last piece of the puzzle to make the repair strips application complete.

The router template RGXL

massive aluminum
made to last
precise as a swiss watch
quick as the wind
and she is just beautiful

and this is how she works together with the drill bit DB4XL and the repair strips

Her sole is made of non-slip rubber, thats why there is no attachment to the board needed. But finding that right rubber took a long time...

watch the video here and download the datasheet here

Reparatur von Kantenschäden an der Schalung von Deckentischen.

2014-02-25T06:41:00.000+01:00

Deckentische sind besonderen Belastungen ausgesetzt. Die Logistik auf der Baustelle per Kran setzt insbesondere den Kanten der Schalhaut zu. Auch beim Abschalen kommt es immer wieder zu verletzungen am Rand der Tische zum Beispiel durch Verkanten.

Mit dem Emplica Plicafix 200 System, dem DB4XL Zylinderkopffräser und der Kantenschablone wird die dauerhafte Wiederherstellung einer scharfen und geraden Kante leicht gemacht.

Deckentisch mit beschädigter Kante

Zuächst muss die Kante und die Schadstelle gereinigt werden. Auch Nägel, Schrauben und Nieten müssen entfernt werden.

Am schnellsten geht das mit einer Topfbürste.

Nach der grosszügigen Behandlung mit der Bürste sieht die Kante nun schon deutlich besser aus. Auch Betonreste wurden restlos entfernt.

Nun kann die Kantenschablone angesetzt, und mit der Druckspindel an der Schalung arretiert werden.

Oberfräse ansetzen und einschalten, langsam und kontrolliert an der Schablone entlang von links nach rechts ziehen (da sich der Fräser im Uhrzeigersinn dreht).

Die Schablone ist so eingestellt, dass man genau am Rand entlang fräst.

Mittels Druckluft von Staub und Spänen befreien

Kleber (z.B. Emplica PUG PRO) sparsam auf die Kante sowie am vorderen Kantenrand auftragen

Plicafix 200 Reparaturstreifen mit einem Gummihammer vorsichtig einschlagen.

Durch das Fehlen der vorderen haltgebenden Seite sollte der Reparaturstreifen noch für ca 30 min fixiert werden. Dazu reicht eine Klemme wie im Bild aus.

mit einem Spachtel ausgehärtete Leimreste entfernen.

Kante versiegeln

Fertig

Der Film auf Youtube: http://youtu.be/4lemNH8_x2s

Download als PDF Datei

Bezug und weitere Informationen:

http://www.emplica.com

New Agents for North America

2014-02-18T12:22:00.001+01:00

emplica is happy to announce that we now have distributors for the US and Canada

Our Agent in the US since february 2014:

For-Shor Company

Salt Lake City

Utah

Contact: Jim Snarr

Phone: (801) 487-1656

Fax: (801) 487-1650

website: http://www.forshor.com

Our Agent in Canada since January 2014:

Nadeau Specialites de Construction

1250 Chemin de la Coopérative, porte 9, Saint-Nicolas

Québec, Canada

G7A 1A1

Contact: Daniel Nadeau

Tel. Bureau: (418) 496 1125

Cel : (418) 952-6955

Email: dnadeau@nadeausc.ca

Website: www.nadeausc.ca

How to repair damaged edges on slab form tables

2014-02-13T12:11:00.002+01:00

Slab tables are exposed to great strain during their use on site. The edges are usually the most vulnerable to damages from cranes and lifts or releasing.

With the Emplica repair strips system in combination with DB4XL router bit and edge router guide, repairing these slab tables is very easy and simple.

Restoring a sharp, durable edge is done in a few quick steps, as shown in our pictorial below.

Slab table with damaged edge

First, clean the damaged edge and make sure there are no screws, nails and rivets left in the plywood.

Concrete residue will be removed during the cleaning process as well.

clean edge

Now put the router guide into place and fix with spindle

Use the router along the guide with slow, controlled movements.

Always drive from left to right, if the routerguide is facing you. (because of the router bit’s clock wise turn)

The router guide will make sure the groove is right at the edge.

blow away dust and clippings

Use Glue (e.g. Emplica PUG PRO) very frugally and only into the edge, not the full flat surface.

Use a rubber hammer to gently fix the repair strip.

You may want to use a clamp to put on some pressure for 15-30 mins.

remove excess glue after curing with a spatula

seal the newly repaired edge

finished

watch the film on youtube: http://youtu.be/oXBH2giUgyc

Orders and more information

http://www.emplica.com

Getting the most out of plywood formwork, an article from Concrete Magazine

2014-02-10T09:26:00.000+01:00

Happy that "Concrete"has published our article on how to save costs when working with plywood shutters and forms.

If you are interested in more Info about our products, please check our website: http://www.emplica.com

We also supply many training videos on our youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/emplicaswitzerland

All our articles can be downloaded from our website:

http://www.emplica.com/en/downloads.html

Allgemeine Bauzeitung

2014-01-31T12:40:00.002+01:00

Allgemeine Bauzeitung, Germany's weekly construction industry paper, about formwork repair on site with emplica repair kit.

how to keep the emplica drill bit in shape and clean with resin remover

2014-01-20T15:01:00.002+01:00

Contact with concrete softens the phenolic film coating. By drilling through the film, the phenolic resins will start sticking tot he drill bit. This can effect the cutting performance negatively.

To clean your drill bit, a resin remover should be used regularly to keep the blades and spurs in good shape. See how our resin remover works wonders on a drill bit.

Emplica resin remover comes as a concentrated granulate that needs to be solved in water.

Use the drill bit’s original packaging as a container and pour in 1 tsp oft he granulate and add 100 ml of cold water.

sink the drill bit into the solution and let rest for 1 to 8 hrs.

The solution will get a brownish color, this indicates that it is working.

Rinse the drill bit with lots of cold water.

dry the drill bit

apply oil to avoid rusting

finished and ready for more drilling

Here is the pdf file for you

How to set plywood repair plugs perfectly flush

2014-01-20T14:35:00.000+01:00

Setting plywood repair plugs in such a way, that the concrete surface will later show no indentation requires a little understanding of physical properties of wood and water.

Processed wood directly from the factory has a moisture of ca. 8 per cent. Plywood panels, that have been used on site have a much higher moisture content of ca. 30-50 per cent.

After setting the repair plug into the panel, it will suck up moisture from the surrounding wood and swell. To avoid plugs from sticking up from the panel’s surface, one must set them a fraction of a millimetre deeper so it has room to swell. We recommend half the thickness of a fingernail.

Adjust depth stop of router to desired depth (we use a plug to see how deep we need to set the depth:

drill until depth stops

You can see the hole is declining towards the middle in the shape of a funnel. this gives room for excess glue to expand.

Apply glue to the edge

Set in plywood plug with a rubber hammer. As you can see in the picture below, it is a little "too deep". But as explained above, this is what we want. The plug will now suck up moisture from the panel and swell. it will be flush with the rest of the panel within a few hours or latest for the next pour.

You can download this guide as a pdf file from our website here:

http://www.emplica.com/uploads/PDF/emplica%20plicafix%20flush%20set.pdf

Europe and Asia connected by tunnel - a historical project

2013-10-29T14:54:00.002+01:00

Today, the Marmaray tunnel train was opened for public. For 2 million istanbul commuters crossing the bosporus daily this will hopefully come as a big relief. The existing bridges are usually jammed with traffic, not only during rush hours.

The tunnel has a length of just under 14 km and the new train line has a total of 75 km connecting the european with the asian side of istanbul.

Local newspaper Hürriyet (english) has an article about the tunnel.

here is a nice animation of the construction:

and here a video of the works.

and of course: discovery channel made a documentary.

more info on wikipedia

Congratulations Istanbul!

The human factor

2013-10-28T13:26:00.000+01:00

Emplica engineers and manufactures products with lowest tolerance levels regarding quality.

The only way to keep quality at highest standards is to test and try the real product over and over again. No machine and no statistics can simulate reality.

Humans have the ability to see something and make instant decisions based on experience. Machines need to be programmed to do so. But what if the machine program is missing some info that has never been experienced and dealt with before?

Only the human brain is able to anticipate what impact a certain characteristic will have later on in the life of a product.

And this anticipation can happen within fractions of a second.

Usually, experience plays a big part in this decision making process, but also training and a good working environment that supports individual decisions and lets people be creative.

So what do we do at emplica? We make prototypes and ship them back and forth and test and test again until a final product evolves. The more complex the product, the more back and forth and the more testing and trials. Maybe even involving a client in this process to ensure a product that does what it is supposed to do and is better than a previous version.

Nothing beats human experience and creativity.

At emplica, every product we offer, has gone through these processes of prototyping, trials and improvements until we have decided that we can take responsibility for it.

Our starter kit has been designed to fulfill exactly its needs. We took away and added where necessary until we found there is nothing better.

Our drill bits have been designed to fulfill their purpose the best way possible. With multiple necessary, sometimes conflicting characteristics, it took many months for our drill bits to evolve into a final product.

Emplica's repair plugs and repair strips have been used by the thousands internally before a packaging was designed and the products being offered to our customers.

Why do we do this? We believe that quality and usability are the most important ingredients to a successful business in the long run.

Low prices almost certainly lead to disappointed customers, as quality suffers.