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Lifting and installing eco panels up to 25 meters long with the CladBoy CB5

During the construction of an entire industrial building, Lamcon Constructie & Montage was confronted with several challenges. One challenge was the limited space in which they had to maneuver, making the installation of the roof and wall panels quite tricky. And, instead of the standard sandwich panels, they were using eco panels which are thinner, lighter and more flexible, but are also more prone to bending. And as if that is not enough, these panels were 25 meters long. In other words, a great job for the CladBoy CB5!
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To ensure smooth installation, a Cladboy CB5 was used in combination with a chainset. This prevents bending and allows the panels to hang beautifully horizontally, making them easier to maneuver. The optional radio remote control for suction and unloading was a pleasant addition, as it eliminated the need to walk back and forth to the base unit. With 25-meter long panels, that’s a time saver!

Wim Lam (owner of Lamcon) regularly works with VIAVAC’s lifting equipment’s and is very satisfied with the CladBoy CB5:

“In school, I used to be satisfied with a six out of ten, but I give full marks to VIAVAC’s products!”

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Construction new data center Facebook with VIAVAC vacuum lifters

Currently, the construction of the new Facebook data center is underway in Odense, Denmark. This data center will be one of the most advanced and energy-efficient buildings of its kind. The Dutch construction company TSV is participating in this project and using VIAVAC’s vacuum lifters.

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For the construction of the enormous roof of the Facebook data center, several parties are using a variety of VIAVAC’s vacuum lifters. Specifically for this project, TSV purchased two new CladBoy CB4s, which are being used to install steel roof panels in this building.

Facebook’s decision to build the center in Odense was made because of the favorable climate. The company will save money on air-conditioning that would otherwise have wasted energy. With a surface area of 56,000 square meters, this is Facebook’s third data center outside the US. The servers in the data center will store pictures, videos and other information.

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New CladMaster installs sandwich panels under grandstand

The new CladMaster was successfully deployed at the Geusselt stadium in the Dutch town of Maastricht. Kempen Cladding hired this vacuum lifter and installed sandwich panels with a core material of stone wool on the underside of the grandstand.

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The MVV Maastricht football stadium was extended with a sports hall, for which a part of the space below the grandstand was used. To apply insulation to this space, approximately 300 insulation panels weighing 200 kilograms each were installed at an angle of 36° and up to a height of 14 meters on the underside of the grandstand.

The CladMaster is most convenient for this type of job; installed using a forklift, the panels can be transported and installed in an efficient and safe way.

Thanks to six hydraulically powered movements, the panels can be placed with millimeter-level accuracy. The movements can be proportionally operated at two speeds by radiographic remote control.

Thanks to the VIAVAC CladMaster, this job was finished on schedule and executed in compliance with all health and safety standards.

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New roof for storage warehouse

The roof of an existing warehouse was replaced and expanded at the same time. The old roofing was replaced by sandwich roof panels, after which the enlarged area was equipped with solar panels. This was all carried out using the CladBoy CB5.

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Using 21-meter-long panels, we were able to span the entire roof construction and did not need to adjust the existing supporting structure. Because the vacuum lifter has suction pads in several locations, the sandwich panels will not bend during lifting. Using the CladBoy CB5 with dual-vacuum technique, additional safety straps are no longer a requirement.

The installation of more than 1,200 m2 of roof panels was carried out by the construction company Lont. The mechanics using the VIAVAC vacuum lifter were very pleased with its convenience and speed.

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Copenhagen’s new arena

In 2016, a lot of hard work was put into building Denmark’s largest stadium, the Royal Arena, a multi-functional indoor stadium in the Ørestad South urban area of Copenhagen. VIAVAC supplied Danish company HS Hansen with the CladBoy compact GB-750 vacuum lifter to assemble the sandwich cladding panels.

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The vacuum lifter is suitable for lifting panels up to a weight of 750 kilograms, is very compact and easy to transport, and efficiently handles a variety of assembly jobs.

The arena meets the highest international standards with respect to comfort, acoustics and functionality. The Arena opened in early 2017 and has a capacity of 12,500 spectators for sporting events and up to 16,000 for concerts.

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Installation of roof and wall panels for a cold store

For the installation of sandwich roof and wall panels of the cold store building, different VIAVAC vacuum lifters were used. CladBoy CB4 was used for the roofing, and CladBoy compact for the wall panels. The installation work was done by KIM Nederland, leading specialist in modular insulated construction.

The cold store is composed of a 40 m high steel structure with sandwich panels for the roof. The façade has a thickness of 20 cm and panels up to a length of 19 m.

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Strict safety requirements on the construction site

For this project, very strict requirements were set concerning safety on the construction site and the working conditions for the employees. The use of VIAVAC vacuum lifters, among other things, made it possible to install the very long and heavy sandwich panels in a safe and efficient way.

The cold store has more than 21,000 pallet places and a fully automated logistics throughput system at an operating temperature of -17 degrees.

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Installation of 22m long sandwich roof panels

The VIAVAC vacuum lifter is used for installing 22m long rock wool sandwich roof panels. The panels (with a thickness of a full 150 mm) weigh 450 kg. For this project, use is made of the CladBoy CB5 with dual vacuum technology.

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Safe and efficient
Due to the considerable weight combined with the length of the panels, use is made of additional intermediate suction cups in order to achieve a good weight distribution. For the installation team, working with the VIAVAC vacuum lifter was a safe and efficient method for installing the long panels.

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Facade installation for Henkel’s central warehouse

For the facade installation for the new central warehouse of Henkel, the CladBoy compact GB2-375 was used successfully. The central warehouse is the world’s largest fully automated storage centre with a total floor area of 16,000 m² with 10 floors and a capacity of 90,000 pallet places.

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Minimum effort required
The facades are constructed of sandwich panels with a rock wool core, delivered and installed by the firm Brucha. This compact vacuum lifter is fitted with a dual vacuum system, so that secondary safety devices are not necessary. Because of this, the heavy sandwich panels (circa 300 kg and a length of circa 12 m) could be installed quickly, with minimal utilization of personnel, in an efficient way.

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Sandwich roofing panels with a length of 22 meters

For the further expansion of a production hall in Germany, the company Brüninghoff GmbH has installed sandwich rock wool-based roofing panels with a length of 22 meters for the company Friedrich Hippe, by making use of the CladBoy CB5 vacuum lifter.

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Because of the length of the panels, this vacuum lifter is equipped with a dual vacuum system, suction cups in between and it has a chain suspension. The chain suspension ensures that the panel stays straight and does not bend, which prevents the panels from being damaged.

With the aid of the vacuum lifter, panels can be installed by employees with minimal effort in a quick and safe way. With the CladBoy CB5, it is even possible to install panels up to a length of 25 meters.

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Installation of curved roof panels

VIAVAC has developed a special vacuum lifter for the company Neptunus, headquartered in Kessel. Neptunus is the specialist in the design, rental and construction of tents for events, as well as disassemblable buildings. From 10 m² to 20,000 m² or even more, from basic to luxurious. For the quick and safe installation of curved panels, Neptunus was searching for a special vacuum lifter.

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They needed a vacuum lifter with which long sandwich roof panels up to a maximum length of 24 metres could be mounted in a single operation. The vacuum lifter needed to be quick and easy to adjust to the length of the sandwich panels. An extra requirement was that the panels had to be able to be installed both straight and curved.

For  the design, VIAVAC – in consultation with Hans Eijlers, director of Neptunus – developed a vacuum lifter with a telescopic traverse for adjusting the suction cup distance to the different panel lengths.

In order to be able to mount the panel on an arch, a height-adjustable suspension of the suction cups was developed to be positioned at the end of the device. This permits the curve of the panel to be determined and set per length.

For ease of operation, the device is fitted with a dual vacuum system, whereby the use of extra safety straps is not necessary and the controls have a wireless remote control.

For transporting the vacuum lifter, a special frame is provided with extra support for the long traverse, so that the machine can be transported easily from one project to another.

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