VOL. XXIII, NO. 3 (SUMMER, 2000)
SPILLMAN COMPANY EXPANDS PRESTRESSED FORMWORK
Spillman Company continues to provide a wide range of forms for the prestressed concrete industry. Included in recent projects were adjustable bulb tee forms, self-stressing inverted T-beam forms with hydraulic side rails, self-stressing stadium riser forms, and a variety of free-standing and self-stressing flat slab forms. For more than half of Spillman's 52-year history, we have produced formwork for the prestressed concrete industry.
Customers throughout North American rely on Spillman to quote, design, and furnish key formwork elements for parking decks, bridges, soundwalls, office buildings, and institution structures. Spillman has diverse experience in all phases of formwork for the prestressed concrete industry and is able to manufacture and deliver complex projects from its 27,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Columbus, Ohio.
Currently, Spillman Company is producing a series of flat casting tables that are 12'4" wide x 42' long for an automated carousel production system. These tables have been designed to complement the production of single walls and double walls modeled after the German construction industry. In addition, we have recently completed a group of eight self-stressing dual stadium riser forms for Sidley Precast of Thompson, Ohio for the new Pittsburgh Steelers stadium. Earlier this year, we also produced a series of bulb tee side rails with risers to allow for production of various depth castings from 55" - 72".
Whatever your specific formwork requirements, please feel free to contact us toll-free at 800/44FORMS. We can also be reached via fax at 614/444-1231 or via the Internet at www.spillmanform.com. We invite your inquiry and look forward to working with you in the very near future.
TRANSVERSABLE MAGNET ADAPTERS
As a key part of the EZY-STRYP® Magnetic Clamping System, Spillman Company in partnership with Weckenmann of Germany has developed the transversable magnet adapter for use with our standard bar magnet. The standard bar magnet is 10¼" long x 2-1/8" wide x 2" deep and has a hold down force of 1,980#. When used with our transversable magnet adapter, the assembly can be used to position steel, wood, or aluminum blockouts, bulkheads, and side rails with heights of up to 12" deep. The standard bar magnet can also be used with a wide variety of devices and accessories, as well as shutter rails from 3" through 8" deep. The EZY-STRYP® Magnetic Clamping System is one component of many that is available from Spillman Company and Weckenmann that can help you improve productivity and reduce your labor costs in your precast, prestressed, or architectural precast operation. In addition to a complete line of magnets, accessories, and shutter rails, Spillman and Weckenmann together offer concrete spreaders; automated pouring machines; Weckenmann shuttering robots; oscillating vibration systems; and customized cleaning machines.
For complete details on all the Weckenmann equipment, please feel free to contact us toll-free at 800/44FORMS or on the web at www.spillmanform.com.
PCI STUDY TOUR 2000 - FRANCE
During the week of May 21st, twenty-eight men and twenty-two spouses representing PCI members from U.S. and Canada had an opportunity to visit Paris, the "City of Lights" as part of a two city, six plant tour organized by Spillman Company and our European partners - Weckenmann and Vollert. The group visited four plants in the environs of Paris that included two automated carousel plants, a hollow core plant, and an architectural plant. We also visited two plants near Strasbourg including a state-of-the-art carousel plant and a more conventional long line facility. In addition to the plant visits, the entire group enjoyed a city bus tour, an evening dinner cruise on the Seine River, a day at Versailles, and the culture and cuisine for which Paris is world famous. Spillman Company, in cooperation with our German partners, was able to arrange the entire week to meet the group requirements of the PCI and to provide the attendees with a life long experience.
NEW PAM GLUE GUN NOW AVAILABLE
An increasing number of Spillman customers have already begun to use the PAM Fastening System to reduce the costs and decrease set-up and clean-up times in a variety of precast and prestressed applications. Spillman is now pleased to introduce the new PAM 500ES that is capable of depositing the hot melt glue in either a spray mist or bead. The PAM 500ES comes complete with electric temperature controls can be used with a variety of materials including steel, aluminum, wood, plastic, or Styrofoam. This unit sells for $2,540 F.O.B. Columbus, Ohio and is currently available from stock for immediate shipment. The unit operates on 110V, 60HZ, single-phase power and requires a small air line connection. For complete details, please contact us at 800/44FORMS or on the web at www.spillmanform.com.
