VOL. XXIII, NO.4 (FALL, 2000)

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BOXES, BOXES, BOXES

 

Spillman Company annually fabricates dozens of catch basins, utility vaults, and box culverts to meet the diverse requirements of our precast and pipe customers. We are particularly proud of the many different types of box forms that we custom fabricate.

For our catch basin customers, we offer tapered, collapsing, and suspended core type forms. Each of these styles can be matched to one of four different jacket configurations - tapered, hinged, fly-away, or roll-away. Far and away the most common combination incorporates a collapsing eight-hinge core with hydraulic/pneumatic cylinder with hinged, spring-assisted jackets. This style easily accommodates a floating pallet to adjust core depths, a top groove former to manufacture risers, and a wide diversity of blockouts and knockouts. Clients whose product requirements are either fixed or utilize smaller dimensions most often chose a tapered air release core.

The majority of our utility vault customers chose a collapsing core as well. All of our utility vault forms are fabricated with a minimum skin thickness of ¼" HR steel plate with core cover plates of either 3/8" or 1/2". Our hinges are fabricated from structural steel tubing and a brass hex pin that is non-corrosive. Recent utility vault form projects have included a diverse variety of accessories that included knockouts, blockouts, sumps, access openings, pulling iron details, insert and grounding holes, and vibration packages.

Even though there have been standard specifications from ASTM for box culverts for thirty years, we at Spillman Company continue to fabricate a growing collection of box culvert forms. A recent project illustrates well the evolution of this product line. This form order is designed to produce an adjustable "MEGA-BOX" with spans from 14' to 24' in 2' increments and rises from 4' to 8' in 1' increments. We utilized our machined boss alignment system to insure that changes could be made quickly and efficiently over the full range of product sizes.

Whether your requirements are for a tapered, collapsible, or adjustable catch basin, utility vault, or box culvert form, please feel free to contact us toll-free at 800/44FORMS or 614/444-2184. You can also fax your drawing details and requirements at 614/444-1231. Drawings and details can also be sent to us via our website at www.spillmanform.com. We invite your inquiry and look forward to having an opportunity to serve your requirements.

EZY-STRYP® magnetic clamping devices have been in use by Spillman Company customers for more than four years. These durable high-strength devices are being used daily to efficiently and economically fasten side rails for a wide variety of flat casting requirements.

A producer of three-sided boxes with multiple casting locations utilizes the standard bar magnet #1725-10 with the transversable magnet adapter #1725-75TMA to produce headwalls and wing walls from 6" through 12" thick. This particular Spillman customer likes the flexibility that is built into the EZY-STRYP® magnetic clamping system that allows for quick set-ups and stripping and allows for a wide variety of product details and casting thicknesses.

A number of Spillman customers who are precasters of utility buildings are using the EZY-STRYP® magnetic clamping system with the standard bar magnet #1725-10 and the EZY-STRYP® shutter rail system in thicknesses from 3" through 8". These producers of castings for the utility and communications industry have found that the 10' shutter rails can be used in a variety of combinations or can be easily sawed to the required casting dimensions. These producers report significantly improved productivity with reduced forming, stripping, and set-up costs.

One of the most used elements of the EZY-STRYP® magnetic clamping system is the low profile bar magnet #1725-10-2 or the standard bar magnet #1725-10 with either 2" or 4" thick shutter rails for double tee production. Prestressers are using the EZY-STRYP® shutter rail system on new beds with flat decks or with existing beds to produce castings which are narrow. Both shutter rails are available in 10' lengths. The 2" deep rail that is actually 1-7/8" deep requires a bar magnet every 10' while the 4" deep rail requires a bar magnet every 5'.

For complete details on all the EZY-STRYP® magnetic clamping products, please feel free to view our website and electronic catalog at www.spillmanform.com. If you wish to reach us toll-free in the U.S. and Canada, please call 800/44FORMS. We can also be reached at 614/444-2184 or via fax at 614/444-1231. We would be most pleased to answer your questions, send a brochure, and furnish a quotation that meets your casting requirements.

Everyday, we at Spillman Company are seeing increased use of both our web site and our electronic catalog. Many of our customers are now sending their casting drawings and requests for quotation to us electronically as well.

In offering an electronic catalog, we are giving you, our customers, 24/7 access to all our standard forms, plastic rebar and mesh supports and plastic protection devices, internal and external air and electric vibrators, and our EZY-STRYP® magnetic clamping system. The catalog includes quantity price breaks where applicable as well as detailed specifications on our products in both English and metric dimensions. The catalog also provides our users with detailed electronic order histories.

As you browse, please download our web page and catalog and tell us what you think. We look forward to hearing from you at www.spillmanform.com so that we can improve this catalog for your benefit.

For many, many years, Spillman has offered a variety of plastic rebar and mesh chairs for use within the precast and prestressed concrete products industry. Today, we at Spillman offer one of the most complete lines of one and two dimensional supports and chairs for rebar, wire, and wire mesh. Products included in our lines have covers from ½" to 6" and are capable of supporting reinforcing steels from the smallest wires through #18 bars. In addition to our Plaswheels®, Plasclips®, Plaschairs®, Meshchairs, and Panel Pads, we have recently added an all-plastic slab bolster to our Plasclip® product line, which is available in covers from ½" through 3".

For complete details on all our plastic products, please feel free to contact us toll-free at 800/44FORMS or via fax at 614/444-1231. As indicated in the adjacent article, you can view our entire plastic product line online at www.spillmanform.com.