TRADITIONAL FORMWORK SYSTEM COMPARISION

Specification Wood Metal Desire
Reusability 5 - 10 Times 20-50 Times Over 100 Times
Surface Quality

Good,
Degrades
Rapidly

Good, Degrades
(rust and
deformation)
Excellent
Weight/Manageablity Average
(10Kg/sq.mt)
Heavy
31Kg/sq.mt)
Very Lightweight
6.75Kg/sq.mt)
Safety Average Dangerous Excellent
Maintenance Cost N/A High Negligible
Recycleability Cannot be recycled
Wasteful and difficult
to dispose
At least 25% At least 20%
Storage

Store in warehouse
to prevent weathering

Store in warehouse
to prevent weathering
No warehouse
required
Transportation Average Problem Excellent
Eco Friendly No No Yes
Versatility No No Yes
Cost of use minimum 1.0 sq.mt 31.11 31.67 17.74
Labor Attitude Not friendly (skill labor) Friendly (Not skill labor) Friendly (Not skill labor)
Release-agents Spray require Yes Yes No

Even after high Numbers of reuses,
the system are like New and give the
same concrete finish as the first
time used.

No No Yes
Used wooden scaffolding system Yes Yes Yes
Used Acro span scaffolding system Yes Yes Yes

INTERNATIONAL FORMWORK SYSTEM COMPARISION

Specification Reusability Reusability Meva GEO Panel DOKA Desire
Reusability Over 100 Times Over 100 Times Over 100 Times Over 100 Times   Over 100 Times
Surface Quality Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Weight/Manageability Heavy weight
(+/- 20kg/sq.mt)
Very lightweight
(+/- 7kg/sq.mt)
Heavy weight
3S panel(+/-10.5kg/sq.mt)
MD panel(+/-20kg/sq.mt)
Heavy weight
(+/- 16.15kg/sq.mt)
  Very lightweight
(+/-6.75kg/sq.mt)
Assembly and stripping By Crane
without Crane
By Hand
without Crane
By Hand
without Crane
By Hand
without Crane
By Crane By Hand
Safety Good Excellent Good Excellent Excellent Excellent
Maintenance Cost Average Low Average Low Average Negligible
Recycle ability At least 20% At least 20% At least 20% At least 20% N/A At least 20%
Storage Store in warehouse to
prevent weathering
No warehouse
required
Store in warehouse to
prevent weathering
Does not to be store
in a dry environment
Store in warehouse to
prevent weathering
No warehouse
required
Transportation Good Excellent Good Good Good Excellent
Eco Friendly No Yes No Yes No Yes
Versatility No No No No No Yes
Cost of use
minimum 1.0 sq.mt
166.67         17.74
Labor attitude Not friendly
(skill labor)
Not friendly
(skill labor)
Not friendly
(skill labor)
Not friendly
(skill labor)
Not friendly
(skill labor)
Friendly
(Not skill labor)
Release agents spray
require
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Used wooden
Scaffolding systems
No No No No No Yes
Used Acro Span
Scaffolding systems
No
Used own system
No
Used own system
No
Used own system
No
Used own system
No
Used own system
Yes

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