4 types of Wooden Formwork Panel widely used in the construction
4 types of Wooden Formwork Panel widely used in the construction
Concrete Formwork is a significant work in any building/construction, and Wood is a material which is popularly used in this work. There are 4 types of wooden panel widely used by the constructor, let’s find it out in our following article.
1/ Three ply shuttering panel – Solid wood panel
Three-ply panel is a solid wood panel which is made from the lamination of 3 layers of solid wood. The outer layers is oriented perpendicular to the inner layer, and the outer layers is coated with Melamine Resin, normally Yellow color, that make the board is great dimensional stability, well water-proof, and durable during casting of concrete.
Specification:
– Wood species: Pine or Spruce – Time of uses: upto 40 time uses – Structure: 3 layers, each layers 7mm or 9mm – Surface finish: Melamine Resin, Yellow color Dimension
Thickness
21mm, 27mm
Width
500mm
Length
2000mm, 2500mm, 3000mm
Advantage
– Long life span: highly resistant due to special surface coating – Quality strictly comply with European Standard – Consistent Dimensions and Angles – Smooth concrete surface after casting – High load capacity
2/ Film Faced Plywood / Formply
Film faced plywood is a popular wooden formwork panel which a type of plywood coated by a special phenolic film, black or brown color. The film face protect the plywood core board from water and chemical additives on the concrete.
Specification
– Wood core: Eucalyptus, Acacia, Birch, Poplar, … – Time of uses: 6 times – 40 times, depend on qualities requirement. – Surface: Phenolic Film – Glue: WBP types: Phenolic or Melamine Dimension
Thickness
12mm, 15mm, 18mm, 21mm
Width x Length
1220x2440mm, 1250x2500mm, 610x2440mm, 610x2500mm
Advantage
– Bring a smooth concrete surface finish – Long life use – Easy to customize the logo on surface – Easy to handle in the construction site – Various dimension and qualities for difference part of the construction
Melamine coated plywood is a type of wooden formwork panel which is made from wbp plywood core and coated with Melamine resin, normally red or yellow color.
Specification
– Wood core: Eucalyptus, Acacia, … – Time of uses: 6 time, 8 time uses – Surface: Melamine resin, red color – Glue: WBP type: Melamine Dimension
Thickness
12mm, 15mm
Width
1220mm, 610mm, 500mm
Length
2440mm, 2500mm, 3000mm, 4000mm
Advantage
– Strong and durable, good resistant to water – Easy to handle in the construction – Various dimension
Red Melamine Coated Plywood
Yellow Coated Plywood
4/ MDO / HDO Plywood
MDO Plywood is a premium formwork panel, which bring an excellent concrete surface matt finish.
Specification:
Core: Eucalyptus, Acacia
Bonding: EN 314-2 Class 3
Face/Back: MDO/HDO both sides, or 1 side MDO/HDO & 1 side phenolic film.
Thickness
12mm, 18mm, 21mm
Width x Length
1220x2440mm, 1250x2500mm
5/ General Plywood / WBP Plywood / Concrete Plywood
General Plywood is some type of popular plywood in the market such as pine plywood, commercial plywood which is normally used for the casting of concrete from 1-3 times.
– Cost effective option for 1-3 time casting of concrete – Easy to handle in the construction site
Disadvantage
– Non-smooth surface finish – Easy to be delaminated by water/chemical additive on the concrete
The above is the most 5 popular wooden formwork panel, and easy to source from: Russia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Vietnam currently is one of the largest wooden Formwork Panel supplier, if you need further information about Vietnamese plywood/formwork panel, don’t hesitate to contact us.
