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Half as much steel, but the reinforcement is at least as strong nonetheless. A new Swedish ring structure saves time and money on construction.
Startups Swedish Cell Reinforcement Factory in Kalix develops a new type
of reinforcement for concrete, asphalt or other materials. The
technique is called cell reinforcements and consisting of rows of
interconnected rings that are built together into the desired shape.
The circle is the strongest geometric shape that is. With our method can
more than halve the amount of steel and still get the same strength,
"says co-founder and innovator Johan Persson.
Smaller steel benefits the environment and reducing both cost and
weight. Another advantage is that the link structure increases
reinforcement strength. It allows one to use high-strength steel,
providing greater cargo capacity, but that tends to be brittle for the
reinforcements.
They also reduce labor costs. No need to cut and bend the rebar, and the
process of building molds simplified since cell reinforcement helps to
raise the pressure of the concrete before it hardened. The idea is that
cell reinforcement will be delivered in completed sections, as the
customer builds up much like a mercenary for tailoring reinforcement to
the construction to be strengthened.
Many advantages, therefore, but John Pearson does not anticipate the
patent-pending technology to get a victory walk to the market. The construction industry is conservative. Traditionally throws you into
more steel when you want to increase strength and it is a challenge to
break that habit, "he says. Therefore, the company turns in a first stage to pre-factories such as
the manufacture concrete sleepers, piles and concrete. While the company
plans to start a factory for the production of small-scale Tore outside
Kalix. Then one must first manage to bring in capital.
In the future, Johan Persson all possible applications for cell
reinforcement. Weekend Cast concrete roads, earthquake-proof houses for
reasonable prices, tires and plastic foam for example.
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