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OneGo ... a high-performing formwork system with lightweight aluminium panels.

Doka’s OneGo does job in single operation

01 April 2018

Formwork specialist Doka Middle East and Africa will be showcasing various formwork solutions and systems suitable for the regional market at the Gulf Construction Expo this month.

Amongst them will be OneGo, a high-performing formwork system for casting walls and floors quickly in just one operation, according to Bara Shawabkeh, Doka’s Bahrain branch manager.

“Doka OneGo is a monolithic formwork system for forming, casting and stripping wall and floor panels in a single operation. All components can be integrated into this step. The complete system can be assembled and repositioned by hand, thanks to the lightweight aluminium panels,” he says.

Shawabkeh says OneGo is ideally suited for many different structures, such as single family homes, housing developments and high-rises. “All components such as walls and columns, shafts, floors and downstand beams, stairways and balconies as well as openings for windows and doors can be tackled with the system.”

OneGo’s wall panels are connected with wedge bolts while clips are used for joining floor panels; both connections are tightened with the OneGo hammer. They are anchored quickly and easily with flat tie-rods that also serve to define the wall thickness setting.

The system allows easy forming and stripping, Shawabkeh says. The forming process is started in the corner area using basic elements; then the lightweight panels can be connected one by one using simple wedge bolts. At the edge, the floor formwork is supported by the wall formwork so that only a few floor props are needed for the room. Stripping is supported by built-in stripping functions – bevelled basic elements, special wall/floor transition panels, and the stripping head in the floor formwork.

The One-Go is described as being suited for large housing developments with layouts that are standard. It can be re-used several times, thanks to the integrated stripping function for minimising wall and floor panel damage and also to reinforced connecting openings. Doka OneGo is said to be optimally adapted to the structure, making improvisations unnecessary and thus saving time and money.

The guardrail systems are easily assembled with the OneGo handrail post and protect the crew during the casting process. OneGo brackets can be used to assemble working platforms for safely forming and stripping additional storey.

Commenting on the company’s business in the region, Shawabkeh says Doka has adopted a strategy based on the current demand in the market.

To keep up with developments in the business market, Doka enhances the expertise of its employees through specialised training programmes in various fields, he adds.

Doka will be exhibiting at Stand GC C3b at the Gulf Construction Expo.