• GUIDELINES:The general instructions for the fabrication, handlingand storage of our Reynobond® Architecture aluminium compositepanelsarepresentedinthismanual.Howeveryoushouldrespectthenationalworkingregulationofyourcountry.

• DO NOT REMOVE the protective film before installation is com-pletedasspecifiedbelow.Protectivefilmshouldbepeeled-offwithin6monthsafterinstallation(refertotheProtectivefilmsection).

• INSPECTION: Any Reynobond® Architecture aluminium compositepanelsthatshowvisibledamage(dents,impactdamage,deepscrat-chesthroughtheprotectivefilm,etc.)shouldberejectedunlessthedamagedsectionisoutsideoftherequiredusablearea.

1. Overallparcelinspectionbeforeunloading:Anydefectdetectedshouldbenotifiedto thecarrierbywritingontheofficialdeliverydocumentwithacopytoArconicArchitecturalProductswithin24hours.

2. Inspectionofthemerchandiseafterunloading,when implementing:Anydefectdetectedshouldbenotifiedtothesalesrepresentativebyprovidingprecisetraceabilitydata(coilnumber,palletnumber,etc.)

• SAFETY:Forallhandling,transformationandinstallationstepsensurethat appropriateprotectiveequipment isworn: eyeprotection,hea-ringprotectionandgloves.Asageneralprecaution,safetybootsarealsorecommended.

•InordernottodamagetheReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcom-positepanels, pleasehandle themwith careby supporting thematseveralpointslengthwiseaccordingtothelengthandweight.Donotslide the coated surfaces against each other. Insert cardboard bet-weenthepanelsandthepallet.

•Always transport Reynobond® Architecture aluminium composite pa-nels horizontally on a solid pallet that supportstheir entire length and a suitable flat trolley.Ensurethatthepanelsarecarefullystrappedandprotectedwithtopandbottomcoversheetstopre-ventdamage.

•Store the material in a dry, temperate place, on a flat horizontalsupportwhosedimensionsaregreaterthanorequaltothepanels.

•Youwillneedtotakeintoaccounttheprotectivefilm'srequirementsforthestorage(refertotheProtectivefilmsection).

•Storethepanelsinatemperateworkshop,from18°Cto20°C,atleast24hoursbeforethetransformationworkbegins inordertodealwithdimensionalchangesduetoweatherandclimateandtooptimisethetransformationwork.

•Alwaysmakesure that theweightof thematerialdoesnotaffect thepanelsbelow.

•Maximumstackingheightis4.0m.

1.Handlingandstorage

TheprotectivefilmsusedbyArconicArchitecturalProductsareintendedtotemporarilyprotectthesurfaceagainstdirt,scratchesandtoolmarksduringthecompletecycle:handling,storage,transport,transformationsandmounting.However,theyarenotintendedtoprotectagainstcorrosi-on,humidityorchemicalproducts.Afterremoval,theprotectivefilmsdonotaffectthesurfaceoftheReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcom-positepanelsandthusdonotlowerthequalityofthedigitalandscreenprinting.

•Durabilityoftheprotectivefilm:

•Removal:Theambienttemperaturehasaninfluencewhentheprotecti-vefilmisremoved:Thehighestthetemperatureis,theeasiestthepeeloffwillbe.

•Important:Avoidstagnantwaterasitcancreateariskofgluetransferwhen removing the protective film. Do NOT stick PVC tape, poly-urethane and modified silicone sealant onto the protective film.Plasticizers contained in thesematerials penetrate the film andmaycauseglosschangeonthecoating.DoNOTusepermanentmarkersontheprotectivefilm.

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3.Fabrication

A)FABRICATIONGUIDELINES

Reynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompositepanelscanbefabri-catedusingextremelysimple techniquesandmachinery.Standardorcomplexelementscanbemadewithminimuminvestment.

TheReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompositepanelsmustberoutedbeforeanybendingoperation.

Werecommendthefabricationtotakeplaceinaworkshop.

Someshapingtechniqueswithourrecommendationswillbepre-sentedbelow,however,itishighlyrecommendedthatyouconductpreliminary tests, and read the technical information for thema-chinesused.

•It’sabsolutelyobligatorytosquarethepanelsonthe4sides.Toobtainthissquareness,it’snecessarytocutthepanelonlywithasawing(cir-cularsaw,CNC…)ormillingsolutionandtoconsideracuttingwidthofminimum5mmonthe4sidesofthepanels.

•Whentemporarilystoringpanelsbetweendifferentphasesoffabricati-on,usepolystyreneorfoamwedges.

•Thermal expansion and dimensions: Expansion and shrinkage beha-viourmustbeconsideredwhencalculatingdimensions.TheexpansionofaReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompositepanelcorrespondstothesameasasolidaluminumpanelorsheetandmustbeconsideredwhenchoosingthefixingsystemandcalculatingthesizesandthejointwidth.

TheReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompositepanelsmayonlybeusedattemperaturesbetween–40°Cand+80°C

•Panelinspection:InspectReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompo-sitepanels forobvioussignsofdamageduringtransportorhandling.Donotfabricatedamagedpanelsunlessthedamagedsectioncanbeeliminated.

•Batch:AlwaysuseReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompositepa-nels from the same batch for one project, thiswill avoid anyminorcolourvariations.

•Producttraceability:Shouldbekeptallthroughthetransformationpro-cessinordertofacilitatethefutureinformationresearch.Checkthatallpanelsof thesamecolourare fromthesamebatchcode. It isprintedontothebackofthepanel.Thefirstsixnumbersrefertothedateandthelastfourrefertothetime.

•Directionofcoil-coating:Panelscanbe fabricatedtoenablethegraindirectiontobebothhorizontalorvertical.Metalliccoatingshaveare-flectiveorpearlescentfinish,whichisorientedinthelongitudinaldirec-tionduringthecoil-coatingprocess.Thisgivesthepanel“activecolour”behaviour,dependingontheanglefromwhichit isviewed.Thesameapplies to thedesigncoatings (wood, stone...).Directionalarrowsareprinted onto the protective film and should be used tomaintain thesameorientationforallpanelsandavoidshadingdifferencesbetweenadjacentpanels.Thisorientationmustbetakenintoaccountwhenma-kingpaneloptimisationcalculations.Notethedirectionofthecoatingonanycutpiecesleftwithoutarrows.

•DonotbringtheReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompositepanelsintodirectcontactwithmetalssuchascopper,brass,bronzeoriron.Inthecaseofacontactwithamaterialotherthanaluminum,thecontactsurfaceshouldbeprotectedbyanimpermeablecoatinginordertoavo-idtheriskofinterference.

B)EQUIPMENT

The toolsnecessary forprocessingReynobond®Architecture aluminiumcompositepanelsmaybechosenaccordingtothecriteriaandconditionsdetailedinthetablebelow:

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C) SAWING

• Saw: Before any cutting is undertaken, it is necessary to calculate the

flatsizeoftheelementstakingintoaccountthefoldingparameters.Itisalsopreferabletocarryoutpreliminarytests.

Wealsorecommendthat,asaprecaution,youfirstcheckwithabladeandwitharule.

IftheReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompositepanelhasburrs,itcanbetrimmedwithappropriateconventionaltools.

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Forafoldmilledwithacutterwithaflatsurfaceof3mm,thefoldaxiswillbeinthemiddleofthemilledgrooveflat,therefore0.8mmfromthevisibleface.This,inthecaseofaclosed90°fold,leadstoanover-sizeof0.8mmperangle.

• Closed90°fold–millingcutterwith3mmflatsurface:subtract0.8mmfromtheterminationsideforeachfold.

• Open90° fold: thecalculationof thedevelopment isdonewith theterminationside.

The dimensional tolerances generally accepted on fabricatedelements are ±1mm, when using a milling cutter with a 3mmflatsurface.

• Machining:

Good results were obtained on a CNC with a groove cutter disc,180mmdiameter(ormore)witharotationalspeedof7,000rpmandafeedrateof8m/min.Theuseofanendmillisalsorecommendedwitharotationalspeedof2,400rpmandafeedrateof20m/minaccordingtothetypeofmill.

However,theseparametersaredifferentforeverysetoftools,sopre-liminarytestingisrecommended.

Bending radiusofbetween2 and10mm inclusive canbeobtaineddependingon thechoiceofmilling techniqueand thegeometryofthegroove.

• Foldingaftermilling:

The rout and return technique consists of using shaped millingcutters tomakeV-shapedgroovesonthebackof theReynobond®Ar-chitecturealuminiumcompositepanels.Thisallows, inmostcases,thehandfoldingofthepanelswithoutanyneedforafoldingbench.

Generallyspeaking,itisessentialto:

• Foldthereturnlegbackinonemovement.

• Closethefoldafewdegreesmorethanthedesiredanglebeforema-kingtheexactangle.

1.The first cut is made horizontally, at the upper edge, to get astraightedge.

2.Thenturnthepanelsothatthereferenceedgeisrestingonthecar-ryingrollers.

3.Makeaverticalcutontheleftedgeofthepanel.

4.Younowhaveapanelwithstraightedges,astraightbaseandrightangles.

Remember,allfoursidesofeachpartmustbesquared.

• Circularsaw: Threebasicprecautionsneedtobetakentoavoidtheriskofscratches:

•Keeptheworkareaclean

•Useanexhaustsystem

•Workonthereversesideofthepanel

Werecommendtheuseofguideswhoselengthexceedtheoneofthepanelby200mmateachend.

Toguaranteethelongevityoftheequipment,wedonotrecommendtosuperposetheReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompositepa-nels.

• Panelsaw: Asforcuttingwithacircularsaw,youmustworkonthereversesideof

thepanels(thesidewiththestrippableprotectivefilmagainstthesawframe).

Thestopswillbeplacedtotheleftofthesawingcolumnsothattheoperatorcanholdthesawnpieces.

Operationdescription:

D)FOLDINGTHROUGHMILLINGORGROOVECUTTING

• Preparationformachining–Calculationofdesigndimensions

Theflatsizeofthepanelstobecutandmilledmustbecalculatedandmarkedoutbeforeanymachiningwork isbegun.Thiswill allow fa-bricationwithin thebestpossible tolerances. In all cases, a test runshouldbeperformedbeforehand,toworkouttheadjustmentstobemadetothedimensions.

Whenmillingforafold,athicknessof0.3mm±0.1mmofcoreshouldbeleftinthebottomofthegroove.

Portablerule Fixedrule 90°fold

Dependingonthefolds,thefollowingtechniquesmaybeused:

•Smallformats:Foldingwithafoldingrule(fixedorportable)consistingofaUorH-shapedprofilewithalever.

Millingcutter90° Round-endmill90°

Millingcutter135° Round-endmill135°

Please refer to the document “Maintenance guidelines for Reynolux® coil-coatedaluminium”.

4.Cleaningandmaintenance

F)PERFORATION

TheReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompositepanelcanbeperforated.

PleasecontactourTechnicaldepartmentformoreinformation.

G)BENDING

ThetechniquesusedforbendingReynobond®Architecturealuminiumcom-positepanelsarethosegenerallyusedforworkingsteeloraluminiumpanels.

Whenbendingthepanel,theoriginalprotectivefilmonthetopsurfacemustbelefton.

Dependingontheconditionsintheworkshop,itisevenadvisedthatthepro-tectionhastobereinforcedwithanotherself-adhesivefilmortheinsertionofpolyethyleneorPVCstrips1mmto2mmthick.

Theseessentialprecautionsavoidmarkingandscratching.

Werecommendabendingradiusofnotlessthan33timesthethicknessofthepanel.

H)FABRICATIONANDINSTALLATIONOFCASSETTES

Reynobond® Architecture aluminium composite panels can be installed indifferentcassettesystems(KU35VA,KU50VA,KU50NVA...),screwedorrivetedsystems.PleasecontactourTechnicaldepartmentformoreinformation.

Reynobond®Architecturealuminiumcompositepanels-KU50VA

•Large formats: Foldingwith a folding bench – particularly suited to thefoldingofreturns,especiallyforlonglengthsorsmallfoldingwidths.

Wedonotrecommendfoldingwithoutafoldingtoolorfoldingbench.

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E)TRADITIONALFOLDING(WITHOUTMILLING)

Today, traditional foldingwithout previous routing is not recommended.Pleasecontactus.

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