RMD Australia

Superslim soldiers and Alform beams

Benefits of Superslim soldiers

• The Super Slim Soldier is the definitive formwork primary beam, with its unrivalled strength-to-weight ratio, versatility and range of accessories

• Its ten standard lengths, from 90 to 3,600mm provide almost unlimited scope for assembling beams of virtually any length

• Standard fixtures and clamps make it fully compatible with other RMD Australia product ranges and in many cases, with the customers' equipment

• Formwork ties and other components can be fixed virtually anywhere along the Super Slim Soldier’s length, providing the freedom to create the optimum design Alfred's Point Bridge, NSW

Why Use Superslim soldiers ?

Benefits of Superslim soldiers

• Superslim soldiers can be used to construct straight, curved, conical or other complex formwork configurations

• Superslim soldiers are ideal as primary beams on shoring to support reinforced concrete slab constructions

• Because they can be assembled into practically any length, they are often used for raking and vertical shoring

• Superslim soldiers can be assembled into: - Wall formwork panels

- Vertical and raking shores

- Spanning beams and trusses

- Bridge cantilever edge and deck supports

- Travelling gantries

Pluto Iron Ore Project, WA

Why Use Superslim soldiers ?

Alform beam profile, with wood at the top for nailing plywood.

Benefits of Alform beams

• A 150mm Alform is twice the strength of a 200mm timber beam, it provides longer spans, supporting greater loads, to be built with less equipment

• Alform beam has a good range of components including internal and external corner solutions that provide a complete and adaptable system

• Alform beams are far lighter and easier to handle than timber, their unique profiles reduce damage and their bevelled edges enable plywood to be stripped quickly

• Alform beams have a high bending capacity and shear resistance, allowing more weight to be supported across larger spans with less equipment, saving time and costs

Why Use Alform beams ? Boddington Gold Mine, WA.

Benefits of using Superslim with Alform

• The largest formwork panels possible can be made

• Minimal shutter joints and larger pours

• No limitations on design pressure

• Faster pour rates

• Infinite flexibility of “tie positions”

• Designed with minimum number of ties, resulting in labour savings in fixing and making good tie holes on every pour

• Up to 20% lighter than proprietary panel or timber formwork

Benefits of using Superslim primaries with Alform beam secondaries

Bodington Gold Min, WA

Alform beam versus timber Alform beam versus timber as a secondary

• Alform beams have equivalent strength to twin 9”x3” timbers, ensuring greater soldier centres

• Alform has a unique “lok clamp” for easier and quicker fixing of stop ends and shutter joints. Uses standard 15mm tie bar and fittings

• Range of Alform components including internal and external corner solutions that ensure a complete system and not just a beam

• Minimum number of components for a “perfect shutter”

• Minimal build time and minimal labour costs

Why Superslim and Alform beam ?

Why use the Superslim soldiers and Alform beam formwork system?

• It is at least 3 times quicker to assemble than a traditional timber form.

• As mentioned, Alform has the equivalent strength of twin 9”x3” timbers, this reduces the number of soldiers required (can be up to 2m centres) and minimises ties.

• The shutter will be 20% lighter with Alform Beam walings than timber.

• Superslim and Alform beam can incorporate a bottom tie close to the kicker to avoid grout loss.

• The customers’ own plywood face material ensures a finish to the required specification.

South Australian Medical Research Institute, SA

Telfer Mine, WA

Superslim soldiers and Alform beams