SPS Panel Production

High quality, dimentionally accurate plates are individually manufactured for each project and incorporate penetrations, attachment preparations and coatings as required.

Step One: Prepare Panels
· Face plates cut to required size and grit blasted to SA2.5
· Cut and prepare perimeter bars
· Join perimeter bars by welding at corners

Step Two: Assemble Plates in Press
· Assemble lower and upper face plates separated by perimeter bar frame in press

Step Three: Inject Elastomer Core
· Inject with polyurethane between plates in mould (It takes 8 minutes to inject a 30m sq plate)
· Press designed to eliminate distortion, which could occur during polyurethane exothermic reaction - resulting plates accurate to within /-1mm
· Exothermic reaction creates a bond between the face plates and core of typically 10Mpa
· Elastomer core cures in 20 minutes

Step Four: Remove Panels from Press and Finish
· Plate removed from press and allowed to cool for three hours
· If required perimeter bar and plate joins are welded – not carried out before injection process to prevent distortion
· Strict Quality Assurance at all stages of process