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Where are Panels Used?

A Sips Industries panel can be used as the main load bearing walls, floor or roof of any type of building taking the place normally associated with bricks or traditional timber frame. In the roof application it means that you no longer require roof trusses for the roof as the panel is fully structural.

How is it Made?
The manufacturing process of a Sips Industries panel is as follows:
Expanded polystyrene is passed through an electrically driven glue spreader. The P.V.A. glue used is water based and is solvent free.

Expanded polystyrene is then laid onto a sheet of oriented strand board using a lay-up table system. A second sheet of OSB is then applied to form the structural sandwich. This sandwich then continues into a pneumatic laminating press by means of electric motors.

The panels are then pressed for a specified time under a specified pressure to ensure satisfactory bond results. All materials are ordered to size to eliminate the waste during the pressing process.


Independent tests on Sips Industries panels have shown that they can be up to 7 times stronger than conventional timber frame.

• Standard dimensions available are 2400 x 1200 and 4800 x 1200
  
• Standard EPS core sizes are 95mm and 145mm
  
• The 95mm core panels achieve a U value of 0.28 W/mK.
  
• The 145mm core panels achieve a U value of 0.22 W/mK.
  
• Opening cut into the panels 1500mm do not require lintels.
  
• Clear spans of 4800mm can be achieved before purlins have to be used.
  
• Panel weights are as follows : 4800mm @ 84kg and 2400 @ 42kg
  

The standard finish for interior walls and ceilings is dry lining using one layer of 12.5mm plasterboard and to fire-tape the joints. This achieves a class one fire rating. The optimum class 0 fire rating is achieved if two layers of plasterboard are attached. Panels have passed the rigorous fire endurance tests. Their solid-core construction eliminates the "chimney effect" that causes fires to spread rapidly through hollow conventional- built walls. The super-bonding, insulating foam we use is non-toxic and chemically inert.

The Sips Industries panel is deemed fit to satisfy for which it is manufactured and is deemed fit to last the life expectancy of the building.

Roof design

Recommended roof design is carried out by a structural engineer where necessary. Panel fixings supplied with the panels are deemed to satisfy this. In areas of high winds of loads or where light weight roof systems are incorporated, fixing straps on the underside of the roof panel to the vertical wall members at recommended intervals are advisable.

Foundation to wall detail
Sole plates are attached to the slab be means of mechanical fixing at specified centers, the sole plate is made of treated soft wood, width dependant on the thickness of the panel core.

General
it is recommended that all enquires be directed through our offices for jointing details as these change from application to application. All drawings are processed through a structural engineer and are fully certified.

The Glue Spreader

The Press