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What if you had a material that provided you with almost limitless possibilities to build and develop your projects?
Meet
Dramix®,
the steel fibre reinforcement solution from industry specialist Bekaert. With its unique combination of reliability, flexibility and cost-efficiency, Dramix® steel fibre technology has set a new standard for concrete reinforcement.
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OCEANOGRAPHIC • VALENCIA • SPAIN
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WHY CHOOSE STEEL FIBRE REINFORCEMENT ?
WHY CHOOSE DRAMIX® ?
WHY CHOOSE BEKAERT ?
You think it, you build it.
Shaped for exceptional performance
Peace of mind included
Steel fibre reinforcement offers constructors an efficient and cost-effective alternative for mesh or rebar reinforcement. Working with fibre reinforcement not only means using less steel, but it also takes less man hours to put in place. By skipping the labourintensive process of mesh placing, you can save a significant chunk of your budget and use your time and resources for what really counts: building your project. Steel fibre reinforcement also offers ultimate flexibility. Even complex shapes and structures that you could not imagine realizing with other types of reinforcement are now possible.
Dramix® steel fibres stand out from other products through their ability to make concrete more ductile. Thanks to an innovative concept of glued fibre bundles, Dramix® is very easy to mix and work with. What’s more, Dramix® combines a long and thin shape with very high performance. This allows you to apply the lowest fibre dosage for the highest ductility and most effective crack control.
Flexibility and cost-efficiency should not compromise quality. With Dramix ® steel fibres, you can rest assured that your project is durable and crack resistant. On top of that, Bekaert offers you global support and design services. So you can offer your customers the reliability they expect from you. Working with Bekaert, you will benefit from the many years of fruitful collaboration between Bekaert and other industry leaders.
satisfied customers WORLDWIDE But don’t take our word for it. Just have a look in this brochure at the many testimonials from satisfied Dramix® customers worldwide. Or get inspired by the wide variety of construction applications for which Dramix® has already worked wonders. We are sure that there is a Dramix® reinforcement solution that will fit your specific needs.
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Francois Redron Vice-President Marketing and Product Development Ready-mix Company
Dramix® enables your concrete production business to develop innovative concrete solutions for a wide range of residential applications. Dramix® further allows you to explore new markets and offer your customers a money- and time-saving reinforcement solution.
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BUSINESS
Reinforcing your business
“Bekaert is an innovative partner that has enabled us to develop a new range of concrete products.”
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‘Innovative concrete solutions’
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Fernando Díez Rubio Tunnel Engineer Public transportation
Dramix® is an economical reinforcement product that will easily meet your specifications. This not only means that you can obtain higher performance with lower fibre dosages. You can also be sure to work safely with stable product quality. Thanks to Bekaert’s worldwide presence, contractors can be sure that Dramix ® steel fibres are available wherever and whenever they are needed.
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PROJECT
Reinforcing your PROJECT
“The homogeneous and dense network of Dramix® steel fibres resulted in a significant reduction of concrete cracking and spalling of segments.”
REINFORCING YOUR
‘Economical reinforcement, worldwide’
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Emilio Esteban Chief Executive Officer Flooring Contractor
Reinforcing your floor
FLOOR
Dramix® is a proven reinforcement solution for saw-cut floors, jointless floors, floors on piles and many other floor types. Thanks to Bekaert’s leading design expertise and extensive support services, floor constructors are offered the most optimized combination of quality and cost-effectiveness.
“It is very important for us to work together with a worldwide leader like Bekaert who can give us excellent service and support in every country where we are present.”
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REINFORCING YOUR
‘Developing high-tech floors together’
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Jo Moens Civil engineer Design office
As a designer, Dramix® allows you to work fast and safely, in ultimate peace of mind. No wonder, because Dramix® is capitalizing on proven and safe steel fibre technology. It is the result of years of built up knowledge. Not only our knowledge, but also the valuable expertise we have been able to build up over the years in collaboration with our industry partners. Last but not least, Bekaert will support you all the way through the design process with our full range of design tools which take into account global as well as local standards.
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DESIGNS
Reinforcing your designs
“For me, good quality, performance, stability and safety are of utmost importance. We find all these characteristics in Dramix® steel fibre reinforcement.”
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‘Safe designs in line with global standards’
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Philibert Sainte Rose General Manager Precast factory
Dramix® Green galvanized steel fibres offer precast constructors the most aesthetic and durable end products. Moreover, working with Dramix® makes mesh placing redundant, which allows for more productivity and more flexibility when switching to other production lines.
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PRECAST
Reinforcing your preCAST elements
“Dramix® Green has transformed our production process completely and brought us more productivity and flexibility.”
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‘More productivity and flexibility’
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Gerard Stamsnijder Project Developer Industrial buildings
Dramix ® makes time-consuming mesh placing redundant, and therefore it significantly shortens your construction time. This makes Dramix® the most cost-effective reinforcement solution around. In addition, Bekaert’s worldwide commitment to quality products and services makes Dramix® a safe choice, because it makes your investment durable and reduces your maintenance needs considerably.
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INVESTMENT
Reinforcing your INVESTMENT
“Money-saving and very fast to work with. Those are two characteristics of Dramix® steel fibre concrete that really have made a difference to us.”
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‘Shortened construction time’
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Quality engineered steel fibre technology 1. Optimal pull-out resistance
2. High tensile strength
3. Easy mixing
Dramix速 steel fibres have hooked ends which enable the best anchorage and controlled pull-out.
Dramix速 fibres are made from prime quality hard-drawn steel wire to ensure high tensile strength and close tolerances.
Dramix速 steel fibres are glued into bundles, which enables fibres with a high l/d ratio (i.e. long, thin fibres) to be mixed easily and uniformly throughout the concrete.
2 2 2 > 1100 > 1100 N/mm > 1100 N/mm N/mm
4. Low dosages thanks to high length-diameter ratio Bekaert offers a wide variety of fibres, each with their unique characteristics (long, short, thick or thin) and matching benefits. In order to create the most optimal network for your concrete, you can choose your specific fibre that best fits your needs. In other words, you are in charge for optimizing your crack control.
Type
2 >>1100 1100N/mm N/mm2
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RL-45/50-BN RC-80/60-BN
L/D
number of fibres/kg
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wire length (m) in 1 kg 140 276
double wire length!
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Undulated
Belt
Stainle
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Galvanized
Steel &
micro P
High tensile
P fibre
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Shaved cold
drawn
A fibre solution for every need
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Easy Dosing
Easy Mixing
Hi Performance
Extreme Network
Green Durability
Easy Dosing fibres are automatically dosed, easily mixable, and therefore even more cost-effective. Easy Dosing fibres are prepacked in an endless belt of water-soluble paper bags, each containing 250 grams of fibres. They are prepared at the concrete plant by means of Bekaert’s dedicated DramixŽ Booster dosing engine.
Easy Mixing fibres have been engineered to offer fast and perfect mixing, improved pumpability and optimized fibre distribution. Even complex forms and structures are possible.
Hi Performance fibres provide the highest performance and crack resistance. They deliver the most optimal ductility for structural applications, in situ, precast or sprayed.
Extreme Network fibres have been specifically engineered for extremely efficient crack control. They are made of small-diameter wire, resulting in a very dense wire network in every cubic metre concrete. Extreme Network fibres have a standard low dosage, which makes them very costeffective.
Green Durability fibres offer the highest durability and are therefore the product series of choice for creating long lasting solutions and rustfree, aesthetical surfaces. These galvanized fibres have been specifically engineered to enhance performance even in chrome-free cements.
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JOIN ® OUR DRAMIX CLUB As a member of Bekaert’s online Dramix® club, you will be kept up to date on a regular basis of all Dramix®-related news and knowledge. So make sure to sign up now at http://dramixclub.bekaert.com and you will get free access to: · Our free design tools and software · Our extensive library of execution drawings and concrete composition tools · Product information sheets · Product quality and certification documents · Local application approvals · FAQs · Important links · Standards · Bekaert’s picture download centre
How can we help you? Find your local Bekaert sales office at www.bekaert.com/building
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