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DEDALO.TECH EYES UK MARKET
from Scaffmag Issue 12
by ScaffMag
With technology and innovation driving the world of scaffolding forward into an exciting future, one Italian company sits in the vanguard of change. Grahame Anderson has been taking a closer look
Not all scaffolding is the same. Not a bland statement in any sense but a solid one based on the ingenuity of one go-ahead leader in the Italian industry, ready to break into the UK market. Why make such a claim? Well, how about a quality kit up to eight times faster to both assemble and disassemble? Smaller, lighter and easier to handle components, much cheaper to use and with the ability to facilitate better transportation in the modern world? Dedalo.Tech offers all of this to meet the needs of the most complex project to those of a simpler nature.
In fact, Dedalo.Tech solutions like U-Fast X, a 25cm beam, is seen in the sector as a true revolution. A real resource of choice for suspended scaffolding on bridges and viaducts, allowing immediate savings of at least 50% in such installations. It’s true to say detail can make the smallest difference in any project across the industry. The company points out this is because functionality works hand in hand with reliability, in favour of safety and efficiency.
It’s a unique product thanks to its compatibility in five possible standard configurations with all types of decks. It’s based on both U and tubular profiles, due to the offset joint. Through the accessories developed, the beams can be used with any frame or system scaffold.
But there’s much more than meets the eye, as U-Fast even offers the traditional beam of 45cm that can save more than half of the scaffolding assembly time. The U-Fast beams are available in seven possible lengths, from one to six metres, and are made of aluminium (EN AW 6082 T6). Carrying lightness, versatility, great capacity and reversibility in one complete package means it’s suitable for the construction of suspended scaffolding where the weight factor is critical.
Dedalo. Tech is a Treviso-based company well known for the personalised nature of its scaffolding, the result of an ad-hoc engineering study enabling it to create more than 42 new products to meet any market demand regardless of the intricacy of the job. And it seems they are set to be a big hit with firms in Britain looking to meet the latest scaffolding trends while also bringing quality solutions to all manner of projects.
Working together with scaffolding companies, the Dedalo.Tech team of engineers has practical and innovative solutions to most common building site challenges. Their visionary approach intersects with theoretical insights, transforming the real situation presented to them into mathematical formulae. As a result, everyday on-site problems can be overcome with excellent efficiency.
A company spokesperson told me: “Just as ancient Greek culture gave us chimera (a hybrid entity combined with the identity parts – and strengths – of various existences), Dedalo.Tech engineering transfers to the field of construction at height the union between the practical need for ‘problem solving’ and the constant experimentation with prototypes, fine-tuned to the competences acquired and adjusted to the specifics of each project.
“Personalised solutions, tailor-made to the particularities of each challenge, are consequently one of the major skills of the company, which is used to generating innovative formulas – adaptable to every situation and scenario, however unusual to work with.
“Take the U-Fast beam, for example. To all intents and purposes this is revolutionary. Made of a very light aluminium alloy EN AW 6082 T6, the structure, developed by our engineers, is able to accommodate decks both with a ‘U’ profile and on a 48mm diameter tube (or customisable if necessary), thanks to differently shaped bridges. This is extremely useful for creating continuous worktops without having to use additional adapting accessories.
“Shaping a scaffold clearly implies the use of large quantities of elements to fix the individual segments, and the operation takes time. To shorten the time, instead of the traditional screw-bolt coupling, an automatic solution has been created called spring pin, an automatic pin that, thanks to the harmonic steel cage, enables the pin to be withheld into the hole. In this way, the beams can be joined up to six times faster than with traditional systems.
“In short, Dedalo.Tech is capable of designing completely tailor-made solutions for each problem, in order to satisfy any market demand.”
There’s also the brilliantly designed U-LAUNCH System – an equipment set dedicated to the installation of the beams themselves, designed to facilitate the dynamics and optimise assembly times. Dedalo.Tech describes it as a set-up system for suspended scaffold in which the operator is preceded by the scaffolding he is assembling in order to create, in fact, a special support point ensuring total safety. The system ensures great speed of operation.
And we shouldn’t forget the amazing DEDALO. CHIMERA, a patented trailer that accepts unlimited configuration of scaffold structures. Since it can be towed by any vehicle, it can be placed at any point of the building site without having to constantly dismantle and reassemble the scaffolds. Chimera has a roll-over protection system (ballasts can be stored inside) and the main PLC-controlled functions are lateral displacement and alignment enabled to fit the targeted object/building. Nevertheless, it automatically levels road slopes of 10–15%.
The company explained: “The customisation of the product was crucial in Pizzo Calabro, on the Angitola railway viaduct. A system was needed to maintain the kerb at night because the railway line was open during the day. Dedalo.Tech therefore specially designed the 105 FLY Bracket, which is quick to assemble and extremely safe for the operator.”
This all equates to a perfect solution for works on bridges, viaducts, parapets, pier caps, kerbs, road inspections and the construction of overpasses by virtue of the reconstruction of vaults or tunnels. Even historical facades, buildings, boats and aircraft can benefit from this groundbreaking Italian expertise.
With an arsenal of technology, innovation, design and customisation, Dedalo.Tech are executing their skills in a practical and intelligent way in every technical detail.
Clearly, not all scaffolding solutions are the same.
