Walkways and platforms are often a neglected part of dome projects; therefore, we developeda more rigid and stronger walkway system made of aluminium. Safety for the operators is of extremely high importance for therefore, we have had the new design verified by a third party with FEM software. No other manufacturer can offer a similar design calculation for its aluminium access design.
Compared to standard 48x3mm aluminum tubes, our profiles have 30% higher stiffness and strength. This improved system uses custom designed extrusions for side rails, handrails, and toe boards. These have incorporated bolting channels for connection of the coupling strips. It allows us to make more rigid walkways that do not have the flexing known in pipe and coupling walkways. It also makes the center platform more rigid and easier to install, with the use of replaceable standard aluminum double anti-slip gratings.
Not the least of the advantages is that this construction is more economic to fabricate, as it eliminates the requirement for quite expensive tube couplings, which has a positive effect on the cost.
Our aluminium access systems are also suitable for making lightweight gangways, stairs platformscrossover bridge and many other means of easy access. In most cases they can be installed without crane work and do not require maintenance.