Fast Form  International, LLC 

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Tech Info

Certain technical information is fairly standard and is listed here as a reference and subject to change without notice.  Other technical information is more project specific and will be determined on a project by project basis.  Here are some of the tech specs for our products. 

• Reinforcing Steel

• Edge Form

• Electrical

• Panel Finishes

• Concrete Casting

Reinforcing Steel requirements are met using an Engineered Welded Wire Reinforcement (EWWR) mat  and / or A706 stick rebar as an integral part of the Fast Form System  panel.  Reinforcing steel design flexibility includes varying rebar diameters with extremely accurate spacing and placement patterns, which are welded at every vertical and horizontal intersection.  Fast Form System panels can also be engineered with multiple layers of Welded Wire Reinforcement if needed to meet specific structural design requirements.   Design flexibility can create panel sizes and steel reinforcement configurations equipped to meet seismic, wind loading and load bearing structural requirements.   This eliminates the need for additional structural cost elements which would be necessary in conventional wall construction.  The Fast Form System panel becomes one of the structural building blocks of the design as well as a space divider, all while reducing construction schedule time and overall project labor requirements.

This versatility adds to the arsenal of design and engineering alternatives available for architects, engineers and builders.

The finished panel is steel reinforced solid concrete, which is not only strong, but assures security.  Entry and exit will be limited to openings in the panel like doors and/or windows.  If high security is an issue, the Fast Form System  panel can be designed to provide "vault-like" security and protection.

All EWWR steel is supplied in either deformed (ribbed) or smooth (plain) configurations that comply with engineering specified yield strength, based on either ASTM A497 standards (ASTM 185 if smooth is specified) or the ACI Code.  Test reports and safety data are available on all reinforcement steel.

Edge form is a steel frame which is a permanent part of the Fast Form  panel which is part of the manufacturing assembly system and stays on the panel after the concrete is placed and cured.  This leaves an "armored" edge which protects the concrete corners and can be used to anchor joists by welding to the edge form rather than making and trying to align holes for a mechanical attachment.

Edge form information.

• Ranges in panel thickness from 4" to 12".
• Designed from 16 gauge to heavy structural "C" channel.
• Galvanized to meet ASTM A653 standards.

Fully equipping panels to Include conduit and boxes for electrical, telecommunication and alarm runs is another Fast Form System advantage in time and labor savings.  Conduit and boxes already included eliminates the post wall installation requirements of bending, placing and then covering conduit and boxes in the wall.  Wiring and attachment of receptacles, switches, thermostats and controls or fixtures is all that remains to be done after the wall is set in place.

Fast Form International offers both EMT (electrical metallic tubing) and ENT (electrical non-metallic tubing) with fittings that are "concrete tight" and will not leak concrete "bleed water".   Electrical is engineered to handle a rugged concrete environment.    ENT used in the Fast Form System  is non-corroding and non-conducting, it also exceeds UL and  SCA standards for pull out and meets UL, NEMA and SA standards and specifications for ENT (UL-E59258 / E119384; NEMA-TC13;   SA-C22.2 No. 227.1)  Installation meets the rules governing installation covered in 1999 NEC, ANSI/EFPA Article 331, Articles 518 & 520.

Some Fast Form System advantages you will see immediately.

• Pre-placement of electrical conduit and boxes.
• Design and installation flexibility.
• Eliminates delays for electrical conduit and box assembly and installation. 
• Reduced labor requirement.
• Instant turn-a-round of formwork.

Fast Form System panels offer a wide variety of flexible design choices for the final surface.  Completed panels are durable and very low maintenance.  The surface can receive treatments as any other concrete surface.  Here are some examples of exterior finishing options:

• Nothing - a low cost and durable option
• Brick Inlay
• Form Liner
• Epoxy Coating
• Paint
• Wallpaper
• Apply Textured Surface
• Wood Paneling
• Acoustic Coverings
• Carpeting
• Metal Panels or Sheets
• Conventional Dry Wall
• Others we did not think to add

     

Fast Form System panels offer

Casting is the act of placing (often called pouring) cement into the concrete perimeter form.  A flat, smooth casting surface is needed for concrete placement into the Fast Form System panel  - this surface is called the Casting Bed.  Typically the building floor slab or a concrete parking lot are used for the casting beds, however other alternatives are available.  Planning ahead for a concrete parking lot casting bed works extremely well and leaves a low maintenance parking surface which is superior to asphalt.  The Perimeter Casting Form, referred to as the  "form", is the physical barrier which creates the final panel shape by holding the concrete as it is placed and cured.

The structural Integrity of the patent pending Fast Form System design makes it "free standing", a unique feature in the industry.  In other words, the form does not need additional support to keep the perimeter casting form in place.  The free standing form design results in several major benefits.

• No need for countless attachments to the casting bed to hold the perimeter casting form in place. 
• Reduced labor in drilling and filling holes.
• Reduced cost of fastener hardware.
• Reduced construction schedule.
• No used form boards to handle, manage and pay for disposal when concrete placement is complete.

Another advantage of the Fast Form System is the ease of Stack Casting, which is the ability to cast panels on top of other panels which have already been cast and cured.   This is possible because the rigid design of the Fast Form System perimeter form resists deflection (twisting or bowing out) as panels are "stacked" and "cast".  Stack Casting has some major benefits.  Because panels can be stacked 3 to 4 feet high, casting bed foot print requirements are greatly reduced lowering the overall need for casting bed surface space..  For instance, 6 to 12 panels could be stacked over a single panel footprint. 

Another major benefit of stack casting is the reduced need for "walking" panels from distant casting sites to the placement location.  Panel Walking is a situation when the crane cannot reach and set the panel from one position.  The crane must lift and carry, or "walk", the panel to within reach of its final position.  Walking panels takes additional installation time, however walking a few panels is sometimes unavoidable.  Fast Form System stack casting reduces panel "walking" situations.