Proof of Concept for a novel ‘release’ system for our new process for the manufacture of hollowcore concrete beams- PneumaCore

空心混凝土自20世纪30年代发展以来一直是一种重要的建筑材料，目前是北美、欧洲所有国家、中东和远东地区小型别墅或高层建筑的混凝土屋顶或地板的公认方法。它有管状空隙延伸到板的全长-通常1.2米宽100米以上的长度。它在建筑中的明显优势是它比同等尺寸和强度的实心楼板轻得多，因此广泛用于公寓楼，商业办公室，医院和停车场的建设。随着建筑项目的规模越来越大，特别是在中东和发展中国家，目前的空心板制造方法有其局限性，其中包括：·安装所需设备的资金成本高·可以仅沿板的长度沿着进行加固。·100米长的板坯使用昂贵且效率低下的切割设备切割成一定长度，还需要使用相对较软的骨料来辅助这一过程。·挤压和切割操作中的高能耗和二氧化碳排放量我们的想法是提供一种制造空心板的创新方法，所需的长度，并有可能增加交叉-PneumaCore具有更低的资本成本，因此可用于更广泛的全球市场。我们的目标是为我们的创新建立一个清晰的概念验证，并朝着提供新的为不断增长的全球建筑市场提供解决方案。建筑行业不断寻求缩短施工时间、降低成本和提高安全性的方法。我们相信PneumaCore将帮助行业实现这三个目标。

Hollowcore concrete has been an important construction material since its development in the1930’s and is currently the recognised method of making concrete roofs or floors for smallvillas or high-rise buildings in North America, all countries in Europe, across the Middle-Eastand parts of the Far-East. It has tubular voids extending the full length of the slab – typically1.2 metres wide by 100 metres+ in length. Its clear advantage in construction is that it is muchlighter than a solid floor slab of equal size and strength and is therefore widely used in theconstruction of apartment blocks, commercial offices, hospitals and car parks.As the scale of construction projects becomes greater, especially in the Middle East anddeveloping world, the current method of hollowcore slab manufacture has its limitationswhich include:• High capital cost for the installation of equipment required.• Possibility to reinforce only along the length of the slab.• 100m slabs are cut to length using expensive and inefficient cutting equipment whichalso requires the use of relatively soft aggregates in order to aid the process.• High power usage and CO2 footprint in the extrusion and cutting operationsOur idea it to offer an innovative method of manufacturing hollowcore slabs, to the requiredlength and with the possibility of adding cross-link reinforcement for extra strength.PneumaCore has a much lower capital cost and is therefore available to a wider global marketplace.Our goal is to establish a clear proof of concept for our innovation and move towards offeringa new solution to a growing global construction market. The construction industry constantlysearches for ways to reduce building times, lower costs and increase safety. We believe thatPneumaCore will assist the industry to achieve all three objectives.