Routing & Folding

ALUCOBOND® A2

ACROSS THE WORLD, ALUCOBOND® A2 is the only non-combustible aluminum composite panel used in architecture.

Due to its non-combustible core, this fantastic product meets stringent fire regulations and hugely increases the possibilities when it comes to creative building design.

As with all ALUCOBOND® products, ALUCOBOND® A2 allows for simple processing, is impact-resistant, break-proof, and weatherproof – and above all non-combustible.

ALUCOBOND® A2 is the only non-combustible aluminium composite panel used in architecture world-wide. Due to its non combustible core ALUCOBOND® A2 meets the high requirements of the fire regulations and enhances the possibilities for the concept and design of buildings.

ALUCOBOND® A2, as indeed all the products of the ALUCOBOND® family, allows simple processing, is impact-resistant, break-proof and weatherproof and, above all, non-combustible.

Cutting

Cutting

Punching

Punching

Contour Cutting

Contour Cutting

Bending

Bending

Roll Bending

Roll Bending

Routing & Folding

Routing & Folding

Riveting

Riveting

Screwing

Screwing



ALUCOBOND® A2 composite panels can be shaped using a very simple processing method. The technique – called the routing and folding method – enables a fabricator to produce shapes of various kinds and sizes. A V-shaped or rectangular groove is routed on the reverse side of the ALUCOBOND® A2 composite panel using a disk or end milling cutter. A thin layer of the core material should be left at the base of the groove, i.e. on the inside of the outer cover sheet. The untouched outer cover sheet can now be bent manually, giving an exact and clean folding line which follows the routed groove. The outer radius of the folded edge depends on the shape of the groove and its depth. We recommend that routing should be done using a vertical panel saw equipped with ALUCOBOND® A2 grooving accessories, a CNC machining centre, a portable sheet milling machine, or a handheld router. The routing and folding method can be used for ALUCOBOND® A2 composite panels with all available standard surface finishes.
ALUCOBOND® A2 composite panels can be shaped using a very simple processing method. The technique, called the routing and folding method, enables a fabricator to produce shapes of various kinds and sizes. A V-shaped or rectangular groove is routed on the reverse side of the ALUCOBOND® A2 composite panel using a disk or end milling cutter. A thin layer of the core material should be left at the base of the groove, i.e. on the inside of the outer cover sheet. The untouched outer cover sheet can now be bent manually, giving an exact and clean folding line which follows the routed groove. The outer radius of the folded edge depends on the shape of the groove and its depth. We recommend that the routing be done using a vertical panel saw equipped with ALUCOBOND® A2 grooving accessories, a CNC machining centre, a portable sheet milling machine or a hand router. The routing and folding method can be used for ALUCOBOND® A2 composite panels with all available standard surface finishes.
Routing and folding

Advantages

The convincing advantages of this unique technique are:
  • Low investment cost
  • Simple fabrication technique
  • Folding can be done on site, saving transportation cost
  • Low-cost fabrication of shaped components used in fascia and wall cladding, roof edgings, column cladding, flashings, etc.
  • Flexibility in creating shapes
  • Very economical
  • Shapes are not limited by machine capacity

Benefits

  • The fabrication of shaped components using ALUCOBOND®A2 only requires a minimal investment outlay.
  • Hand routers and sheet milling machines are inexpensive and can be used either in the workshop or on site.
  • The fabrication of shapes in larger quantities is particularly economical using vertical panel saws equipped with ALUCOBOND®A2 grooving accessories.
90° V-groove for folds up to 90° 90° V-groove for folds up to 90° 135° V-groove for folds up to 135° 135° V-groove for folds up to 135°