Manuel Demirci: Fibratec will present its COSINUS metal joints at CONSTRUTEC
Manuel Demirci López, founder and managing director of Fibratec, tells us that the company is to present four outstanding products at the next edition of CONSTRUTEC, which will be held from 5 to 8 November 2024, within the framework of the International Construction Week, organised by IFEMA MADRID. Among them, the company will bring to the fair its great innovation: COSINUS metal construction joints. Demirci says that CONSTRUTEC is "the perfect setting" to present all his ideas.
Fibratec's managing director and founder explains that the company will present four outstanding products at CONSTRUTEC. Among them, the great innovation (photo) is "our COSINUS metal construction joints, unique on the market, which achieve load transfers (47%) far superior to any other currently available (around 30%)". In this way, "In many cases they can reduce the thickness of the floor screed or the dosage of fibres and, above all, avoid unfortunate breakages that require activity to stop in industrial buildings to carry out repairs, which also means a drastic reduction of the carbon footprint".
Moreover, thanks to their effectiveness, they allow loads to be placed on the very edge of the joint, making it possible to use the entire surface area of a warehouse without any restrictions. "Other joints on the market do not allow loads to be placed closer than 30 cm)".
Secondly, Fibratec will present at CONSTRUTEC its Barchip structural macro fibres, "unique on the market because they leave no trace on the surface after polishing the screed and with the best performance in its class". In addition, it will showcase its AR micro glass fibres "to replace shimmed mesh in the upper third of the floor", manufactured in Japan with the highest zirconium content globally (17.1%).
Powder additive
The fourth product Fibratec will present at the fair is its shrinkage compensating powder additive FIBRATEC-CR (with short and long term effect). "It allows joints to be cut up to 15x15m, only combining it with micro glass fibre and in slabs up to 50m, that require structural reinforcement, avoiding the opening of joints by 80% and the curling that these suffer in their corners".
In addition, the company performs Westergaard stress calculations and TR34 structural reinforcement calculations with macro fibres for its construction sites, free of charge and with no commitment from customers.
Manuel Demirci recalls that "CONSTRUTEC was in 2018 our first staging at a major trade fair and it brought us significant growth thanks to the visibility and contacts we were able to make". He adds that "on this occasion we have made a bigger commitment (100 m2) and we are presenting ourselves with a much more eye-catching and better located stand because we want to showcase products that truly set us apart. And we believe that this fair is the perfect setting.
In addition to CONSTRUTEC, the Semana Internacional de la Construcción will also include the Veteco, Piscimad and Smart Doors trade fairs, which will also take place at the same time as Matelec.