Scaffolding planks work in the harshest conditions on site, and buyers are manufacturers and rental fleets who reorder the same board for years. Equipment for this industry wins on hole quality, straightness and output consistency, because a bent or slippery board is a safety claim waiting to happen.
Frame, ringlock and kwikstage systems each specify their own board dimensions and hook ends. Per-drawing tooling matches the line to your system, and recipes store each variant.
Rental fleets buy planks in bulk and live on durability, because boards cycle between sites for years. Galvanized and ZAM strip with consistent forming keeps the fleet looking right and rating right.
Shipyards deck large scaffold areas for hull work and order heavy galvanized boards in volume. Hot-rolled strip capability supports the thicker end of the range.
Plant shutdowns and turnarounds rent scaffold boards by the thousand on fixed dates. Producers serving this market need output they can schedule, and one to fifteen meters per minute covers the range.
Bridge and tunnel projects order boards with project-specific lengths. PLC length setting and flying cutting handle mixed orders without stopping the line.
Wuxi Tonghe Machinery manufactures cold roll forming equipment in Wuxi, China. Since 2011, the company has built CZ purlin machines, PV bracket lines, guardrail lines, cable tray lines and custom profile lines for customers in over 30 countries. The factory covers about 30,000 m² and employs 200+ staff, including a 50+ R&D team. Production is ISO9001 certified and products carry CE marking.
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Flat widths up to four hundred millimeters cover the common plank range, and wider sections are tooled on request. Typical plank strip runs one point two to two millimeters, with heavier gauges on request. Cut lengths set on the PLC.
Yes. High-speed punching or hydraulic multi-station units press the anti-slip pattern before forming, following your hole drawing at full line speed.
Yes. Hook ends and plain ends are formed to your system drawing, so boards fit your frame, ringlock or kwikstage sets directly.
Hot-rolled, cold-rolled, galvanized and ZAM strip, with Cr12MoV tooling matched to the material and thickness.
One to fifteen meters per minute depending on thickness and hole pattern density.
Standard coil weight is five to twenty tons with inner diameter five hundred eight to six hundred ten millimeters, and heavier coils are available on request.
Send your board drawing with dimensions and end detail, hole pattern drawing, strip material and thickness, target output and plant voltage. We specify tooling and configuration against these items.
A scaffold board is a safety product sold by the thousand. The punching makes the grip, the forming makes the fit, and the consistency decides if a rental fleet reorders. This guide covers the checks worth making.
Anti-slip raised holes give the board its grip and its drainage, and both are made inline before forming. Check hole pitch accuracy at production speed, because a pattern that drifts leaves slippery bands across the deck. Servo-fed punching holds the pattern across the full strip length.
Frame, ringlock and kwikstage systems each take different board ends, and a board that does not hook correctly does not sell. Tooling must follow your system drawing exactly, so send the end detail with the quotation request, not after it.
Rental and export fleets increasingly run galvanized or ZAM boards, because a board that still looks clean after years on site rents better. Coated strip needs gentle, accurate forming to protect the surface. State your target materials up front so tooling is specified for them.
Plank buyers reorder the same board for years, and they notice when a batch changes. Recipe control, coil capacity up to twenty tons and automatic stacking keep long runs identical. Ask how the line holds straightness and length across a full coil, not just on the first meter.
Five items let us specify a plank line correctly: the board drawing with end detail, the hole pattern drawing, strip material and thickness, target output, and plant voltage. With these confirmed, tooling, punching units and layout are quoted against your production plan.
We're THRONCH, a direct factory in Wuxi, China, building custom roll forming lines for purlins, highway guardrail, cable tray, strut channel, and welded tube. Send us your profile drawing and get a line proposal within 24 hours.
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