Application Notes #2 (cont.)...

Rail Industry Equipment & Engineering

Rail civil engineering projects

With conventional 'individual sheet' scaffold cladding (eg. Monarflex / Monoflex), it is difficult to contain dust, water, paint, fumes and other pollutants. Shrink wrapping creates a continuous bonded skin with heat sealed overlaps.

Shrink wrapping enables construction work to take place during bad weather, minimising costs and aiding projects to be completed to schedule. Zipped access doors; windows and ventilation are easily installed.

Removal & disposal of shrink wrap

Shrink wrap is easy to remove and recycle. The shrink wrap will only stick to itself and not the item being protected, so the cover can be simply cut off. It is good practice to use a safety knife so that the product is not accidentally damaged when the cover is removed.

Tufcoat run the Re-bag™ recycling scheme; under this scheme, a bag with an address label is supplied with each cover; when the module reaches its destination, the shrink wrap cover is removed and stuffed into the bag to be collected and returned to Tufcoat or the nearest recycling depot.

Getting started

Tufcoat provide a full installation service but most customers prefer an on-site training session which then allows future shrink-wrapping work to be done in-house.

To order a start-up kit or discuss any aspect of industrial shrink wrapping, including training requirements, Tel: +44 (0) 175 222 7333 or email: info@tufcoat.co.uk.