Scaffolding is vital in the building and construction industry, providing workers with a safe and efficient working platform. Currently, ringlock scaffolding is becoming increasingly popular in building construction. As a scaffolding contractor, knowing the components of ringlock scaffolding is essential to ensure quality construction and worker safety.
In this article, I will introduce you what is ringlock scaffolding. What are the main components of a ringlock scaffold? What are the characteristics of ringlock scaffolding?
What is Ringlock scaffolding?
Ringlock scaffolding is a new type of scaffolding, an upgrade from Cuplock scaffolding, also known as Layer scaffolding. It’s a versatile modular scaffolding system using OD48.3/OD60mm steel tubes as the main components, which weld a ring plate every 0.5 meters. Its simple, easy, and quick installation and dismantling characteristics suit various building structures and project needs.
What are the main components of Ringlock scaffold?
Generally, the composition of ringlock scaffolding mainly includes the ringlock support system and the scaffold working platform.
The ringlock support system consists of standards, ledgers, diagonal braces, discs, wedge pins, horizontal brace heads, adjustable bases, etc., which support the weight and stability of the entire scaffolding.
Standards are vertical scaffolding tubes that will support the entire structure designed by length as required, using a disc weld to the uprights every 0.5m and held together by coupling pins.
Ledgers Horizontal placement, usually between the standards, using the ledger ends welded at both ends. A wedge pin inserts into the small holes of ring plates that tightly connect the ledger and tube to provide lateral support.
Diagonal bracing supports the deck weight and provides lateral racking strength with the horizontal transverse. Designed by length as required, using diagonal brace head weld at both ends and held together by wedge pin plug into the large hole of the ring plate.
End/Side Bracket used to support the suspended platform.
Ring Plate make of 8mm, 9mm, or 10mm thick Q235B steel plate.
Wedge pins use to lock the ledger head and brace head to the vertical ring plates.
Adjustable screw base made of tunable design to adjust the vertical height and can be erected on uneven slopes and stepped foundations.
The Scaffold working platform includes stairs, handrails, and steel planks used to build the structure and working platform of the scaffold.
Scaffolding stairs connects the upper and lower levels for workers to work and walk, and Handrails play a safety role.
U-shaped brackets use to support the formwork.
Steel planks hang on the ledger and provide a gapless connection with steel pipe, strong load-bearing, and anti-slip drainage to ensure construction safety as a stable and safe working platform.
What are the characteristics of ringlock scaffolding?
Multifunctional and versatile
Ringlock scaffolding is a versatile scaffold suitable for all types of working platforms and support structures, such as construction, external and internal building maintenance, subways, tunnels, and bridges.
You can erect on any uneven slope and stepped foundations.
Can support formwork and enable early removal of formwork.
You can dismantle Part of the support scaffolding parts at an early section.
You can erect a passageway and eave flyer.
You can conjunction it with climbing frames, movable workbenches, external rows of shelves, etc., to achieve various functional support.
You can use it as a storage rack.
You can erect various stages, advertising supports, etc.
easier installation and disassembly
Ringlock scaffolding consists of three main components, Standard, Ledger, and Diagonal Braces, which avoid easy loss and damage of movable parts of traditional scaffolds, and reduce the economic loss of the constructor.
When installing ring scaffolding, align the leger end joint with the ring plate hole, insert a wedge pin into the hole, and then knock them tight.
4-8 times on erection and dismantling than tube&clamp scaffolding, more than twice as fast as cup-lock scaffolding, you can reduce labor time and the total cost of use.
High load-bearing capability
Ringlock scaffolding has high structural strength and overall stability. Ring plate joints have a reliable axial shear capacity and intersect the axes of the standard, ledger, and diagonal brace at one point to form a solid connection.
Compared with ringlock scaffolding, ledger connection is twice as Cup-lock scaffolds, which increases structural stability and strength by approximately 20%.
Safe and reliable
Ring lock system adopts interlocking and self-locking structure by wedge pin, without any movable locking parts, Preventing the safety hazards caused by traditional scaffolding movable locking parts.
The axis line of the vertical and horizontal tubes in a vertical intersection and the ringlock scaffold are highly accurate and force reasonable. Therefore it has an extensive load-bearing capacity and vital overall stability.
To sum up, the overall advantage of ringlock scaffolding is obvious and saves labor, materials, time, and money. In addition, in selecting ringlock scaffolding, choose the qualified goods to ensure the safety of construction and workers.
Why recommend using our quality Ringlock scaffolding?
The quality of ringlock scaffolding reflects in detail. WB ringlock scaffolding has five main advantages:
Our factory uses advanced automatic welding machines, and weld joints are evenly and fully, without any leakage or faulty weld.
Scaffold surface is hot-dip galvanized, with no leakage of galvanizing, which improves the overall corrosion resistance and increases the service life by 20% compared with general products.
We use high-quality scaffolding accessories, such as ring plates, ledger heads, steel tubes, wedge pins, and other accessories, which test according to AQL parameters.
We use the adjustable base jack, which adapts to various terrains, with high-strength bolts and easy adjustment of horizontal drop.
We use connect pin to join the upper and lower uprights to keep them evenly stressed and the Structure stable.
The above is my introduction to ringlock scaffolding. If you want to know more about it, please continue to pay attention to our website. We will update the relevant information continuously.
