The pre-assembled “WALL-PANEL” load-bearing panels for exterior walls and interior walls manufactured by Somundy Steel Framing provide constructive advantages on site by shortening the assembly time of a wall in relation to traditional construction, with greater precision, zero waste generation on site, making it a sustainable product, which in turn benefits our customers by allowing them to save labor costs.
Our fabrication is custom made to fit any architectural project.
We offer <<finished panel>> options, (coated, with compatible materials, finished with windows and doors) manufactured to be lifted quickly with a truck crane immediately after delivery on site, thus shortening the processing days on site obtaining better yields as opposed to a manual assembly without mechanical support.
A Somundy Steel framing panel construction offers the following advantages to the builder:
- Steel Framing Engineering can be designed and adapted three-dimensionally to a wide variety of architectural plans.
- Most of the installed panels have the flexibility to be modified to the internal architectural layout, making it easy for the end customer to make any adjustments.
- Construction cost savings over volume projects due to the speed, accuracy, quality and safety of the construction solution.
- Improved sustainability as opposed to traditional construction, since the use of the pre-assembled product
Quality of Steel Framing Wall Panels
Steel Framing panelization of any building up to 6 floors is possible, it is designed with value engineering and adjusted to local and international building codes. Consequently, the product complies with quality standards transferred to our customers’ construction sites once manufactured and shipped. We take care to control the production quality of each LSF component, its workmanship, the performance of the material using protocols together with standardized Somundy procedures and validated by USA in each Local Production Unit.
The higher the degree of industrialization of the Steel Framing components manufactured by Somundy, the less labor time you will require in your project; in this way, you will be able to control and complement the programming of any work without the option of downtime due to a decrease in production yields.
WALL-PANEL” Walls Specifications
Steel Framing exterior wall and interior wall panels are assembled in lengths up to 20′ (6 m). Specially designed “mounting hooks” are supplied to crane the wall panels into place. Applies for truck crane delivery only.
The panel is composed of Z275 cold-formed steel profiles and channels (Stud-Track) from 70 mm (3″), 90 mm (4″) or 140 mm (6″) with offsets of 40 cm (16″) on center or 60 cm (24″) on center. Includes installation of exterior door and window frames. Includes reinforcing elements in accordance with design and engineering requirements as required for code and regulatory compliance.
Steel Framing exterior walls can be clad with portlandSteel, vinyl or metal type system materials, EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finish Systems), DESF (Direct-applied Exterior Finishing System) among other envelope systems currently available in the market.
In buildings 3 stories and above, the engineering incorporates the use of OSB exterior diaphragm from 11 mm (7/16″) with vapor (water-repellent) membrane.
CALCULATION SOFTWARE
We have several options depending on the region, we work with recognized calculation programs such as Vertex BD, Cypecad, SAP 2000, among others. We integrate our designs to the BIM system, which is why we are considered as one of the innovative companies in the futuristic context of Sustainable Construction 4.0.
PLANS
The drawings prepared by Somundy are designed to comply with local and International Building Code requirements, and are delivered properly labeled and detailed once the commercial relationship is formalized.
The detailed drawings supplied with the product provide installers with the correct information for the proper placement of the beams and provide adequate support for the loads present.
All of our local Somundy representatives provide local technical assistance, design support, structural calculations and drawings. We provide a detailed set of erection phase drawings and a product manual to facilitate on-site installation of steel framing components. Certain designs and regions require a stamp or letter of recommendation from a licensed structural engineer. Somundy, for an additional fee, can provide engineering on a case-by-case basis.