Scaffolding Installation

Flanged Scaffolding

In the early 1900s, the rapidly developing industry of the world, the increase in the number of industrial facilities, and the accidents that occurred during construction, maintenance, repair, etc. at heights, caused the need for safe and temporary work areas.

Occupational health and safety have become an important issue all over the world. Habits of wooden scaffolding have started to be abandoned day by day, and the use of pipe-clamp scaffolding systems, which are created by connecting scaffolding pipes that comply with the EN-39 standard to each other with clamps that comply with the EN-74 standard, has increased in the world. Thanks to its cutting and shaping in a way that is suitable for every geometry, it makes the scaffolding system the most used working equipment at height in our construction works. Pipe-clamp scaffolding systems, which are still used today, have some important disadvantages such as requiring an experienced and highly trained team for installation, being at the discretion of the employee, and long installation and dismantling times.

While studies and research on the scaffolding system continued, the flanged scaffolding system, which is the most widely used today and the ancestor of the modular system, was found by Wilhelm Layher in Germany. Layher, who held the product patent and development rights until the 1980s, paved the way for all manufacturers to produce this system in accordance with local and international standards, considering that the system he found and developed was a beneficial model for humanity.

Flanged scaffolding is a modular scaffolding system in which a flange with 8 connection points is welded to the vertical element at certain intervals and the lateral elements are installed using the connection points on this flange. Since the flanged connection does not require a clamp, it saves you time spent on placing, connecting and tightening the clamps. The flanged scaffolding system also prevents errors that may directly affect scaffolding stability during scaffolding installation thanks to the positioning of the holes on the flange. It offers profitable and economical solutions to your business by allowing you to install and dismantle in much shorter periods of time.

The flange on the vertical element of the scaffolding allows the height between two lateral elements to be clearly known. The flange structure allows for safe connections of the lateral elements at an angle. When the lateral element is connected to the flange, it is automatically secured against displacement and play. With its non-recessed or protruding structure, it prevents clogging due to dirt that makes assembly difficult.

Flanged scaffolding does not require expertise during installation and dismantling. The fact that the installation is simple, easy and understandable is due to the modular and flanged structure of the system. As Layher, the flanged scaffolding system is still as exciting as when we first discovered it. We are constantly working and conducting R&D to prevent scaffolding from becoming unsafe during installation due to employee error.

Flanged scaffolding eliminates the problem of a person not being able to secure themselves vertically during the installation of pipe-clamp scaffolding systems. The holes on the flange have a strong structure that can withstand the impact of a person weighing an average of 100 kg falling on the scaffolding equipment. The system's modular parts allow the same parts to be used continuously. This speed of assembly and disassembly makes significant contributions to the profitability and economy of your business.

We believe that scaffolding equipment should be developed with a method that will not negatively affect human health. For this reason, we developed the groundbreaking Layher Lightweight technology in the world of scaffolding in 2013. Lightweight allows us to develop lighter but stronger scaffolding elements, and it also makes Layher a pioneering organization in the application of new materials and design techniques. Lightweight flanged scaffolding minimizes the difficulty of installation and greatly reduces the possibility of an accident for the assembly and dismantling team. With the easylock technology we developed together with the Lightweight system, we have taken safe work on scaffolding one step further. Thanks to the easylock technology, which allows a single person to easily erect and dismantle the scaffolding, we can now work in safe areas instead of risky work in inaccessible areas.

Flanged scaffoldings consisting of prefabricated components require a manufacturer-approved installation guide, as mentioned in the EN-12810 and EN-12811 standards. Layher offers you a guide prepared with the simplest, easiest-to-understand, technical and material details, and safe work instructions. This guide is accepted as the durability calculation of scaffolding within the limits specified in the standards.As Layher, we always work with all our might to ensure that you, the users, work with the easiest, fastest, safest and most flexible systems in our flanged scaffolding material production.