Answer to the Frequently Asked Questions

about FORSA’s equipment

Who is FORSA?

FORSAFORSA is a company funded in 1995 in Cali, Colombia.Actually FORSAFORSA is the leader in Latin-America designing and manufacturing aluminum forms for Housing ProjectsHousing Projects.We have operations in 15 countries in Latin-America.Our equipment makes more than 25,000 houses per year only in MexicoMexico. Including the house 1,000,000 made during the President FoxPresident Fox Period.

Is the FORSA’s Technology competitive?

We build an structuralstructural panel 100% aluminum.It face sheetface sheet is extrudedextruded and dovetaileddovetailed with a 3.5mm thickness. This give an extraordinary tightness inclusively in the 900mm wide panel.These means for you; an over 2,0002,000 uses useful life, with CEROCERO deformations during the pouring, CEROCERO costs for re-work and clean finishes since the first pour.

Is the FORSA’s Technology competitive?

Flat RailFlat Rail with 3 holes3 holes and 3 notches3 notches in each tie hole position give you more flexibility using the holes and absorb jumps in 5cm increments.Standard Pin Lock Pin Lock in the wall forms. This device save you a lot of money in lose accessories. (Standard Feature)

Galvanized Steel 3-Hole BushingGalvanized Steel 3-Hole Bushing that guarantees a maximum protection and long life in the side rail. (Standard Feature)

Base PlatesBase Plates to receive the Pin Lock and protect the face sheet against embossing. (Standard Feature)

Is the FORSA’s Technology competitive?

February 1999 ISO certification

June 2004 ISO certification

The FORSAFORSA’s technology is FLEXIBLEFLEXIBLE?

In our designs more than the 80%80% are Standard MetricStandard Metric PanelsPanels. This means to you 100’s of reconfigurations.

Our customer ViveICAViveICA use the samesame equipment to build first floors and in a second event the second floors.

Project: Can-CunMexico, 2003

Can I have daily cycles with monolithic pourings?

You can obtain NOT ONLY daily monolithic cycles.Our proofed experience offer you the option of add many different special decorative pieces to your equipments. Protrusion frames, arched roofs and many, many more details.

Customer: Constructora CoysercaProject: San IsidroVenezuela 2002

…and the re-works?

Our philosophy is design Integral SolutionsIntegral Solutions, including affordable affordable special pieces compatibles with our standard forms. This means for you; beautiful monolithic pours with nono “gaps” for expensive re-worksexpensive re-works.

Which kind of Technical Support offers FORSA?

Operation ManualOperation Manual for each equipment.

Standard Fields Standard Fields to solve any challenge in the Job Site.

Erection DrawingsErection Drawings with detail construction process.

Field ServiceField Service support (1 week for each 100,000 USD in equipment) with our own trained professionals.

In resume...

For FORSAFORSA is very important that you receive a tangible valuevalue for your aluminum forms investmentinvestment.That is the reason because we make an accurate design of our equipments. We want you have an easy daily easy daily recyclerecycle, avoidingavoiding the expensive re-worksre-works.

With the necessary technology and quality to last literally thousandsthousands of usesof uses in your job sites.

Because we know that the savingssavings generated in labor, maintenances, re-works and refurbishing; frequently surpasssurpass the value of your investment in forms.

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