FacadeTek Notes

Liang Gong, LEED AP BD+C

Revit Estimator

Ventana DBS

5/21/2015

Assembly Line:

1. Storage of Extrusions&Glass

2. Cutting Extrusions

3. CNC Machine Cutting

4. Sealing Horizontals to Verticals

5. Stacking Galvanized Backpan

6. Stacking Insulations

7. Stacking Shadowbox

8. Stacking Glass on Top

9. Sealing with Structural Silicone

10. Installing Reveal with Gaskets on It

11. Caulking Reveals

1. Storage of Extrusions

Boxing Process: Kellogg CW units as example

(weights 16-18lbs per sqft)

• 1 crate can hold 3500lbs-4500lbs weight

• 1 crate can hold 4 units

• 1 truck can hold 4 crates

Labeling System to match all

components in a single unit

2. Cutting Extrusions

Cuttings Instructions for Shop man Cutting Machine and Equipment

3. CNC machine cutting holes

CNC precisely cuts vertical mullion holes/notches, structural components and anchors

Lifting lug cut by CNC is used to lift units

when hoisting

Operator is manipulating CNC

8 different

tool in CNC

4. Sealing Horizontals to Verticals

5. Stacking Galvanized Backpan

6. Stacking Insulations

7. Stacking Shadowbox

This units has, from the bottom to top, galvanized backpan,

insulations and shadow box stacked on it, waiting to put

glass on it.

Butter

horizontal to

vertical

mullion

8. Stacking Glass on Top

9. Sealing with Structural Silicone (That’s why it’s called SSG)

Before infill structural silicone Infill structural silicone After infill structural silicone

Two part structural silicone mix Butterfly test and Dipstick test

10. Installing Reveal with Gaskets on It

11. Caulking Reveals

After installing reveal at the vertical around

glass, caulking the reveals to the glassReveals