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Plywood Pile Cushions
http://PileDrivingCushions.com
Email: [email protected]
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Better because:
► They are made only with 5-ply, Southern Yellow Pine plywood,
a proven superior material for cushions.
► The cushions are manufactured in a controlled environment,
using jigs and high-speed saws designed for consistent cuts.
► All layers are full, single pieces of uniform size and shape.
► The layers are secured with ring shank or pallet (screw) nails
ensuring tight fastening of layers.
► Can be made to fit any concrete pile type – square, round,
octagonal, concrete sheeting or, cylinder piles, with or
without holes for exposed rebar.
Standard (Square) Cushion Fabrication ►High-speed saw with jig
cutting multiple layers of
SYP plywood-
Standard (Square) Cushion Fabrication ►Stacking cut layers to be
moved to the assembly
area.
►Cushions are assembled
with alternating grain
pattern, nailed from one
side then turned over.
Standard (Square) Cushion Fabrication ►The alternating pattern is
continued for succeeding
layers.
►The layers are arranged in
the jig and,
Standard (Square) Cushion Fabrication ►Nailed using pneumatic
nailers and ring shank
nails or pallet (screw)
nails.
►Finished cushions are
ready to be stacked on
pallets and shrink
wrapped.
Round Cushions - Cutting
►Plywood sheets are precut to approximate size
and placed on the bed of
the CNC router.
►The automated router
does the precision
cutting.
Round Cushions - Cutting
►Precisely cut discs exit the
automated router cutting
operation.
►The disc layers are
stacked for moving to the
nailing area where they
are assembled in the
same manner as square
cushions.
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Attempts are made to ensure that adequate supplies of materials are on hand for
timely production of orders. Protected storage can also
be provided for fabricated cushions awaiting shipping.
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► Pile Cushions are fabricated to suit the customer's
requirements considering soil conditions, the pile size and
length and, the hammer type, size and, drive cap dimensions.
► Blocks can be supplied to fit square or round drive caps,
square, round or octagonal piles, sheet piles and, large
diameter cylinder piles.
► Square blocks can be provided with or without clipped
corners.
► All pile cushions are palletized and shrink-wrapped for
protection during shipping and, short term on site storage.
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►Also available:
►Clipped corners as an optional add to any square or
rectangular cushion order.
►Cylinder pile cushions of any size and thickness.
►HD Cushions – Heavy Duty (for Hard Driving Conditions)
made using screws instead of nails and with the addition
of a layer of glue between the plywood layers, available
in square, round or, cylinder pile cushions.
►Arranged shipping to all areas using dedicated trucks
whenever possible.
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SPS - CYLINDER PILE CUSHIONS
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► Quality Materials - all Southern Yellow Pine plywood, a proven
superior material for cushions.
► Tight fitting, close tolerances - manufactured using CNC
routers for consistent cuts.
► Four to eight uniform sized arc segments.
► Precision assembly for tight fitting segments.
► Adequate fasteners - ring shank or pallet (screw) nails
ensuring tight fastening of layers.
► Provided in tolerance in the size, wall width and thickness for
all sizes of cylinder piles, with or without holes for exposed
rebar.
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- Fabrication ► CNC Router cutting
arc segments
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- Fabrication ► Arc segments are
arranged and
nailed.
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HD-Series
HD - Heavy Duty for Harder Driving Conditions
Tighter,
Stiffer,
Stronger
Benefits:
► Able to withstand longer, harder driving than
conventional cushions.
► Reduce downtime changing cushions.
► Greater Pile productivity.
► Fewer cushions required.
► Proven results – providing greater economy and
increased production.
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HD-Series – Fabrication
Features:
► Uniform sized segments,
► Precision fitted and,
► Tightly assembled (glued and screwed)
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HD-Series – Fabrication
For special applications such as protruding rebar,
cushions are assembled on specific jigs.
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HD-Series – Fabrication
The most durable Plywood Cushion available for
cylinder piles – anywhere!
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Any size or thickness, Standard
Construction or HD – Series; ready for
your job.
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On the way!
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For additional information, or to place an
order, contact us at
[email protected]
or by calling:
Specialty Piling Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 1607
Slidell, LA 70460-1607
Toll Free: 1+(888) 231-6478
(Voice & Fax)
Direct 1+ (985) 643-0690
http://PileDrivingCushions.com