Installation Machinery for Steel Foundations
ScrewFast Foundations utilise a range of machinery to install each different solution. Any size plant can be used from a hand-held machine, depending upon the size of the piles being installed.
One machine is all that is required to install any of ScrewFast's steel foundations, with the installation rig attachment used shown in the table below.
Driven Piling |
Screwed Piling |
Bored Piling |
|
Hydraulic Hammer low-frequency |
X |
- |
- |
Hydraulic Hammer high-frequency |
X |
- |
- |
Hydraulic Vibrohammer high-frequency |
X |
- |
- |
Pneumatic Hammer 'Down the Hole' high-frequency |
X |
- |
- |
Hydraulic Torque Drive |
- |
X |
X |
(Screwed Piles=Helical / Bored Piles=GRIP Pile / Driven Piles=Steel (DTH, 60mm - 610mm Drive Tubes, Angel-Wing, STAR Pile), Pre-cast concrete, Polymer)
The simple installation process means that in the majority of locations steel is cheaper to install than concrete foundations. Remote sites are more easily accessed also because of the reduced number and size of plant.
