The invention relates to a formwork panel element for shuttering a curable building material, having a frame (2) and having a multilayer formwork skin (3) fastened to the frame (2). The formwork skin (3) has a support panel (4) and a rigid wear panel (5). The support panel (4) is fastened to the frame (2). The wear panel (5) is releasably fixed to the support panel (4). A front side (5a) of the wear panel (5) facing away from the support panel (4) is designed as a surface in contact with the building material. The support panel (4) is fastened to the frame (2) so that it is resistant to tensile stress and shearing, in such a way that the support panel (4) supports the frame (2) statically, the support panel (4) being connected to the frame (2) in a non-releasable manner, or in a manner allowing release under certain conditions.

Anchoring system for formwork struts comprising a male element with a seat for joining the head of a strut and at least one pin, the seat and the pin being configured so that when in use, the pin is perpendicular to the plane containing the two struts to be anchored together, the pin having a protuberance at the end, as well as a female element comprising a bar with a flat surface, said flat surface comprising a slot perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the bar, with a width smaller than that of the protuberance and at least one portion with a width larger than that of the pin, comprising an opening for the introduction of the pin in the slot in a position, such that when in use, the opening is located in a position lower than the slot and the pin is fastened in an upper area of the slot.

A method of forming one or more tie rods that includes flattening a main body of a wire in a first selected plane to form a flattened main body, further flattening selected portions of the flattened main body in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane to form one or more break back regions, and then passing the wire through a punch press machine to form one or more coined regions in one or more ends of the wire, thus forming the tie rod.

A fastening system including a tool and at least one insert. The tool may include an input shaft having a hardness and an output shaft having the same hardness as the input shaft. The input shaft and the output shaft may be connected to each other and may define an internal tube along a longitudinal axis of the tool. A cylindrical insert may define a receiving tube that is configured to receive the output shaft.

A connection assembly for formwork elements includes a counterplate, a bolt, and a bolt block. The counterplate can include a plurality of surfaces having differing heights that selectively engage with a waler during engagement or disengagement of the bolt from the formwork element. The formwork element can include a J-shaped waler that allows for easy climbing and/or hanging of objects on a site. The connection assembly can include a bolt block that removably engages a formwork element.

Anchoring system for formwork struts comprising a male element with a seat for joining the head of a strut and at least one pin, the seat and the pin being configured so that when in use, the pin is perpendicular to the plane containing the two struts to be anchored together, the pin having a protuberance at the end, as well as a female element comprising a bar with a flat surface, said flat surface comprising a slot perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the bar, with a width smaller than that of the protuberance and at least one portion with a width larger than that of the pin, comprising an opening for the introduction of the pin in the slot in a position, such that when in use, the opening is located in a position lower than the slot and the pin is fastened in an upper area of the slot.

The present disclosure relates to a formwork anchor receptacle for arrangement on a bearing element of a formwork element, having a receptacle element, which has a receptacle opening for insertion of an anchor rod and a ball section for mounting on the mounting element of the formwork element, and having a retaining apparatus for retaining the receptacle element on the bearing element of the formwork element, wherein the retaining apparatus has a spacer element for contacting the bearing element of the formwork element, wherein the spacer element has an mounting opening for mounting on the receptacle element and a formwork device having such a formwork anchor receptacle.

A connection assembly for formwork elements includes a counterplate, a bolt, and a bolt block. The counterplate can include a plurality of surfaces having differing heights that selectively engage with a waler during engagement or disengagement of the bolt from the formwork element. The formwork element can include a J-shaped waler that allows for easy climbing and/or hanging of objects on a site. The connection assembly can include a bolt block that removably engages a formwork element.

A formwork assembly including a plurality of formwork elements defining a concrete-receiving space, at least one of the plurality of formwork elements comprising a first panel, at least one support waler configured to receive at least one vertical fixation element and comprising a second panel, a horizontal fixation element configured to engage with the first panel and the second panel such that rotation of the horizontal fixation element allows for the at least one vertical fixation element to be freely removed from the at least one support waler after curing of concrete in the concrete-receiving space.

A formwork apparatus defining a formwork space for forming a slab is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one lower formwork member and at least one upper formwork member and a plurality of formwork brackets. Each formwork bracket has a connection arrangement for operatively connecting the bracket to the lower and upper formwork members. The formwork brackets are configured to space the upper and lower formwork members a certain distance apart from each other along their length such that the formwork members extend parallel to each other. An apparatus for positioning an anchor for a construction member such as a reinforcing rod in a slab when it is cast is also disclosed.