In 1965, the company was granted a patent for a slipform system for conical structures “The Svetho System”. The development of the method took place in collaboration with the Hungarian state construction company ÁÉV 31. Prescribed changes to design parameters, such as diameter and wall thickness, are checked in all units simultaneously.Read More
During the 1960s, our method for steel tank construction was developed. The principles of the method are that the steel tank is built from top to bottom, all at foundation level. The steel tank is lifted in stages using our climbing jacks (2510-series) mounted on lifting trestles, positioned inside and along the circular wall.Read More
Slipforming of columns and piers for the approach viaducts, the cable anchors and bridge pylons. Raising and lowering of formwork for cross beams on the bridge piers.Read More
AB Bygging was granted a patent for a climbing jack for heavy lifting, which was the starting point for the development of our jacks in the 2510 series. The following year, these jacks were used during the construction of the “Läkarhuset” in Solna Centrum. First, the stairwell shafts were slipformed, then the floor slabs were...Read More
Uddemann Byggteknik AB (a.k.a. Uddeholm-Mannesmann Byggnadsställningar AB) was founded in Stockholm, Sweden. Initially, the company operated in the design and manufacture of scaffolding. In 1965, the company changed its name and expanded its operations to include slipforming and heavy lifting.Read More
After development on the domestic market, the first slipform equipment was delivered abroad in 1947. The company was experiencing an explosive demand for the technology in Sweden and neighbouring countries. In half a decade, the company’s hydraulic slipform technology has been used for the construction of over 300 silos and grain terminals.Read More
The first experiments with a hydraulic slipform jack was performed 1943. The lifting equipment consists of a number hydraulic jacks, connected to an oil pressure pump. The pump is calculated to serve up to 75 jacks and can be controlled and operated by a single person. Patent registered to Erik von Heidenstam and Emrik Lindman,...Read More
