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What Are Sing Honeycomb Panels?

Sing Honeycomb is a sandwich panel composite material with built in structural grids. Our grids are made of vertical grain renewable veneer wood fiber, and foam. We construct our Singcore in a fashion similar to torsion box technology most commonly found in the airplane industry. This technology is what allows our panels remain strong, lightweight, and flat without denting, cracking, and warping. See a comparison here. Inventor Peter Sing uses this torsion box technology, along with wood fiber and foam to create patented Sing Honeycomb: the incredibly strong, true flat, lightweight, renewable composite material of the future. Check out our products section to see a few different applications.

Sing Core cut away to see torsion box core Singcore Core Structure
The secret of the Sing Honeycomb panel is in the Singcore. Our Singcore utilizes torsion box sandwich core technology to ensure strength, and allow our product to be lightweight.
16' x11' factory door made with 6mm Luan Plywood Skins True Flat
Sing Honeycomb sandwich panels utilize torsion box strength technology in order to ensure flatness.
Vertical Grain Veneer is the heart of our core Vertical Grain Wood Fiber
The heart of soul of Sing Honeycomb is in our patented Singcore invention. The core utilizes renewable vertical grain wood fiber and foam, to create our strong, lightweight, composite material.
Sing Core factory doors are very strong Strength
Sing Honeycomb is stronger than solid wood, plastic, metal, glass, brick, and concrete in terms of lbs. per lbs comparison.
Sing Core factory doors are very light weight Lightweight
Sing Honeycomb sandwich panels are strong, flat, and lightweight. A 4’ x 8’ x 1 ½” panel with 1/8 “ Luan skins, and solid wood edging weighs in at about 55 lbs. A standard sheet of plywood weighs in at about 96 lbs.
Sinc Core panels are resistant to rot Rot Resistant
Even without coating, Sing Honeycomb sandwich panels outlast plywood, solid wood, MDF, and particle board. Plywood and engineered wood rot crack because of the weak glue layers. Sing Honeycomb panels last because underneath the skins lie Singcore, which keeps the panels flat through torsion box technology, and therefore doesn’t allow the panel to crack.
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Sing Sandwich Panel

Sandwich Panel

torsion box, sandwich panel, honeycomb panel, lightweight panel

Standard sandwich panels utilize an insulating foam core sandwiched in between two thin sheets of hard material.  However, this design offers very little strength and durability. Sandwich panels made by Sing Core are stronger, lighter, and more eco-friendly than these conventional panels because we replace the standard foam core with our patented vertical grain, natural veneer torsion box grid also known as the Sing Core.  For the consumer, this translates into a higher quality product at a fraction of the cost.

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Insulated doors made with traditional sandwich panels are highly susceptible to dents and structural damage because of their weak foam core.  Doors made with our Sing Core sandwich panel technology can withstand much higher impacts resulting in little or no damage due to our unique core properties.  The University of Washington has confirmed that our doors can withstand pressure of up to 660 psi, as compared to the average sandwich panel which can only withstand 60-100 psi.

 

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How can Sing Core sandwich panels be used? Doors, shelving, table-tops, flooring, bookcases, furniture, outdoor decking material, truck/trailer beds even water tanks, to name a few. The possibilities are endless.

 

 

If you desire products that are lightweight, strong, durable, dimensionally stable, and eco-friendly, then you must try our Sing Core Sandwich Panels.  We like to demonstrate our confidence in the integrity of our products by offering our customers a 10 year structural guarantee.

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Since our company’s inception, our products have made in the U.S.A..

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Door Links


 

General door hardware Links

National Door Industries, INC. Door fasteners, hinges, window frames and other accessories.

Barn Door Hardware – Hinges, locks and other assessors for use with our Sing Honeycomb panels.

SouthCO – Suppliers of hinges, fasteners, and everything else you need to complete your project.

Sliding/Pocket/Folding Door

Johnson Hardware Manufacturers of Professional Grade Sliding, Folding and Pocket Door Hardware.

The hardware hut: Door pocket – Door Pocket hardware

The Hardware Hut: Door Track – Tracks for pocket and sliding doors

The Hardware Hut: Hinges – hinges for folding doors

Direct Door Hardware: General Hardware

 

 

Carriage Door

http://www.realcarriagedoors.com/hardware.php
http://garagedoorhardwaredirect.com/
http://jacksheppardcarriagedoors.com/contact/
http://www.garage-doors-and-parts.com/garage-door-decorative.html
http://www.natdoor.com/catalog.html
http://www.wildwesthardware.com/
http://www.period1.com/
http://montanahinge.com/
http://www.diygaragerepair.com/

 

 

Overhead Garage Doors

http://www.overheaddoorpartsonline.com/?gclid=CKnHuLe-iq4CFWQ0Qgodth3j4A
http://www.thespringking.net/Services.nxg
http://www.garagedoorpartsllc.com/
http://www.americandoorsupply.com/

 

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Trade Show Links


Accessories & Links

Here are some handy links to manufactures of fasteners and assessors to be used with our sing honeycomb tradeshow, door and museum panels.

 

Veneer Systems – DIY Veneer materials, tools and instructions to help you with veneer projects.

Norse INC– Cam locks, and other fasteners for easy assembly and disassembly of your Sing Honeycomb Panel system.

Johnson Hardware Manufacturers of Professional Grade Sliding, Folding and Pocket Door Hardware.

National Door Industries, INC. Door fasteners, hinges, window frames and other accessories.

Barn Door Hardware – Hinges, locks and other assessors for use with our Sing Honeycomb panels.

SouthCO – Suppliers of hinges, fasteners, and everything else you need to complete your project.

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Warranty

 

TRUE FLAT GUARANTEE

All composites including (but not limited to) Sing Core and aluminum (other materials may be added to the composite material) are guaranteed to be true flat and warranted to stay true flat under normal operation and in the form and function of the specified purpose and under the agreed upon conditions at the time of the creation of the material subject to the terms of our Limited Lifetime Warranty.

LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY

Sing Core products are warranted against defects in material and workmanship, and against rotting and decay for as long as you own and live in the Home in which the product was installed, provided that (i) it is installed without alteration and in accordance with applicable building codes and (ii) installed and caulked as specified by Sing Core’s installation instructions (iii) if exterior components are painted, the paint must have a LRV of 57 or higher.

The terms of this Limited Warranty excludes (i) weathering or discoloring of the unfinished material and (ii) warping or failures which are the result of or involve stress caused by localized application of heat, movement of building or building components, or expansion/contraction of building or building components.

TRANSFERABLE WARRANTY

The Warranty on the Sing Core unit is transferable by the original purchaser to one subsequent purchaser for purchaser’s personal residence provided Sing Core receives the Warranty Transfer Certificate within thirty (30) days after the date of transfer of ownership, and provided such notice is accompanied by a check or money order in the amount of $50.00 per home.

WARRANTY CONDITIONS

No warranty herein covers damages resulting from improper installation, abuse, accident, negligence, abnormal or unreasonable use (including failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance), improper or insufficient handling, storage, damage resulting from fire or lightning, windstorms, earthquakes, wind-borne objects, strain applied to the unit by movement of the building, inadequate provision for expansion or contraction of framing members, installation in ships or vehicles, installation outside the Continental United States, seal failure (if the seal has been subject to immersion in water), acts of God, any other components, parts, glass and labor provided by other parties, exposure to fire, corrosive fumes, condensation damage or any events or actions beyond the control of Sing Core.

This lifetime limited warranty does not apply with respect to (1) condensation damage due to high humidity or high vibration; (2) breakage of glass (other than clear glass).

The terms of this expressed warranty excludes failures due to damage due to freight carriers, common carriers, private transportation or any other means of transportation or handling after shipping from Sing Core.

The procedure for obtaining performance of the obligations of this warranty is as follows: if you believe your entry door to be defective, contact the contractor for inspection. If the contractor determines the Sing product or parts thereof to be defective, the manufacturer at its exclusive option will repair; provide a new product or part of a product after having determined that it does not conform to the limited warranties contained herein. The manufacturer reserves the right to discontinue or make changes in any of its products. If the products covered by this warranty are not available, the manufacturer shall have the right to substitute a product that is of equal quality or value. The manufacturer will ship the replacement product or part to the nearest authorized dealer and the purchaser must pay for any and all labor necessary to install such product or part and for the transportation from the nearest authorized dealer to his/her residence.

Any claim must be accompanied by a copy of the contract evidencing purchase of the Sing Core products.

SING CORE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES OR LOSS TO OTHER PROPERTY OR EQUIPMENT, LOSS OF USE, OR CLAIMS OF SERVICE INTERRUPTION, FOR BREACH OF ANY WRITTEN OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON ITS PRODUCT.

 

PURCHASER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE THE REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE FINISH, COMPONENTS, OR PARTS, ALL AS PROVIDED HEREIN. IN ANY EVENT, THE LIABILITY OF SING CORE WITH RESPECT TO ANY CONTRACT, OR ANYTHING DONE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH SUCH AS THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH THEREOF OR FROM THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, DELIVERY, RESALE, INSTALLATION OR TECHNICAL DIRECTION OF INSTALLATION, REPAIR OR USE OF ANY DOOR, COMPONENT OR PART COVERED BY OR FURNISHED UNDER THIS CONTRACT WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN TORT, UNDER ANY WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, EXCEED THE PRICE OF THE DOOR, PART OR COMPONENT ON WHICH SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to purchaser.

THIS WRITING CONTAINS THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SING CORE AND PURCHASER. DEALERS, CONTRACTORS, APPLICATORS, OR DISTRIBUTORS OF SING CORE PRODUCTS HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO GIVE WARRANTIES ON SING CORE’S BEHALF, THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM OR EXCEED THOSE LISTED HEREIN. PURCHASER SHOULD THEREFORE EXAMINE THIS WARRANTY CAREFULLY.

ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE TERMS HEREOF.

Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts; so the above limitations may not apply to purchaser.

This Lifetime Limited Warranty extends only to the Sing products which were originally installed in your Home or other structure originally and shall not be valid or enforceable if you cannot prove that the Sing products were so installed

Important Note: Keep your receipt of purchase and the receipt from the contractor who made the installation in your Home showing the date of installation and the address in a safe place.

This warranty gives purchaser specific legal rights and he or she may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICES

Before submitting a claim for warranty services, please see all of our help and resources available on our website. To obtain Warranty services, please call (360) 495-3577. Once a Sing Core representative validates your claim, an RMA or Return Merchandise Authorization will be supplied to you to include with the product to return. Items without an accompanying RMA will be withheld for up to 30 days, in which you will be notified on instructions for return and shipping. The shipping cost will be billed to you. Lack of payment will result in disposal of the withheld product without any duty to the customer or account.

 

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Going Green

Environment & Economy Friendly

How is Sing Core “Green”, and why is it the most earth-friendly way to use both natural and man-made materials?

LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) provides a “cradle to grave” measurement of a product’s environmental impacts from raw material extraction and manufacturing through distribution, use, maintenance, and disposal.  An obvious example is a coffee or tea cup made of Styrofoam compared to a coffee mug made of the same material but enclosed in a solid container.  Solo cups are only used once then disposed of after use, unnecessarily filling our landfills.  Imagine that the same Solo cup material put into a permanent coffee mug, could last ten years without being replaced.  Sing Core protects the foam inside durable wood frameworks.  LCA studies show that using wood is less harmful to the environment than steel or concrete in terms of embodied energy, global warming potential, air emissions, water emissions, and solid waste production. Sing Honeycomb core structure is made of 100% natural vertical grain wood veneer.  This sets us apart from our counterparts who use only paper, particle board, aluminum, and plastic. Here at Sing Core, environmentally friendly construction is our mission.

Green-eco-friendly-sing-coreLow Energy Production

Sing Core’s patented manufacturing process is the most efficient and economical way to make sandwich panels with a veneer torsion box core.  The materials used in Sing Core sandwich panels use low energy to produce.  The adhesive used in Sing Core panels is produced in a much more efficient way than the minerals for nails are mined. The veneer is made of scrap material from Washington mills and the foam core is 20% recycled.

Renewable

Sing Core’s structure is made of natural vertical grain wood veneer.  This sets us apart from our counterparts who make cores with particle board.  It requires energy to break wood down into pulp and reconstruct it into particle board.  Veneer uses the natural strength of the wood fiber.  Life Cycle Assessment studies show that using wood veneer is less harmful to the environment than steel or concrete in terms of embodied energy, global warming potential, air emissions, water emissions, and solid waste production.  Here at Sing Core, environmentally friendly construction is our mission.

Non-Toxic

The structural glue and finishing stains that we use are all non-toxic and formaldehyde free.

Recycled

Our foam core has a recycled content of 20% and is 100% recyclable.

Energy Saving

Insulated, draft-free sandwich panels save your heating costs Sing has a long term stable R-Value. Sing Core panels assemble and install quickly, saving you man power and time.

Long Lasting

Sing torsion box sandwich panels are warrantied for ten years*, but may last much longer. This means Sing Core products will not need replacement or disposal for many years, cutting down on the resources used to manufacture panels. The foam used in Sing Core panels comes with a 20-year thermal performance warranty, dimensional stability, compressive strength, and water resistant properties. See instructions for repair and recycling.

This is a Sing Core overhead garage door panel compared next to a typical steel overhead garage door panel. Same size and thickness but as you can see the steel panel buckles with only a few pounds put on it while the Sing Core panel holds almost all of Inventor Peter Sings weight without any problem.

*See Warranty

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Connect Index

Applications -> Building Components -> Assembly & Connecting

Connecting Panels

How to Build Gallery

 

There are many ways to join Sing Panels

Simple Joining

The simplest and least expensive way to join sing panels is to join in any way according to your budget and/or expertise.

Due to Sing Panels being so straight and true it is easier to join panels together because they line up perfectly unlike other building materials.

 

sing-core-panel-cam-locks-3sing-core-panel-cam-locks-2In many cases, for instance, standard 4×8 panels can be nailed, glued or channel-joined quickly and easily with satisfactory results.

Other options for fastening panels may include cam locks (see examples left and right) that can be pre-installed, making assembly and joining easy and more secure.


The Sing cam-lock panel solution is a high-demand solution for panels that are routinely assembled and disassembled, especially in moveable walls, trade show booths, and various wall cladding applications. See: Cam Lock Panels

Connect multiple panels together in any configuration

Add lightweight high strength Sing modular shelves

Thru-bolt Joining

One of the most inexpensive and secure ways to join sing panels is by utilizing a simple nut and bolt connection method, especially, if the panels will be routinely or repeatedly assembled and disassembled.

Stainless steel nuts and bolts offer the safety and security when joining sing panels.

 

Biscuit Joining

In many cases, Sing Panels can be pre-configured for biscuit joining at your site of factory.

Especially for large projects, this enables Sing Core panels to be sent individually, reducing shipping and handling costs, for assembly at your facility or job site.

See images below for example of biscuit assembly of Sing Panels

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Spline Joint Connection Method
 

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Sing Core Dowel Joint

Joining With H Channel and H Molding

Embedded T-Slot Extruded Aluminum

In your choice of T1 (1 exposed slot) or T3 (3 exposed slots)

See: Sing T Slot Panels for more information.

Edge Banding

Unless specified Sing Panels do not ship edge-banded as 93% of our wholesale customers do their own edge-banding when finishing their Sing Panel.

Edge banding can take many forms from vinyl and plastic to wood and steel. Sing Panels are not intended for use as an un-banded product and may not qualify for our 50 year warranty if un-banded.

If your intention is to get the best, most long-lasting performance from your Sing Panels, feel free to take advantage of our free consultation to be guaranteed to achieve the results that you desire.

Edge Banding Options Include:

T Molding

Metal T molding closeup on sliding door lightweight high strength steelMetal T molding on large lightweight high strength non warping steel doorHere is an example of a large lightweight high-strength non-warping sliding door.

Note the steel T molding being installed to complete the door’s composition.

This door is guaranteed not to warp, bend, twist or otherwise fail due to being properly engineered and manufactured to exceed the specifications of this oversized architectural door.

T Molding

L Molding

Flat Molding

U Channel

modern-door-hardware

Photo courtesy of Vancouver Doors

 

Advanced Large Panels

Sing Core specializes in extremely large panels (up to 50 feet) that are extremely true flat and use our nearly seamless assembly process.

This is the most high-end and expensive process where we perform the highly specialized meticulous work in our factory yielding the high level of perfection that many of our most discerning clients require. See: our clients.

These must be manufactured in our plant to ensure accuracy with tolerances within thousandths of an inch and are more costly to ship due to the nature of their being larger than multiple panels that can be assembled on-site.

Connectors for Connecting

Cam-Locks

One of our many features is the ability to add fasteners/locks to our panels…one example of this is the “S-Hook Lock” with a turn of the hex wrench you can fasten or unfasten your panels quickly.

The “S-Hook” fastening lock that is attached to the side of these panels to allow for easy assembly of the wall system.

With a quick turn of your wrist on the hex key your panels will be attached to each other.

 

 

Barn Door Assembly or ‘H’ Channel

If you are planning to keep your panels as a permanent structure you may choose the H-Channel attachment feature. Apply your adhesive the slide panel into the channel on each side then either veneer over the panel and channel or you may choose to putty, sand and paint your panels to cover over the H-channel.

Tongue and Groove

Tongue and groove is another fastening choice especially if you using our panels for flooring or ceiling. Make a nice almost seamless connection but give wood veneer a hardwood flooring appearance.

Biscuit Joint

This is a modified biscuit joint attachment. Similar to the H-joint the you are using a single long “beam” as the connector and gluing them together. Best use is for oversize tables (such as vacuum tables) and oversize doors as well. Because our panels are made of honeycomb rather than solid wood, they will not warp. Our honeycomb is light and strong.

Ship Lap

The ever popular ship lap as a connector alternative.

With the wide variety of applications for Sing Core panels, posts and beams, and equally diverse selection of fasteners are used in practical installations.sing-core-panel-cam-locks-2Here are some of the most popular fastening systems used today:Norse Inc. LatchesNorse latches are designed for concealed installation in Sing Panels. Multiple configurations of latches and receivers are possible to suit many applications, and offer numerous advantages.Click Here for More InformationKnape & Vogt Manufacturing Company

Sing-Panel-FastenersMore than a century of experience to the design, manufacturing and distribution of functional hardware, storage-related components, and ergonomic products for original equipment manufacturers of the Tite Joint Fastener Draw Bolt.

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Pan American Screw

An International leader of innovative threaded fastening solutions. Developers of the Draw Bolts and Zipbolt™ tight joint fasteners. They are constantly testing and developing fasteners that are easier, faster and less costly to use.

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FastCap

Sing-Panel-Fastener-FlipBolt-Dog-BoneOver the past five years, FastCap has grown exponentially and has expanded its products base from the Fastcap to a vast array of woodworking products and tools, like the FlipBolt Tite-Joint Dog Bone Fastener Tool-less Draw Bolt.

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ITW Fastex

The range of panel fasteners and plastic clips available from ITW Fastex is designed to fill most fastening requirements. The range of applications is wide from machines, appliances, and computers to recreational vehicles and point of purchase displays.

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shur-lok-btn-mf2Shur-Lok

Shur-Lok fasteners and components are designed to satisfy customer requirements in two general application ideas: secondary structures, such as interior stow bins, lavatories and galleys, and primary structures, such as aircraft engines, engine pylons, landing gears, wings, gearboxes, transmissions and helicopter rotors–all critical applications.

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Veck Fasteners

Special and bespoke bonding fasteners. In addition to Veck Fasteners standard range of popular bonding fasteners, we provide purpose-designed special and bespoke bonding fasteners for customers who have specific requirements which cannot be fulfilled from our standard range.

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Just to name a few…

Fasteners and Anchors for Sandwich panels

fasteners

 

CEL FASTENERS are innovative tools to anchor and attach and remove sandwich panels easily and quickly.

The advantages of CEL’s fasteners are:

  • Possibility to attach and detach the panels quickly to carry out maintenance work or substitution
  • Invisible bolts
  • Precise positioning and multiple removals
  • Quick assembly
  • Cost reduction

Initially developed in compliance with to the needs of shipyards, this anchoring system is more and more used in different sectors:

  • Shops’, hotels’ and trade fairs’ assembly
  • Lifts
  • Transport: buses, trains, vans, etc.
  • Carpentry
  • Furnishing

potted inserts rivnuts helicoil inserts blind inserts with tabs spool inserts for sing honeycomb panelsImplants

Solid wood implants can be placed anywhere inside your custom Sing Panels for attaching hardware or other anchoring, including lock blocks and the like.

Individual connection inserts can be specified at specific locations to meet all your connection method needs. These can include, potted inserts, Rivnuts, Helicoil inserts, blind inserts with tabs and spool inserts, just to name a few.

Liability disclaimer

The above data are to the best of our knowledge correct and are intended to give information about our products and their potential applications. No warranty is given or implied in respect of certain properties of the products or their suitability for a particular application. We reserve the right for technical changes without further notice. We guarantee impeccable product quality under our terms of sale.

 

Examples of Joining Sing Panels

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Door Related Links

Applications -> Building Components -> Doors -> Misc. Door-related Links

General door hardware Links

National Door Industries, INC. Door fasteners, hinges, window frames and other accessories.

Barn Door Hardware – Hinges, locks and other assessors for use with our Sing Honeycomb panels.

SouthCO – Suppliers of hinges, fasteners, and everything else you need to complete your project.

Sliding/Pocket/Folding Door

Johnson Hardware Manufacturers of Professional Grade Sliding, Folding and Pocket Door Hardware.

The hardware hut: Door pocket – Door Pocket hardware

The Hardware Hut: Door Track – Tracks for pocket and sliding doors

The Hardware Hut: Hinges – hinges for folding doors

Direct Door Hardware: General Hardware