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Alternative to Aluminum Honeycomb Panel

Sing Core’s alternative to aluminum honeycomb panel. aluminum honeycomb panel is used as core material in a variety of applications such as facades, walls, floors, ceilings, roofs, inside doors and partitions. Aluminum honeycomb core also found inside workbenches, craft tables, laser cutting tables, and a wide range of other types of work surfaces, especially when there is a desire to reduce the weight of the end product.

Increasingly, Sing Core is replacing aluminum honeycomb core with its Sing HPL Sandwich Core.

Sing HPL Sandwich Core

Sing HPL Sandwich Core is far superior to any aluminum honeycomb core in the following areas:

1.  Strength-to-weight ratio

2.  Fully insulated

3 High precision

4. Longevity

5.  Eco-friendly

6.  Warp-free

7.  Low cost

Sing HPL Sandwich Core serves as base core in many industries including government, scientific, universities, military, space exploration, aeronautics, nautical, in submarines, public transportation, railways, corporate, and industrial warehousing, just to name a few.

1. Strength to Weight Ratio

Sing HPL Sandwich Core exceeds all expectations when it comes to strength vs. weight thanks to inventor Peter Sing’s patented and patent-pending technologies which are the foundation for the success of Sing’s core. Long ago, Sing coined the phrase,

“Heavy does not mean strong, and lightweight doesn’t have to be weak.”

Sing’s invention changed the way architects and engineers brought their creative endeavors and problem-solving solutions to life.

2. Fully Insulated

Sing HPL Sandwich Core is a key ingredient in breach proof impact doors, and other applications where sound proofing, refrigeration, defense, and separation is imperative. Due to the nature and construction of Sing’s HPL Sandwich Core, no effort needs to be made to achieve an acceptable degree of sound deadening or climate control.

3. High precision

When the attention to detail demands high precision, no core material is more precise or stable than Sing HPL Sandwich Core sporting an impressive .006-inch tolerance. This is why Sing HPL Sandwich Core is hands down the go-to solution for dead flat tables supplied by the best high-end millworks in America today.

4. Longevity

When it comes to composite cores, risk is assumed in the area of the lamination process which holds the various products together over time. Sing’s patented and patent pending technologies eliminate the risk of delamination over the life of the product in use. And even comes with a 50-year structure warranty which includes delamination, so you don’t have to worry about it.

5. Eco-friendly

Aluminum Honeycomb Panels are made offshore and imported for use in the USA. Why? Because the production process is so toxic to the environment that it would be nearly illegal to manufacture in the United States. Even so, we still share the same air and oceans with our neighbors outside our borders. This matters to Peter Sing who only uses USA-sourced and natural materials holding the highest standards for Eco-friendly manufacturing methods for a better world.

6. Warp-free

Sing HPL Sandwich Core is long-renowned as, “the only way” to create large, panelized structure materials that will not warp under strenuous conditions. Though note that Sing’s True Flat Team must be involved in the engineering and manufacturing of the project because many factors must be taken into consideration to create a warp-free product, such as size, skin type, location, and application. Still, the only 50-year warp-free guarantee in the industry, regardless of size.

7. Low Cost

With the rising cost of aluminum and other metals, Sing’s Sing HPL Sandwich Core is a value in comparison to other manufacturing methods. You can now achieve greater results without having to use any metal, and saving money that would otherwise be wasted on metallurgy.

Other Types of Core Materials

Sing HPL Sandwich Core is vastly in the process of becoming the replacement core of choice over other types of lightweight core materials such as paper honeycomb, and different kinds of urethane core, EPS core, wood-based core, such as particleboard, LVL, solid wood core, as well as aluminum honeycomb core to keep the working subject straight, flat, or lightweight over time without fail.

Sing MDF Composite

Going a step beyond the Sing HPL Sandwich Core, one of the most popular hybrid composite products in huge demand is Sing’s MDF Composite available in core or panelized with solid wood edges and implants. This has the embedded HPL for all the high performance results, plus it is topped with a super smooth 1/8” MDF for easy painting or lamination of nearly any material.

Try it. You’ll love it, just like the rest of our high-end clients who rely on its stability and beauty when finished.

Standardized Surplus Special

In an effort to help spread the news about Sing Core’s ability to make most anything better, we have a way that you can try some Sign Core out for yourself.

We have a limited stock of Sing HPL Sandwich Core on hand in standard sizes that is taking up valuable space in our warehouses, so you are welcomed to try it out to see what you think.

Available Sing HPL Sandwich Core Surplus Items

We have some excess stock of Sing HPL Sandwich Core in the following sizes

4×8 4×10 5×8 5×10 5×12

standard 1 1/2, 1 3/8, 2 1/4 thick

Our standard thickness is 1 ¾ inch right now. But any size you can special order.

Quantities are limited to what we have on-hand.

These materials would be perfect for projects of nominal size, such as 2 ft, 4 ft, 5 ft, less than 3×5’, 2×6’.

Of course, if you want all the positive results of Sing’s core guaranteed 100% without worry, custom order from us. We will make you a frame, as featured in Sing Panels. Which means they come with solid wood edge, with the reinforced structure inside to keep it straight. That is more expensive but is trouble-free for you, for your door company, especially if you are dealing with very large doors. Some doors 8 ft 10 ft tall by 25 ft wide or bigger. This is our niche.

Otherwise, you can use Sing Core in endless applications, such as: See Application List

Sing Core MDF Composite

This is one very basic, less expensive option, but if you want to be straight, with concern of warping, or telegraphing, would require an upgrade with special skin underlayment beneath the MDF skin on top of Sing Core.

This creates a either a core material or full panel with stable material on both sides with MDF skin for paint grade or cold press purposes. More stable translates to less chance of telegraphing, and designed for high-end precision and smoothness. The price is a little bit over than that of standard MDF-only skin.

But, if you want to do hot press, then you must take advantage of our special hot press process. That means you can accommodate the increased high temperature and high pressure without worrying about any telegraphing. This is the most expensive method for the most demanding clients.

Note: We normally have a minimum order of $4,000 and orders under that amount are assessed a $500 surcharge. During this event for these items only, we are reducing the surcharge to $100.

Plug-in to Sing’s Core Group

As you become a regular customer you can achieve platinum status at Sing Core which plugs you into Sing’s Core Group. That means you get regular updates and training in all the latest news and developments that are happening here at Sing Core.

Platinum members may also be eligible for elimination or reduction of rush fees, when in a hurry.

$10,000 Doors

Doors with Sing Core inside can sell for tens of thousands of dollars due to the high precision and high quality.

If you are in the Core Group, you will access to all the training and knowledge necessary to qualify you to make $10,000 doors, too. And we’ll show you how to use the glue applied to make it stronger to last. As a platinum member, you will be a well-informed in any new technology developed by us.

So, this is the best opportunity for you to contact us. So, that means we can establish something in long-term relationship in support of your creativity because Sing Core has endless applications.

You can create anything from a full exquisite home with all the bells and whistles to a high functioning tiny house. You can build replacing traditional lumber including components as post and beam.

There is no doubt that Sing Core is the most environmentally friendly material, not just as building material, but for longevity, lifespan, and the highest precision so that you can create the masterpiece demonstrating your strength as a creative woodworker.

Your skill combined with the invitation of what we can do, together we can change the world.

Meet Inventor Peter Sing

Besides all this, if you would like to know more about Peter Sing, the inventor and his creativity, click here. We have a four-minute video to give you an idea about how Peter Sing’s mind works. You should see it. Please tell your friends, because these inventions are needed.


 

 

 

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Seattle’s Symphony of Architecture and Design Center for the State of Washington

sing pivot doors in center for architecture design seattle with man doorsGreen building materials are the focus point of every architecture design now-a-days. As the home of the architect and design community for State of Washington, which is the leader in high tech and advanced materials playground for searching the planet for green, earth-friendly products is essential for this new home for all designers and architects.

In the temple of Seattle’s Center for Architecture & Design, the evergreen state sets the standard for promoting the highest standards of preserving our green earth among the Pacific Northwest architectural community while seeking out new ways to approach a more sustainable approach with building products that save energy and add longevity to the overall life of projects around our local communities and the world.

The idea of a local design center is not new, but the Seattle design center is the leading edge of this new technological approach to new office designs; bringing to life the idea of a multi-functional design combining office space, media, meeting and a gallery to promote green design permeating all areas of life and our society.

It all starts with the composer / architect of the project; with Ric Peterson’s design of Suyama Peterson Deguchi, while leading the team of the designer of the total project which includes a varied line up of suppliers, general manufacturers and fabricators to tackle the most challenging job to represent the state’s finest architects and designers. When all is said and done, the resulting space in this center represents the new philosophy and concept of engineering for a better world within the office space that has superior functionality as it is easy to maintain and built with the longest lasting building materials.

The symphony’s composer is Ric Peterson, FAIA of Suyama Peterson Deguchi was charged with the challenge of creating a design center work of art. The score is conducted by general contractor / conductor of the symphony, Krekow Jennings supervising all components while acquiring and arranging the performers (trade professionals such as sub contractors) participating in the creation of the newest chapter in executing the design by using green building materials made locally, produced with less energy and waste used throughout this project. The resulting masterpiece is a modern office, meeting room and gallery in a picturesque downtown location as a perfect showcase for professional trades and an inviting exposure to the general public. The whole job will not happen if without all the support from the donor of their trade skill to help such as painters did all the paint work for the furniture, and Schuchart/Dow craftsmen did all the assembly which basically started from patented Sing Panels, all in flat-pack which is easy and takes up less space for shipping to the job site avoiding damage during transport, and the end result is a new chapter of this ornate symphony of building art; simple, functional and elegant.
huge extreme edge pivot doors in seattle center for architecture design sing core

FAIA Mr. Peterson is a senior architect for Suyama Peterson Deguchi (SPD) responsible for providing the solutions to build the multi-function 4800 sq. ft. space by creating a gallery that could be converted to a conference room within minutes to hold secure meetings within the center itself. It needs a special pivot door when it open it is a large gallery, when those 4 doors closed it become a conference room. All the furniture, work tables, islands and counter tops are quickly and easily assembled on site

About the large pivot door: Mr. Ric was able to accomplish the door solution by teaming up with inventor, Peter Sing, whose lightweight, high strength building material made it all possible without the use of heavy equipment, lifts and cranes. After being invited to join the project, Sing offered to supply not only the doors but almost the rest of all the office furniture, partitions and even part of the dining table/work table and cabinets in the lunge and office areas – all made of patented Sing panels, same core materials to build those 4 large pivot doors.

About the large pivot doors: There are four 12 ft. x 10 ft. x 5 inch thick doors, It starts with patented Sing core as door panel each weighing around 500 pounds each for easy moving as shown at above pic. Each door was installed in less than a half an hour. These unique large extreme edge pivot doors were manufactured in Washington state using patented Sing Core as the embedded structural core material. those door had added two more layers of material on the job site to create sound deadening and fire retardant features, Even with his lightweight, high strength core material, the wall feels as though it is made of solid stone, when you knock on it. Two of the doors feature a built in man door for simple access when the area is secured as a conference room. Four doors are easily 12 ft. x 10 ft. 2,000 pound pivot doors by the time completed provide the conversion from gallery to conference room quickly and easily.

About the furnishings, desks, tables and partition walls: Office area are also with totally new design approach with new leading edge patented lightweight , high strength eco friendly Sing panels. all those office furniture are assembly on the site by use patented Sing panels all flat pack after paint by painters and hand carry to the designer center, some shelf / table top and partition wall are over 12 ft. in length. Each of the panels are designed to be able to be carried by one person.

Assembling office furniture from sing modular panels lightweight high strength seattle center architecture designThe features of the office and lounge areas are simple but elegant in the functional execution of the artist’s design concept. All the furniture features adjustable legs to maintain work surfaces at high precision instrument grade levels. Up to 8 foot clear span work areas are neat and clean while keeping all power and other cords neatly hidden from view by an embedded wire management channel system that is an effective design component within the work areas. Single piece partitions that span up to 12 feet provide privacy and security while standing flawlessly amidst the efficiently accurate space.

Not resorting to raised level work areas provides an effective approach to cleaning and maintenance of the floor space that is both easy and saves time. all the wiring are hidden within the desk top and shelf channels, instead build raise floor as most commercial office space which takes more space and more assembly time and lose more precious space.

Completing the symphonic work, Sing and his patented product “Sing Core” is joining the team of suppliers that is bringing the dream of Seattle’s design symphony to life.

Hearing about this project might cause you to wonder how an entire facility of this magnitude could be quickly and easily assembled out of multiple integrated modular panels. This is the first time such a grandiose project has been built completely of lightweight high strength panels that are not only sound deadening but are resistant to warp, bend or twist, even while covering long spans and featuring natural wood surfaces.

Thanks to Sing’s lightweight material, it took less than 2 hours to unload and install those huge pivot doors (weighing-in at only 500 lbs.) and three craftsmen assembled and installed all the office and lounge components and furniture. Sing Core it the new Eco-friendly building material that has helped to create the strongest most lightweight office furniture ever invented in the world, creating endless possibilities to provide architects, engineers and designers the ability to provide sustainable long-life office furniture and so much more…

The advantage Sing office furniture which furnish almost the entire design center space

1 Easy to clean floors (less table legs shelf supports to interrupt the cleaning process).
2 Easy wiring management (all wires are hidden in the channel between the partition wall and desk top).
3 Some areas designed with clear span of 10 ft. plus (the shelf top and the table top are at same level) providing more working surface and elegant work space.
4 Partition walls are made of a single piece large panel (without joining to separate entire work station, offers more privacy yet simple, elegant and functional).
5 Easy to assemble on the job site (entire office lounge area constructed of Sing Panels (each piece of furniture is flat packed and installed by Schuchart/Dow).

The advantage of pivot door / partition wall

1 Change the conference room to gallery within minutes.
2 Fire proof and sound deadening patented Sing pivoted door.
3 Man door on both sides of the entrance for easy access.
4 The lightweight and strength of Sing pivot doors enabled designers to add 1,500 lbs. of additional material without compromise.

See also: Seattle Center for Architecture & Design

 

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Torsion Box Club

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Sing Torsion Box Club
FREE to Join Today
Members Only

Meet us at the Woodworking Show
November 15-17, 2013
Friday 12-6; Saturday 10-6; Sunday 10-4
Portland Expo Center
2060 N Marine Drive Portland, OR 97217

Woodworkers know the best solution for building a true flat work bench, door or panel is to use a torsion box structure. It takes a skilled craftsperson hours, if not days, to build a true flat strong lightweight bench. This torsion box is very labor intensive, people only do it for extremely high-end or as a labor of love.

The good news is Sing Torsion Box structures are made in our factory by the train load with highly precision machinery. It is more precise, higher in strength and lighter in weight than any torsion box structure created by a wood shop. Now you can use the most advanced torsion box to build endless products at very low cost.

Inventor Peter Sing invites you to apply for free membership in his Sing Torsion Box Club today.  Members are invited to attend free seminars and first-time attendees receive enough Sing Torsion Box core to build a large size work bench free… and bring your truck to take advantage of seminar-only you haul bargains.

Sing Torsion Box Club members have access to exclusive how-to information and details about how to build the strongest, most lightweight products using eco-friendly Sing Torsion Box technology.

Member Benefits:

  • Free Seminar(s)
  • Free How-to Details
  • Free Sing Torsion Box Material*
  • Members Only Club Discount Pricing
  • Build Products for Us
  • Build Products for You
  • We Sell Your Sing Products
  • Make the world a better place promoting Eco-friendly woodworking

Joining is free and you can enjoy all the benefits that come with membership by having access to free material to build to your heart’s content using patented Sing Torsion Box or Sing core.

Members are also part of a growing network of craftsmen, and will be able to trade your skills with the highest quality wood material at no cost to you and/or purchase material at club discount price.

Free Seminars

Sing Seminars are held periodically (currently bi-monthly, increasing frequency according to growth of movement) at our showroom, next to our factory.

These seminars explore tools, techniques and processes that maximize the Sing Torsion Box technology. As well as:

  • Discover how to build new Sing products
  • Take advantage of 1-day-only discount offers (bring your truck)
  • Take advantage of skills-for-materials offers
  • Network and exchange woodworking knowledge with others
  • Reduce overhead and maximize profit
  • Access evolving marketing techniques
  • Business-building and merchandising

Members can join our Active Craftsman Division (ACD) entitling you to all knowledge and material needed (including Sing Torsion Box, adhesive(s) and wood veneers) to cold-press (included) and manufacture your own Sing furniture panels, boards and beams.

Free Sing Torsion Box Material

In this exclusive grass-roots movement, we are partnering with skilled craftsmen who desire to promote the wave of American-made handcrafted products that are the best in the world. We know these are hard-times, and we are here to help you get from here to there.

In an effort to help motivated and talented woodworkers, we are willing to provide select ACD members with the materials they need to build their products up-front. This is by invitation only and you can enroll in this program at our free seminar.

ACD Members are invited to attend our detailed seminars at our factory location, so that you can be assured to have the best, most current information and designs at your fingertips.

Members Only Discount Pricing

Sing Torsion Box Club members save up to 75% on materials i.e. Urethane Glue, Sing Core, Sing Sandwich Panels, Sing Panels, hardwood veneers (oak, maple, birch, sapele, walnut, luan, etc…) at a fraction of the price of regular distributors.

Member Responsibilities

1 Study our web site to learn and believe that Sing Torsion Box is what you would like to use at your wood shop.

2 Tell your friends and enter our wood blog to talk about your experience about Sing Torsion Box as non-biased comments and share with the wood working trade what your Sing Core knowledge.

3 Use your Sing Torsion Box Club membership to use Sing Core and Sing Sandwich Panels to build all types of Sing products. Members can sell products back to Sing Core, or can be sold on consignment at Sing Core, sell at your own on line store or let us sell for you.

4 Promote Eco-friendly products and keep jobs at home by using your skills to build products to last and will help to spread the word to others about Sing Torsion Box and make the world a better place.

 

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Sing Along With American Made Lightweight Tables

Sing Along With American Made Lightweight Tables

By Damon Marturion

Using Sing Core technology, the structural integrity of any table can be magnified exponentially while remaining extremely lightweight.

Inventor, Peter Sing, says, “There is nothing like this in the world that is eco-friendly lightweight, strong and stronger than titanium; plus,” says Sing, “We help put American craftsmen back to work building products that are handmade in the USA and will last the test of time, while making the world a better place.”

I met with Mr. Sing in his international headquarters in McCleary, Washington. Many emerging technologies have been birthed in the Pacific Northwest and Sing’s, patented “Sing Core” is destined to provide a natural and bio-friendly alternative to existing building materials.

One of Peter Sing's Sing Core Tables

Mr. Sing gave me a tour through his warehouse where I viewed a variety of table designs. They covered the entire spectrum from industrial work-tables, to kitchen tables, desktop and coffee-tables. Pretty much, any kind of table you could think of.

Of course, Mr. Sing is enthusiastic about his own products but he really got my attention when he lifted the whole end of an eight foot table with one finger. I thought, “That doesn’t make sense… How’d he do that?” as if it were been some parlor-trick or something… Then he challenges me to try it… and sure enough, it was so lightweight that I could duplicate the demonstration with one finger.

Mr. Sing claimed that though extremely lightweight, that his sing core was stronger than titanium. Sing explains, “Compared to an average size of grid for honeycomb core made of aluminum, titanium and plastic that are less than 1/2 inches, keeping an adequate strength is an issue. Sing core’s internal structure is made of renewable natural wood veneer that is so strong that 2 x 2 inch grids of sing core reached 660 psi when tested by UW Civil Engineering Lab, proving that it is stronger than almost any available honeycomb core.” I thought this was an optimistic appraisal, until he crawled onto this 8 foot table that was only one-inch thick and laid on it as if he was going to take a nap. Then he asked me if I could witness any visible bowing of the table top beneath him. Sure enough, to my naked eye, the table top was perfectly straight.

Not being an engineer, I could not explain what my eyes were seeing, but it confused my reality of what seemed possible and/or my interpretation of the laws of physics as I understood them.

One of Peter Sing's Sing Core Collapsible Tables

Getting off of the table, he explained to me that while I was looking at tables covered in a variety of material, like Formica (HPL), natural woods and metal; his technology could be applied to any covering resulting in a lightweight, strong and long-lasting end product using no melamine or particle board. Examples included any surface material, “Like any kind of wood product, concrete, any stone – like granite – for instance, acrylics, glass, or even Kevlar for bullet-proof solutions.”

“Try to bend it,” Mr. Sing encourages me to bang, press and sit on the table to challenge its structural integrity, “You can’t. It’s too strong.”

Then turning his hand from horizontal to vertical, he said, “And any table top you see here can be turned to stand, like this, and it becomes a door,” with the same properties, just different hardware and packaging, “or any other thing. It’s the same core material.”

Mr. Sing said that his manufacturing facility was most famous for providing lightweight and “true flat” solutions for oversize doors. He said that this is a common problem for designers and architects as, “The reason most wood products fail is due to warping, twisting and cupping.

As we walked through a maze of assorted furniture, it was obvious to me that Peter Sing’s sing core could be used in nearly any consumer product, as well as structural applications; everything from cutting boards to bridges.

Then he hit me with his philanthropic dream of making the world a better place by putting the power of product design and manufacturing back in the hands of the average American who has (at least) basic woodworking skills. Sing says this is a, “New miracle revolution of true green technology.”

 

To this end, Mr. Sing has launched his, “Lightweight University,” where he trains and certifies pioneers (anyone from one-man operations to large, corporate manufacturing facilities) in the practical use of his sing core. He went on to say, “Every student, every draftsman, artist, designer or housewife can use sing core to create thousands of product applications if they attend Lightweight University , at least they could benefit by using products made of sing core in their daily lives.”

“Anyone can design,” sing core products, according to Sing. When people come to him with ideas, he empowers them with his technology, allowing them to create things that have never existed before; and if they so desire, supports them as they manufacture their designs and gain market share via Lightweight University (LWU).

Inventor, Peter Sing, says, “This should be in every house in America,” encouraging everyone to, “spread the news… tell your family and friends,” about sing core and his desire to put the power of manufacturing back, “in the hands of American craftsmen,” who can create high-quality, handmade creations that will last for lifetimes, while still being economical enough to compete with cheap (disposable) imports; returning pride to the phrase, “Made in the USA.”

For more information, contact:

Peter Sing at Sing Core, P.O. Box 1691, McCleary, WA 98557 (360) 495-3577

 

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Sing Sandwich Panel

Sandwich Panel

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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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Or fill out our Work Order Form to get a free quote.

 

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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.

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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

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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

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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 Information …Knape & 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

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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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Torsion Box

Torsion Box

 

Sing Core Torsion Box Panels

Patented Sing Core: We put a torsion box in the SIP panel to make it better. The other names for our panels include sandwich panel, honeycomb panel and lightweight panel.

 

Sing Punch-Proof Doors

SINGCORE-The torsion box core makes it impossible to punch through and destroy.

 

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Punch proof Sing Core door.
Typical paper core door. (click to see more)

 

What door companies do not want you to know.

torsion box animationAs long as you cannot see the paper core hide inside the door, they will not change it to Sing core. Sing core does not cost not much more than core made of paper but is at least 49 times stronger.

Punch through a Sing door and you will break your hand. If you can manage to punch through a Sing core punch-proof door and don’t break your hand then you will get a free sing door from us.

The most common doors used in most homes are paper core doors. With one punch you can destroy one of these flims doors. Once the door is broken you will need to take it to a door shop to get if fixed or replaced and then take it back and install it. The cost is not only a door, it is how to dispose of it, take it in and out of the shop, build or replace the door and install it. Why not just buy a Sing door to begin with. Sing doors are not much more expensive than paper core doors when consider the life span and they are free. What is your time worth?

Stronger than Steel,

Lighter than Wood

Your door doesn’t have to be steel to be strong. Sing Honeycomb Doors are stronger, lighter and more stylish than steel and vinyl doors due to the torsion box core.

Sing Doors are more stable, insulated and lightweight than solid wood doors. The torsion box core holds the Sing Door Panel flat so that it willnot warp and sag like ordinary wood. A 16lb steel hammer will easily dent a steel or vinyl door, but not a Sing Door. Because Sing panels are efficient to produce, they are more affordable than solid wood doors.

Patented Sing Door Methods

Sing Honeycomb doors are versatile, and customizable. Even the technoly used to construct the door can cater to our customers’ individual needs.

To see more torsion box pictures and web sites visit the Google image galery.