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Wet Cast Manhole Form Equipment
Wet Cast Form

A full line of heavy-duty, durable wet cast manhole form equipment is available in virtually any size or shape to meet any specification. The form sets utilize one-piece overhead strip, two-piece or rollback jackets, and the sets are built with the features producers need to supply superior manhole products

  • Knowledge of your local forming requirements
  • Records of your plant’s past purchases
  • Ability to incorporate your current
    manufacturing practice into new precast forms
  • A complete forming system from one
    source engineered and manufactured to
    work together for assured compatibility

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Wet Cast Eccentric Cone
Form Sets

Form sets are available in virtually any size or shape to meet any specification, utilizing one-piece overhead strip, two-piece or rollback jackets. The equipment is built with the features you need to supply superior manholes to your market area.

(Eccentric cone form sets can be supplied with an extended barrel
section for pouring different cone heights.)

Jackets

Jackets (or outer forms) are supplied for the production of concentric and eccentric manholes, risers and bases. Besser wet cast jackets are fabricated from heavy steel plates with channel rib reinforcing and sturdy lift eyes. The standard jacket consists of two pieces, each with mated edges for a smooth, tight joint. The rugged jackets are equipped with easy-to-operate, adjustable locks designed to simplify the use of the jacket as well as ensure production of the highest quality concrete products.

Single-piece jackets are also offered and used primarily for ease of overhead stripping. The
single-piece jacket utilizes a combination jacket expander and lock to hold it open during the stripping process. The mechanism then closes the jacket before the next pour.

Grade Ring Battery Form Sets

Grade ring battery form sets are designed to produce multipleWet Cast Grade Ring Battery
grade ring sections from a single pour. Form sets are available
with a two-piece or three-piece outer jacket to produce grade
rings ranging in height from 2” (50 mm) up to the length of
the jacket. Flat pallets and keylock pallets are used with the forms.

(Wet cast grade ring battery form sets will produce multiple grade ring
sections from a single pour.)

Cores

Cores (or inner forms) are available for pouring concentric and
eccentric manholes, risersWet Cast Core and bases. One-piece Besser cores are
engineered for easy, long-lasting operation, and are fabricated from heavy steel plate with a single opening. The core seam has beveled, mated edges for a smooth, tight joint. Cores feature the industry-proven internally mounted core collapsing device which locks and unlocks the core. A half turn of the locking bar collapses the core for easy stripping from the cured concrete product. The core collapser is easy to use and will provide years of dependable service. Solid tapered cores are also offered.

Accessories

  • Riser Shoveling Plates
  • Base or Extended Base Shoveling Plates
  • Flat Top Forms
  • Pallets and Headers
  • Miscellaneous Accessories
Besser Company,  801 Johnson Street, Alpena,  MI  49707 USA , 989.354.4111 | email:  sales@besser.com | Employee Login