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07 42 43 - Composite Panels

Doralco's COMPOSITEcore Composite Panels division offers a wide variety of Aluminum Composite Panels and installation systems to meet unique building applications. Doralco specializes in design, engineering and fabrication of exterior architectural composite cladding systems. COMPOSITEcore’s highly skilled production, proactive project management and detail-oriented approach ensure comprehensive quality and accuracy throughout the entire design development to fabrication process. Our engineering and fabrication facility is state of the art utilizing the latest in computer software and fabrication technology to ensure unparalleled quality and service. We offer both a dry joint rainscreen and wet joint composite panel systems.

In partnership with Reynobond ®, Alpolic ®, and Alucobond ®, COMPOSITEcore offers a variety of standard color coil-coated acm with options in zinc, brushed aluminum, copper, stainless steel, titanium, kevlar, anodized, stone and wood timber finishes to choose from, the design options are endless. The finished composite panel provides the rigidity and strength of composite cladding construction with excellent architectural flatness for creating smooth, monolithic surfaces, exceptional load-bearing capacity and flexural strength - all with the virtual elimination of dimpling, buckling and oil canning.

From sales to project management, whether you are a building owner, architect, general contractor, distributor, fabricator or installer, you can count on Doralco to deliver the best quality and innovative composite cladding installation systems with world class customer satisfaction in the industry.

07 42 43 - Rainscreen Composite Panel Systems - CCRS Series

COMPOSITEcore’s (CCRS) rout & return dry joint rainscreen system is a high performance exterior “dry joint” composite panel cladding system which is designed as a water managed system to controls the impact of wind driven rain on exterior walls. The acm joint filler strip offers a design options in both joint size and color. Our CCRS system, with its caulk free design, offers the desired crisp, clean, and contemporary look for today’s architectural composite cladding design intent.

The CCRS system utilizes a perimeter extrusion attachment system that combines the drained back ventilated rainscreen composite cladding design that limits direct entry, prevents capillary action, manages cavity drainage correctly as it sheds and restrains the penetration of wind driven rain. A rainscreen composite panel cladding and wall system controls wind driven rain by separating the rain from the wind pressure and deals with them separately. As the wind impedes on the composite panel cladding, it penetrates into the wall cavity through composite cladding vents to push on the backup wall air barrier system.  If the air barrier is tight and well supported, the wind stagnates in the cavity to increase the cavity pressure until it rises to become about equal to the surface pressure of the cladding.  When these two pressures become roughly equal, the rain is no longer pushed or entrained into the wall cavity, the rain then flows downward over the surface of the composite panels.  The rain is effectively stopped at the cladding surface while the wind is effectively resisted by the backup wall and air barrier system. 

• Drained, back ventilated rainscreen and pressure equalized design for a high performance building envelope
• ACM joint filler variable in both joint size and colorFloating attachment system for accommodated thermal expansion
• Low maintenance and cost effective
• Flexible design options without sealant in the reveals
• Fire rated cores are also available
• Pre-engineered to meet your design criteria
• Design-Build assistance
• Fully tested for air, water and structural performance
• Independently tested to AAMA 508 voluntary test method and specification for pressure equalized rain screen wall cladding systems
• Green Building Assistance & LEED® Credit Potential.

07 42 43 - Wet Joint Composite Panel Systems - CCWJ Series

COMPOSITEcore’s (CCWJ) composite cladding rout & return wet joint composite panel system has been in the market place for many years. The system utilizes continuous perimeter extrusions which reinforce the panels return, features a sliding angle clips, and exposed caulking at the composite panel joints for aluminum composite panel substrate attachment.

• Standard and custom options

• 1/2 Inch caulked joint

• Excellent for curved applications

• Precision fabricated design

• Tested for ASTM 283, ASTM 330, ASTM 331 and AAMA 501

• Installation is quick and easy

• Utilizing a silicone sealant at the composite panel joints.

• Low maintenance and cost effective

• Pre-engineered to meet your design criteria

• Design-Build assistance

• Green Building Assistance & LEED Credit Potential.  

07 42 43 - Glazed In Composite Panel Systems - CCGIP Series

Doralco’s composite cladding Glazed-in panels are designed to be used as a replacement for glass in any glazing, curtain wall, spandrel and window application. The panels are available in a variety of thicknesses that can be fabricated with one or both sides finished and can be manufactured with all ACM architectural finishes.

Plate Panel Systems - CPWJ Series, CPRS Series, and CPGIP Series

Our CPWJ (Wet Joint), CPRS (Rainscreen), and CPGIP (Glazed In) Plate Panel systems feature our perimeter track and sliding clip system and offer significant advantages in certain applications.

• Custom colors available
• Ideal for complex configurations and shapes
• Smooth finish seamless corners

Facade Upgrade Kits

In this economy, architects and business owners are looking to reimage their storefronts on a budget.  Doralco has come up with a solution to help glazers tackle this emerging market.  Doralco’s new “facelift” façade upgrade kits give Glaziers a solution to the rising costs of working with multiple vendors and the shipping multiple products to arrive on time for installation.  “It gives Glaziers the opportunity to develop business they may not have been able to reach in this market by giving their customers a complete reimage at a lower price point.” stated Tom O'Malley, Vice President of Sales at Doralco. 

Façade upgrade kits, including composite panels, are made per project and ship with all components for the install together, which may include: COMPOSITEcore composite panels, Intertec Sunshades, interior and exterior glass door rail and header kits, Architectural cladding, and Lightshelves. Having one supplier for all of the major façade components gives Glaziers an advantage in price and logistics.