FEATURED PROJECT
The West Podium Art Wall
The West Podium Art Wall (20 Hudson Yards) delineates the entry between the shops & restaurants and the public square and gardens. The facade stands at 92 feet high, 312 feet long and contains over 30,000 machined components by Tripyramid. Tripyramid designed and developed the cable net façade and canopy through a series of mockups
HOW IT`S DONE
Cold-Forming and Net Fabrication for Sky Reflector-Net
Swaging is a common application of cold working, a method of plastically deforming metal in a controlled fashion at room temperature to create new geometry and stronger, harder material in the affected area.
When used to apply fittings to stranded cables, the cable end is inserted into the swage shank. The shank is then cold-formed around the cable. In the swaging process, the material of the swage fitting literally flows into the cable interstices, forming a mechanical lock between the two components. This fabrication method is used to connect many of our wire rope and structural strand end fittings.
FEATURED HARDWARE
Rod Truss Clamp
This stainless steel rod clamp was designed to accept truss rods, in tension, bent to a specific radius. A king post sets down on top of the clamp in the final installation, making the clamp act as the central node for a roof truss system.