Dorma Variflex 100 Manual Moveable Wall - Acoustic Moveable Wall System
Verified by manufacturer 1 month ago
Sound insulating, solid acoustic manual moveable wall system.
Application
Suitable for any application where the purpose is to make people meet, communicate and generally feel comfortable in their surroundings. It has a wide choice of elements and stacking/ parking arrangement options and its high level of flexibility, even in the case of complicated room proportions where sloping ceilings or circular spaces have to be accommodated, ensures optimum functionality.
It is custom manufactured for meetings, conferences, classrooms and any room requiring easy division of the space to produce multiple useable areas with high acoustic separation.
Description
Sound insulating manually operated moveable wall system providing the possibility of high level sound insulation requirements. It comprises individual top hung full height panels of equal size, made to measure to suit site dimensions. When the wall is closed between fixed abutments, it gives the appearance of a solid flush wall.
Panel finish:
Three surface finish collections are available:
- Classic collection: (high quality, impact and scratch resistant decorative finishes):
- Solid colours: Aluminium light, Beige, Black, Bordeaux, Royal Blue Cream I, Magnolia, Taupe Pearl grey I, Pearl grey II, Pearl grey III, Polar white, Super white, Terracotta, White, Polar white, Super white.
- Light Wood reproductions: Birch, Maple, Planked beech. Dark Wood: Oak Odessa, Antique Oak, Dark Cherry Walnut light, Walnut dark.
- Design collection:
- Wood veneers: American ash, American cherry, American oak, American walnut, Birch, Birdseye maple, Canadian maple, European cherry, European maple, French walnut, Macore, Mahogany, Steamed beech, Swiss pear, Wenge.
- Metal décors: Aluminium décor, Stainless steel décor.
- Sheet steel, painted: RAL colour range.
- Functional collection:
- Suitable for writing on with chalk: Magnetic black, Magnetic green.
- Suitable for writing on with marker pen: Magnetic grey, Magnetic white.
- Projection surfaces: Magnetic grey, Magnetic white.
- Plain surface suitable for painting and wallpapering.
Features and benefits:
- Wide range of configurations.
- High flexibility.
- Effective smoke control and the latest European standards are met.
- High sound reduction up to Rw 60 dB and is acoustically tested to BS EN 140-3.
- Also available as 30 minute fire resisting.
- Complies with BS EN ISO 14025.
- Concave and convex aluminium edge profiles with integrated quad-lip gasket.
- Polyester powder coated to RAL 9010 track finish.
- Smoke control: performance test in line with DIN EN 1634-3.
General information
Color | Manufacturer guidanceRange available from Dorma colour collections. |
Finish | Manufacturer guidanceThree surface finish collections are available (Classic, Design and Functional). |
Material | Manufacturer guidanceTri-block panels are constructed of a non-deflecting steel tube frame with aluminium edge profiles. The frame is clad either side with freely oscillating particle board and the track is manufactured from extruded aluminium. |
Shape | Manufacturer guidanceTo suit project requirements. |
Warranty description | One year Guidance for specification option: Extended to two years with service agreement. |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | L20/545 Sliding stacking panel partitions |
Specification data - Sliding stacking panel partitions
Performance | Smoke control: Performance test in line with DIN EN 1634-3. |
Operation | Spring loaded top and bottom mechanical seals. Seals are operated by means of a removable ‘crank’ handle and engaged by a winding mechanism.Guidance for specification option: End panel with vertical telescopic seal. |
Seal pressure | 1500 N (minimum). |
Dimensions (nominal) | |
Structural opening size | Guidance for specification option: Insert requirements. |
Panel (average) | |
Width | Manufacturer guidanceInsert requirements. |
Height | Manufacturer guidanceInsert requirements, available 2000–14 500 mm. |
Thickness | 100 mm. |
Average panel weight | |
Standard panel | 30–61 kg/m² (dependent on acoustic rating). |
Track system | |
Head track | Type R.Guidance for specification option: Track system for right-angled configurations with cross-roller carriers for maximum possible layout variability. Suitable for weights up to 400 kg per element. Support rollers in the junctions guarantee simple operation when sliding elements across intersections. SmartTrack.Guidance for specification option: Steel track system for large element heights and high weights, with special mechanical coding in the carriers, plus curves and switches for maximum operating ease and effortless positioning of the elements, without electrical, pneumatic or mechanical actuation. |
Ceiling flange finish | Polyester powder coated to RAL 9010.Polyester powder coated to clients choice.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. |
Park position | PL1.Guidance for specification option: Single-point suspension system, 90° to partition axis. PL2.Guidance for specification option: Two-point suspension system, 90° to partition axis. PL3.Guidance for specification option: Two-point suspension system, parallel to partition axis. PL4.Guidance for specification option: Two-point suspension system, 90° to partition axis, in several stacks. PL5.Guidance for specification option: Two-point suspension system, 90° to partition axis, in single stack. PL6.Guidance for specification option: Two-point suspension system, 90° to partition axis, parked in a row arrangement. PL7.Guidance for specification option: Two-point suspension system. PL8.Guidance for specification option: Two-point suspension system. PL9.Guidance for specification option: Two-point suspension system. |
Wall jamb and abutments | An acoustic baffle must be installed within any ceiling or floor void, as a minimum to the same achieved acoustic rating as the moveable wall laboratory test certificate. |
Panels | |
Construction | Non-deflecting steel tube frame complete with independent aluminium edge profiles.Guidance for specification option: Tri-block elements are constructed of aluminium-steel complete with independent aluminium edge profiles, element thickness 100 mm. The element frame must be clad either side with prefinished 16 mm particle board cover panels, hung in acoustic isolation and allowed to vibrate independent of the element frame. The cover panels must be easily detachable without the need to remove the elements or frames from the head track. |
Finish as delivered | Classic collection - solid colours.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Classic collection - wood reproductions.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Classic collection HPL - solid colours.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Classic collection HPL - wood reproductions.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Design collection - aluminium décor.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Design collection - sheet steel, paintedGuidance for specification option: Insert RAL colour requirement. Design collection - stainless steel décor.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Design collection - wood veneers.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Fabric faced surface mounted sound absorption panels.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement, 50 mm Class A to EN ISO 11654:1997. Functional collection - chalk.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Functional collection - magnetic.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Functional collection - writeableGuidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Special order.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. |
Joints | |
Detail | Aluminium with magnetic sealing strips. |
Finish | Polyester powder coated to clients choice.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirement. Satin anodized aluminium. |
Vision panels | Not required.Required. |
Pass doors | Double.Full height single.Not required.Single. |
Junctions and corners | Junctions removeable without adverse disturbance to ceilings. Support rollers in the junctionsfacilitate ease of operation when sliding elements across intersections. 90° corners intersections. 90° corner. |
Acoustic insulation (Rw, minimum) | 39 dB. Guidance for specification option: 30 kg/m². 46 dB. Guidance for specification option: 31 kg/m². 49 dB. Guidance for specification option: 40 kg/m². 52 dB. Guidance for specification option: 40 kg/m². 55 dB. Guidance for specification option: 48 kg/m². |
FireRating | Not required. EI 30 minute fire resistance. Guidance for specification option: Available for 52 dB or 57 dB variants. |
Edge treatment | Aluminium protective casement edging (U). Concealed surface edging (K). |
Element type | 90° corner. Angle. Curved. Flush telescopic. Overlapping thrust unit. |
Standards | Acoustically tested to BS EN 140-3. Environmental labels and Declarations BS EN ISO 14025. Smoke control: Performance test in line with DIN EN 1634-3. |
End panel | Flush telescopic panel. Standard telecopic panel. |
SurfaceSpreadOfFlame | Class B-s2, d0 UK class 1/O (to EN 13501-1). Class D (to EN 13501-1). |
Sustainability data
Country of material origin | Germany |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | 46.25 kg CO₂ eq/kg Self declared |
Recyclability | At the end of product life 16% of Variflex Full wall element is sent for material recycling and 84% for energy recovery by Thermal recycling Manufacturer guidance16% material, 84% energy recovery by thermal recycling. |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | Manufacturer guidanceEnvironmental Product Declaration (EPD) Certified. |
Literature
Dorma Hüppe Variflex Moveable Wall Systems
Case studies
Dorma Variflex Manual Acoustic moveable wall Divides Space at Iconic Skegness Pavilion
Dorma Variflex Manual Acoustic moveable wall at Paddington Works Co-working auditorium creates flexible space
Dorma Variflex Manual Acoustic moveable wall from Style, Flexible teaching space for a forward-thinking primary school
Dorma Variflex Manual High performance Acoustic moveable wall installation by Style at Investec independent regulators
Dorma Hüppe i-Track Intelligent semi self parking moveable walls by Style
Dorma Variflex Manual Acoustic moveable wall installed as Global Consulting Group Contracts Style Again
Dorma Variflex Manual Acoustic moveable wall A Healthy Investment from Style
Dorma Variflex 100 Manual Moveable Wall Sets - Low VOC Emissions Results Set New Standard
NEWS FEED - Style Partitions Wins Industry Awards
Dorma Variflex Manual Acoustic moveable wall - Church hall, Birmingham
Dorma Variflex Manual Acoustic Moveable Wall - installed at St Modwen offices, Birmingham
Dorma Variflex Manual Acoustic moveable wall - Cannock (Scotland) GP Surgery
Dorma Variflex Manual Acoustic moveable wall - Amazon offices, Edinburgh
Dorma Variflex Manual Acoustic moveable wall - Glasgow, Rangers FC - Edmisston House