ROCKPROFIL

Cassette System

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Overview of the ROCKPROFILE

Cassette System
The ROCKPROFIL Cassette System is a dedicated
thermal insulation wall cladding system. It is recommended for use as a light prefabricated element for the external perimeter and internal partition walls of buildings.
The ROCKPROFIL Cassette System uses common metallic
elements load-bearing wall cassettes with stone wool
thermal insulation infill, covered on the external side
by sheet-metal cladding.
The ROCKPROFILCassette System is applicable as a curtain
wall element for steel or concrete load-bearing framed
structures without limitation.
The system can also be fixed to load-bearing walls and
beam fillings (for example large and/or heavy concrete
or aerated concrete panel walls, as well as to brick
or block masonry). It can be used as both a vertical
and horizontal cladding with an external sheet-metal
aesthetic.

The ROCKPROFIL Cassette System

is similar to traditional cassette walls,
but it has the added advantage
of reducing linear cold bridges
at cassette noses. This, in turn,
reduces the total thermal loss
of the wall.

The ROCKPROFIL Cassette System is therefore suitable

productive and variable assembly possibilities, good

everywhere there is a requirement for a low heat transfer

acoustic properties, a small number of standard

coefficient (U value) as part of an overall narrow build

components yet with the option to choose different

depth ie. a slim total wall thickness.

claddings on the external wall side. Further, this system

Its use is also highly appropriate for cladding walls

where the specification is to fulfil an ambitious level
of heat transfer coefficient its application minimises

is very economical to install and maintain, providing

a good return on investment costs.
Because the ROCKPROFIL system suppresses the effects

the energy requirements for heating buildings. In addition

of cold bridging, the stone wool thermal insulation therein

to these key features specific to the ROCKPROFIL Cassette

performs around 40% more efficiently than an equivalent

System, are all the other beneficial properties of traditional

quality and thickness of insulation within a traditional

cassette curtain walls simple and reliable systems,

cassette wall.

The ROCKPROFIL Cassette System

description
The ROCKPROFIL Cassette System has been specially

ones, the fixings for the external cladding are special

designed to prevent is cold bridges at cassette noses with

distance fastening screws. These are anchored to cassette

the help of overlapping stone wool thermal insulation

noses while, at the same time, being able to secure

batts, inserted within thecassettes. While the load-bearing

a cladding element at 40 mm distance from the cassette

cassettes and external cladding elements are standard

nose. The insulation component is a single layer of multipurpose stone wool batts which provide thermal, acoustic
and fire resistant protection to the structure.
The installation format allows for the insulation layer
to be inserted into the cassette while also forming a 40 mm
overlap covering the cassette noses. This arrangement
eliminates air gaps at all the horizontal joints of the
insulation batts. In essence, the ROCKPROFIL Cassette
System comprises standard components with the exception
of a few specified named products. It is regarded as an
open system, especially suited for the use of different
external cladding options (trapezoidal and corrugated
metal plates, external cassettes, non-metallic combined

Insulation bat Airrock ND for ROCKPROFIL is 40 mm over the cassette nose

tabular claddings onto system grids etc.).

Vertical cladding: RockProfil System

Horizontal claddin
Airrock ND
610 x 1 000 mm

Svisl plech obkladu

Vodorovn plech obkladu
Airrock ND
610 x 1 000 mm

Kazeta

SFS SDC2
screw

Soklov lita
(oprn prvek)

Soklov lita
(oprn prvek)

The ROCKPROFIL Cassette System

basic components
1. Horizontal zinc-coated steel load-bearing cassette,

case of opaque or other visible over cladding) or on the

generally varnished, height 600 mm, depth H (mm)

rear face (in the case of acoustic perforated cassettes);

sealing, fastening and fixing accessories for cassette.

insulation batt with non-woven texture is marked

2. Plinth supported or top suspended continuous steel

as Airrock ND FB1 (for the ROCKPROFIL System).

sheet-metal element (protecting against vertical

4. Distance screws SDC2-S-S16-5.5 x 63 mm (stainless

displacement of cladding hanging down). The special

steel) or SDC2-T-A16-5.5 x 63 mm (heat-treated carbon

fixtures ensure its static performance with the cassettes,

steel) with sealed washers made by SFS Intec for fixing

plus its regular profile of zinc-coated steel with a minimum

vertically oriented external sheet-metal plate to cassette

thickness of 1.25 mm. This element defines a fixed

noses at a flat or slightly curved low wave position (for

point for the cladding from which thermal movement

instance sinusoidal corrugated plates).

is accommodated as vertical cladding elements expand

A. For vertical external cladding

or contract. It is best to suspend supporting elements

5.A. External formed sheet-metal cladding, for zinc-coated

by fixing from the warmer top end on buildings where

steel with minimum thickness of 0.75 mm, fastening

significant thermal movement is anticipated.

accessories for the external formed sheet-metal

3. Thermal insulation batt Airrock ND (for the ROCKPROFIL

System), size 610 mm x 1,000 mm x (H + 40) mm. There

cladding (for longitudinal seams and plinth supporting/

top suspended profile).

is an option for the batt to be produced with a black

6.A. Elements of tinsmith- external cladding completion.

glass fleece on the visible front face (suitable in the

7.A. Supplementary facade components (ventilation grids,

shutters, sealing collars etc.).

B. For horizontal external cladding

ng: RockProfil System

5.B. Vertically mounted grid of zinc-coated steel (eventually

varnished) with OMEGA-shape profiles anchored
to cassette noses at load-bearing locations by two
distance screws SDC2-T-A16-5.5 x 63 mm (heat-treated
carbon steel); regular OMEGA profiles with minimum
steel thickness of 1.00 mm, with minimum height
of 40 mm, oriented in such a way that their flanges lie

Kazeta

on the surface of the overlapping stone wool insulation

Airrock ND (for the ROCKPROFIL System).
6.B. Other external cladding components according to the
construction design, standard fixing to the OMEGA
profile.

SFS SDC2
screw

Note 1: For round sheet-metal formed plates with low wave or for achieving of greater aesthetic effect of the external cladding, it is possible to
replace the basic distance screws with hexagonal head SDC2-S or SDC2-T
screws which have an attractive so-called irius ??? appearance with teeth
under the head L12 -marked as SDC2-S-L12 or SDC2-T-L12. For rapid and
high-quality assembly of all SFS Intec screws, special self-locking adaptors
made by SFS intec are recommended (type E 480 for hexagonal heads
and E 420 for L12 irius heads), which are attached by renewable jaws.
Note 2: Continuous steel sheet-metal plinth supported or top suspended profile (protecting against vertical displacement of cladding hanging down) ensures fixing to vertical OMEGA grid and
its static performance with cassettes, regular profile from zinccoated steel with minimum thickness of 1.25 mm. This element
defines a fixed point of the cladding from which the vertical
grid can expand. The most suitable placing of supporting
element is at the warmed-up attic.

Special distance screws

SFS intec, typ SDC2 S

Compulsory Conditions
for a Guaranteed Application
The first group of conditions relates to the specific

by comparison with the static properties of the same

components used:

cassettes when applied in a system comprising straight

a) External formed sheet-metal plate (trapezoidal

fastened vertically clad trapezoidal metal plates secured

or corrugated) must be from zinc-coated steel

by short screws through the separation tape (so called

of minimum thickness 0.75 mm (or with regard to

classical cassette curtain wall). Under the same static

stiffness, of equivalent aluminium plate or aluminium

scheme, factors determining the reduction in load-bearing

alloy plate, e.g. minimum thickness of 1.00 mm).

capacity are the cassette type used, its metal plate

b) For the assembly of vertical metal plates or secondary

thickness, external cladding sheet-metal thickness and

vertical grid for horizontal or oblique external claddings,

the spacing system of the distance screws. It is necessary

only the recommended type of SDC-2 screw made by

to check the potential static performance in collaboration

SFS intec should be used.

with the manufacturer, the supplier or the cassette importer.

c) Thermal insulating properties declared in this Assembly

Manual refer only to the recommended insulation material
Airrock ND (for the ROCKPROFIL System) with a 40 mm
overlap of insulation over the cassette nose. In addition,
any further or nondescript mouldings, Z-profiles, grids,
other structures or components shall not be inserted
in the area of the facade which includes the overlapping
insulation.
d) There is a reduction of the static properties of loadbearing cassettes in the ROCKPROFIL Cassette System

The second group of conditions

concerns the instructions given
totechnical staff and the practical
training of construction crews who
will be personally participating
in the pre-assembly operation or
the mounting installation on site.

Fire Resistance
The ROCKPROFIL Cassette System has superior fire performance when
compared to the behaviour of traditional cassette walls with corresponding
parameters (eg. the same cassette depth and metal plate thickness, the same
thickness and quality of stone wool insulation, the same external sheet-metal
cladding). Test results for the ROCKPROFIL System according to EN 13501-2 are:
E 120 (io); EI 30 (io); EW 60 (io); E 120-ef (oi); EI 30-ef (oi);
EW 60-ef (oi). More details on fire classifications are available upon request.
During a unique fire demonstration in Mokrsko (CZ) month/year?, a test
building was erected and set on fire especially to show the excellent fire
protection performance of the ROCKPROFIL System.

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Acoustic Properties
Besides its thermal and fire protection capability, ROCKPROFIL also provides
excellent acoustic properties. These were measured in CSI Prague month/year?
on actual model buildings giving results for weighted laboratory air-borne
sound reduction Rw up to 45 dB.
Note: All stated acoustic parameter measurements have been taken e according to international
ISO standards and the accredited testing reports for an actual project are available on request.

Acoustic chamber

Thermal insulation properties

regarding SN 73 0540:2002, part 2 and change Z1:2005

Preparation of external metal sheet cladding

Preparation of external metal sheet cladding

The thermal protection of the building is one of the

Requirements in norm SN 73 0540-2:2002, Z1:2005

most important characteristics for designers to consider.

A ROCKPROFIL Cassette System specification makes it
possible to achieve a first-class energy-conserving building

Construction
type

Wall

Light

0,30

LEC Light
external
cladding

0,3 + 1,4.fw

Exeption Z1

envelope and save costs for heating. Actual thermal

performance values were measured in a Weiss air-conditioning chamber by standardised methods. From two
measurements with total insulation thicknesses of 155 mm
and 175 mm, an accurate interpolation and extrapolation
was made for insulation thicknesses from 120 to 200 mm.

Coefficient of thermal
conductivity U (W/m2.K.)

Construction
description

Recommended
Value

Required
value

0,20
0,2 + 1,0.fw

0,7 + 0,6.fw*

Note 1: value fw is share of sheer area to whole area of wall

Note 2: * formula is valid for value fw > 0,50 (m2/m2)

The ROCKPROFIL Cassette System

Cassette type
Insulation
thickness
(mm)

K 120

K 130

K 145

Total

120

140

155

160

165

170

175

180

185

190

200

Over
Cassette
nose

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

0,390

0,328

0,280*

0,264

0,248

0,232

0,217*

0,212

0,207

0,202

0,195

0,292

0,250

0,226

0,219

0,212

0,206

0,200

0,194

0,189

0,184

0,175

Coefficient Cassette
wall
of thermal
conducti- Teoretical
vity UN
value of
(W/m2.K.) insulation

Note 1: is valid for Airrock ND (D = 0,035 W/m.K)

Note 2: * values measured, others are interpolated or extrapolated
Note 3: bold printed values are preferable, others are possible values

Assembly
manual
The Assembly Manual briefly describes basic operations
and presumes background knowledge of metal cladding

2. Prepare and mount the supporting profile.

3. Insert Airrock ND from the top downwards and cover

components, building ironmongery and the work of the

the cassette noses. Staggering the rows of insulation

insulation contractor in the assembly team. Prior to the

batts is necessary at cassette noses to prevent the

cladding installation, the construction site must be

formation of vertical gaps, thereby providing complete

adequately prepared and surveyed. Scaffolding will need

thermal integrity.

to be erected, components supplied and the contractors

will study the projects design documentation.
The detailed Assembly Manual is available upon
request.

4. Mount header and reveal joists at windows, doors

and gates and install all flashing components that
cannot be bedded in after the external cladding has
been fixed.

5. Fasten the vertical external metal sheet or OMEGA

Short description of installation
1. Install the load-bearing cassettes of the specified type
it is recommended that the cassette nose for the first
cassette at the lowest level (if it is convenient) be cut off.

profiles according to the building design using screws

SDC2 S S16 5.5 x 63 mm.

6. Continue the assembly according to the facade

diagram and instructions for installation.

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Static Parameters
The ROCKPROFIL Cassette System has reduced static para-

on metal plate thickness and width, cassette nose shape,

meters compared to so-called traditional cassette curtain wall

and the pattern of distance screws etc. Detailed data must

systems with straight assembled vertical trapezoidal metal

be determined by the designer with help from the cassette

plates using the same cassette, insulation and trapezoidal

supplier and taking into account the influence of load to the

metal plates. This is due to the performance of the longer

building from external forces (for instance from wind), height

fastening screws. Reduction coefficients of load-bearing

and shape of the building, the surrounding terrain and any

cassette capacities are established by combined experimental

other relevant local site conditions. More details about these

and calculation methods. These coefficients are dependent

parameters are available upon request.

Advantages of the ROCKPROFIL

Cassette System
1. Demonstrates outstanding innovation as a quality
curtain wall cassette system.

2. Retains simplicity even in a high performance system.

3. Key specific system components cannot be mistaken
only one type of screw, only one type of insulation etc.

4. Similar to the traditional, popular and frequently used

systems but achievingsubstantially better thermal
insulating properties.

5. Excellent acoustic properties.

6. High performance fire resistance E 120 and EW 60
minutes (fire from both sides), EI 30 minutes (fire
from inside) or EI 45 minutes (fire from outside)
for ROCKPROFIL systems with cassettes of minimum
120 mm depth and more.

7. Safeguards against penetration and vandalism very

difficult to disassemble by untrained persons (requires
special tools), robust in the event of malicious damage.

8. Ensures as standard good mechanical resistance of the

external cladding (bracing of ladders etc. is possible).

9. Fast and efficient assembly.

10. A relatively small investment delivers high
performance curtain wall cladding.

11. Fast economic payback of the system for heated

buildings.

12. The potential to reach external wall thermal transfer

coefficients not only of required values but also of the
even better recommended ones: UN = 0.20 W/m2.K
according to SN / STN 73 0540 2:2002 for real
cassettes without any exceptions.

13. A ROCKPROFIL installation makes it possible to fulfil

the EU Directive No. 2002/91/ES on energy require ments for buildings EPBD (Energy Performance
of Buildings Directive).

Please note: the measured values, tested and

accredited results of the ROCKPROFIL Cassette
System are the intellectual property and possession
of the companies Rockwool, a.s., and Rockwool
Slovensko, s.r.o.
Any violation of the above stated conditions or by
interference with ownership law or by change of
compulsory elements, any pretensions
of guaranteed properties of a modified system
howsoever are thereby abolished.

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