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Architectural cladding tooling · Feature bands and string courses

Feature band and string course tooling.

Tooling for horizontal relief bands, string courses and banding on precast and GRC elevations — continuous across panels, aligned at every joint.

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Overview

Feature bands and string courses, in plain terms.

Feature band insert located accurately along a precast mould edge
Band insert positioned to keep lines consistent

A feature band only works if it lines up. Across dozens of panels, a millimetre of misregistration at each joint becomes a visibly wandering line.

We design band tooling as locating inserts that sit in the same position on every panel mould.

What sets it apart

Four things that define this route.

01

Continuous alignment

Inserts that locate on the mould, not by eye.

02

Returns at corners

Mitred corner inserts for building corners.

03

Precast or GRC

Suits either route.

04

Relief or plain

Moulded profile or textured band.

How we build it

From pattern to released tool.

Band inserts are cast from a single pattern so every piece matches. Corner inserts are built from the same profile.

Locating features tie the insert to the mould edge.

Straight and corner feature band inserts made from one profile

The honest bit

What to know before you commit.

Panel tolerances on site still apply. Good tooling removes the casting variable; installation is its own discipline.

At a glance

The idea in a picture.

From sample to finished cast

  1. 01Sample, drawing or scanWhat the finish must match
  2. 02Master patternCarved, machined or taken from the original
  3. 03Liner or mouldMade in the right elastomer
  4. 04Trial castChecked with your mix
  5. 05Production castsLiner reused across the run
  6. 06Kept on fileReady for repeats

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Each job follows the same route, whether it is one keystone or a full run of wall panels.

FAQs

Questions we hear about this.

Can you do a curved band?

Yes, for curved elevations, with a pattern on the radius.

GRC string courses?

Yes, see also GRC relief tooling.

In this family

Related routes under Architectural cladding tooling.

Architectural cladding toolingThe parent service overviewSandwich panel face toolingTextured faces for insulated precastFeature bands and string coursesHorizontal relief bands on elevationsReturns and revealsWindow reveals, returns and corner units

Get in touch

Send us a photograph of the panel or the elevation.

One photograph tells us what surface you're chasing, and one line about the mix tells us what silicone or polyurethane will survive it.

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You deal with the people who make it.

No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Construction, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.

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The TCI workshop, with moulds on the bench mid-build.
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