Optima Interlock Plank System
An Innovative, High-Performance Cladding Solution for Modern Architecture
The Optima InterLock Plank System is a high-performance system featuring interlocking pressed planks. Designed for both commercial and residential projects, it provides a sleek, modern façade with clean, recessed or hairline joints. Ideal for new builds and refurbishments, the system is suitable for a variety of applications including schools, high-rise buildings, and other architectural projects.
The mechanically fixed interlocking return secret-fix system offers exceptional versatility, making it ideal for both internal and external use across a wide range of project types. Its flexible design adapts to modern and traditional aesthetics alike, delivering a high-quality finish that balances architectural appeal with practical performance.
BENEFITS OF THE OPTIMA FLAT PLATE SYSTEM
- Secret Fix Installation: The interlocking joints create a smooth, uniform appearance with no exposed fixings, ensuring a clean, modern finish.
- Versatile Orientation: Can be installed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, providing flexibility for different design layouts.
- Durability & Performance: CWCT, Sequence B tested by UL Solutions.
- Superior Aesthetic and Performance: Achieves a visually cohesive façade that ensures long-lasting water resistance and structural stability.
- No Adhesives: Uses mechanical fixing methods, guaranteeing true A1 or A2 fire-rated performance.
- Variety of Materials and Finishes: Available in pre-paint, polyester powder-coated, anodised, Corten, Zinc, Copper and Stainless Steel finishes.
- Lightweight yet Rigid: Easy to install, minimising structural load while maintaining durability.
- Efficient Installation: Top-down installation method facilitates a streamlined and efficient on-site process.
- NBS specifications: Available tailored to your project.
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Interlock PANEL CONFIGURATIONS & INSTALLATION FLEXIBILITY
Secret-fix planks with seamless joints and adaptive ventilation design
The Optima Interlock Plank system uses secret-fix pressed planks connected by interlocking male/female joints for a seamless, modern appearance. Available with recessed or hairline joints, the system is designed for both aesthetics appeal and superior performance.
The system offers an adaptable approach to ventilation, using a weathered screen design that introduces ventilation, ensuring effective airflow. The panels are fixed onto an extruded aluminium framework, providing flexibility for horizontal, vertical, or diagonal installations.
DURABLE AND ADAPTIVE SUBSTRUCTURE
Customizable Panel Options to Fit Every Design Vision and Project requirement
The system’s substructure is just as important as its panels. Constructed from high-quality materials, the substructure ensures durability and adaptability for all types of wall constructions, including both new builds and refurbishments. The fully adjustable system accommodates variations in insulation thickness and wall irregularities, ensuring precise alignment and long-lasting performance.
INSTALLATION AND VENTILATION SOLUTIONS
Efficient Installation and Enhanced Ventilation for Superior Performance
The Optima Interlock Plank system ensures ease of installation, compatible with various types of external insulation and wall constructions. Using wafer head, self-tapping stainless steel screws, the panels are securely and precisely installed. Ventilation zones behind the panels exceed CWCT minimum requirements, ensuring optimal airflow, thermal performance, and weather resistance.
OPTIMA INTERLOCK PLANK 3D MODEL
See our latest system in 3D
Interact with the Optima INTERLOCK PLANK 3D model. Zoom, rotate and truck forward using your mouse or fingers (on a touch screen). If you have any questions, please get in touch.
ANODISED ALUMINIUM
Anodising is an A1 non-combustible finish. It is an electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts.
Due to the nature of the anodising process and the tight quality controls on both the aluminium and the surface treatment, anodising has a homogeneous (matching & consistent) appearance.
Colours, textures and patterns can be incorporated in the anodic film, enhancing the natural metallic appearance without affecting the total UV resistance of the rainscreen cladding.
Anodising enhances the natural qualities of aluminium further; it permits a strongly contemporary finish with incomparable corrosion and abrasion resistance.
Aluminium is exceptionally recyclable, requires minimal maintenance and has proven lifetime performance.
Polyester Powder CoatED ALUMINIUM (PPC)
PPC is an A2 limited combustibility finish.
PPC is a type of dry coating, rather than a conventional liquid paint, and is applied to metal rainscreen as a free flowing, dry powder. The powder is applied to rainscreen panels electrostatically and is then cured under heat to allow it to form a ‘skin’. This electrostatic powder process means we can ensure complete coverage of the panels, even on more complex shapes.
Powder Coating can produce a much thicker coating than conventional liquid coating leaving PPC rainscreen cladding with a hard finish. This is much tougher than normal paint and its strong abrasion and corrosion resistance properties make it extremely durable and long lasting.
If you are looking for a finish to make your project stand out PPC is a great specification choice with a range of 200 standard RAL colours and a wide choice of special effects offer a great alternative to anodised aluminium and stone, natural effects and different textures can be used to add a unique touch to your project.
Alpolic A1
ALPOLIC® A1 is a non-combustible composite panel. It is currently the only composite panel in the world that is classified to fire standard Euroclass A1 according to DIN EN 13501-1. This means: non-combustible and also no smoke development in case of fire.
ALPOLIC® A1 is easy to process and shape, weather resistant, impact resistant and has a high degree of flatness. The front side is colour-coated with the high-quality fluoropolymer resin LUMIFLONTM (FEVE), making it highly resistant to weathering, UV radiation, corrosion and colour fading.
Alpolic is 100% recyclable, after installation Alpolic saves energy consumption of the building by thermal insulation effect. The air space between the material and backing wall forms a thermal insulation layer and increases the wall systems energy conservation performance.
PRE-PAINT ALUMINIUM
Pre-PAINTED Aluminium is a great choice for large facade cladding projects, tough and hard-wearing.
It is available in a wide choice of colours and surfaces and gives a uniform paint layer and consistent colour minimising shade variation between panels – Euroclass A1 Fire Rating.
In addition to its UV and weather resistance, it is also easy to transform and allows creations of original shapes.
Prepainted metal is the choice for sustainable design, the aluminium coating is an environmentally friendly process and can be recycled without any loss in quality.
ACM A2
ACM A2 is a limited combustible aluminium composite panel.
It is a popular choice from the range of rainscreen cladding materials that we supply, as well as being fully recyclable and consumes low energy the other benefits include including enhanced durability and strength, and a huge variety of attractive finishes.
We’re dedicated to manufacturing our rainscreen cladding systems with the highest quality of materials, which is why we only work with the best suppliers of ACM A2 to bring your project to life.
Minimum quantities may apply, please consult with Sotech for more information and available specifications.
Copper
Copper is an A1 non-combustible material. It is a traditional construction material excelling in durability, malleability and corrosion resistance.
Copper is perfect for architectural cladding, giving a unique aesthetic appearance with low maintenance costs due to a naturally forming, self-protecting patina.
The material is 99.9% recyclable and using only 15% of the energy used in the original manufacture to recycle product.
The material protects itself by developing a patina over time, however patination can be accelerated by a chemical process meaning the material is available in varying shades.
Strong, dimensionally stable, light and low maintenance.
Stainless Steel
The appearance of stainless steel panels is easy to maintain, as the material is highly resistant to atmospheric and pure water environments, it is also 100% recyclable and Euroclass A1 Fire Rating.
Rimex offer Stainless Steel patters that are produced by texturing or rigidizing ferrous and non-ferrous metals, increasing strength in all directions.
Textures diffuse light patterns to produce an optical flatness to sheet metals, eliminating the unwanted oil-canning effect. Deep textured metals resist dents and scratches resulting in low maintenance costs.
Richard Austin Alloys provide a complete range of processing services including surface finishing. Using various techniques we can provide you with grades bright, reflective and highly polished finishes.
Stainless Steel is Euroclass A1 Fire rating, the appearance of stainless steel panels is easy to maintain and 100% recyclable.
Zinc
A traditional construction material excelling in durability, malleability and corrosion resistance due to a naturally forming, self-protecting patina.
Naturally resistance to corrosion and virtually maintenance free as the rinsing effect of rainwater performs this task naturally. Zinc lends itself to both traditional and contemporary design. – Euroclass A1 Fire rating
One of the most unique features of Zinc Composite Material is that it uses the effect of air and the elements to enhance it’s finish; available in a natural blue grey, as well as numerous other shades, ZCM’s pre-weathered finish means that it matures over time as it’s exposed to the outside, and the natural patina that develops means that scratches and imperfections are virtually unnoticeable.
The surface only requires minor cleaning and maintenance over its lifetime.
Learn More…
The Learning Zone plays host to innovative design workshops, CPD seminars and launch events where designers, contractors and material manufacturers can meet, evaluate and review projects and address technical issues at the very start of the design process.
We also have constructed training walls where installation teams can come and familiarise themselves with our Optima Rainscreen Systems, and products can be tried, tested and handled prior to going on site.
IF YOU’RE AN ARCHITECT/DESIGNER
There is a huge range of materials, finishes, colours and design options, offering the specifier an almost limitless choice of products, presented in a practical and convenient way designed to cut research time for the designer and provide an in-depth technical resource.
IF YOU’RE AN INSTALLER:
Experience the range of systems and choice of materials, explore technical solutions to specific problems, iron out design details and gain an understanding of scheduling requirements. All systems can be examined in detail and real-life applications can be rigorously reviewed and tested.
OPTIMA INTERLOCK PLANK CWCT TESTING
The certification assesses the performance of the faCade/cladding system in accordance with CWCT Sequence B – Standard for Systemised Building Envelopes (2005). The evaluation includes the SFS support structure for through-wall applications.
This includes:
- Internal and external environment
- Air permeability
- Thermal performance
- Access and safety
- Design life
Tests performed:
Air leakage (infiltration and exfiltration)
Water penetration (static and dynamic)
Wind resistance (serviceability and safety)
Impact testing (retention of performance & safety to persons)
SOTECH Optima INTERLOCK PLANK
Certificate Number: R41630-1
Fire Test Performed at: UL International (UK) Ltd
Date test performed: December 2024
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SOTECHVR
A NEW WAY TO VIEW OPTIMA SYSTEMS
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For a fully immersive virtual reality experience, SOTECHVR allows users to examine complete 3D models of our Optima range, change the rainscreen system to a material/finish of your choice, learn more about fire safety and rainscreen testing.