Hardboard or plywood templates are often required to manufacture non-rectangular, aluminium based entrance matting systems.  It is the responsibility of the purchaser to provide these templates.  Ferrum aluminium based entrance matting systems are manufactured to extremely close tolerances and it is therefore essential that templates are produced to the same degree of accuracy in relation to the size and shape requirements of the site.  The following guidelines are provided to assist the purchaser's template maker in producing accurate templates with which we can work.

1. Mat templates should be produced following the installation of the matwell frame.

2. Templates must be dimensionally stable.  Hardboard and plywood are ideal. Vinyl and paper are not acceptable as they can bend, crease, stretch or shrink out of shape.

3. Templates may be provided in one or more sections.  Where more than one section is provided, abutment marks should be made to ensure proper alignment of the template sections.  Templates should be market "TOP", as appropriate

4. The position of all doors relative to the mat should be marked on the template.

5. The direction of traffic flow should be marked on the template. Bear in mind that foot traffic flow may occasionally change direction after stepping onto the mat. This may require special design features.

6. Templates should be a precise fit within an installed matwell frame. We will slightly reduce the mat size in relation to the template in order to facilitate fitting and removal.  Templates made to "actual mat size" are perfectly acceptable, but should be marked accordingly. We will then reproduce exactly the size and shapes of the template.  We do not recommend that previously fitted mats should be used to produce templates

7. Mat panels will be made to similar size, as appropriate to the overall size and shape of mat required.  In the event of particular panel size requirements, we must be informed accordingly.  Attention should be paid to such considerations as ease fitting beneath fixed door leaves, avoiding joints in major traffic flow paths, aligning mat panel joints in surrounding tiled areas, etc.

8. Where two mats are to be installed in close proximity, a datum line running through templates should be marked and identified accordingly.  This line will establish the precise relationship between the mats, and will enable us to ensure that the ribs align.

9. Templates should be kept dry during making and transportation to our premises.

10. It is the customers responsibility to deliver templates to our premises.

11. Ferrum retain ownership of the template following manufacture of the mat.

Please remember, the template you provide is our only information regarding your requirements.  Any external factor which may have a bearing on the mat layout should be indicated on the template.

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