Scaffold types
Ringlock scaffolding
How this type of scaffold is built, every system of the type in the ScaFix catalogue, and what the planning engine counts for each one on the same example house.
By Ole Emil Frikstad Urstad · How the numbers are computed ·

What is ringlock scaffolding?
Ringlock scaffolding is a modular system: vertical standards carry welded rosettes at fixed intervals, and ledgers and braces lock into them with wedge heads in up to eight directions, so the scaffold follows corners, curves and changing heights. ScaFix models 32 systems of this type from 29 manufacturers, with bay lengths from 0.7 m to 3.07 m.
Ringlock scaffolding in numbers
- Systems in ScaFix
- 32
- Manufacturers
- 29
- Bay lengths offered
- 0.7 m – 3.07 m (48)
- Depths offered
- 0.7 m – 1.6 m (31)
- Most widely offered bay length
- 3.07 m (15 of 32 systems)
- Tie rules citing a DIBt approval
- 11
Parts on the same example house
| System | Long-wall bays | Depth | Parts in total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layher Allround | 4 | 0.73 m | 515 |
| assco Futuro | 5 | 0.73 m | 559 |
| Plettac Contur | 5 | 0.74 m | 561 |
| ALFIX Modul | 5 | 0.73 m | 565 |
| Bil-Jax Ring Lock | 5 | 0.73 m | 565 |
| ROTAX Plus | 5 | 0.73 m | 569 |
| Hünnebeck MODEX | 5 | 0.82 m | 577 |
| Scafom-Rux RINGSCAFF | 5 | 0.73 m | 581 |
| Doka Ringlock | 5 | 0.73 m | 599 |
| PERI UP | 5 | 0.75 m | 605 |
| Aluhak Modul | 6 | 1.2 m | 663 |
| BrandSafway SafLock | 6 | 1.15 m | 689 |




Every system of this type in ScaFix
| System | Manufacturer | Bay lengths | Depths |
|---|---|---|---|
| ЛСК-60 (LSK-60) | – | 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.5 m, 1.2 m, 1 m | 1.2 m, 1 m |
| AFIXFAST X52 | AFIXFAST | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 1.04 m, 0.73 m | 0.73 m |
| ALFIX Modul | ALFIX | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 1.04 m, 0.73 m | 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| assco Futuro | ALTRAD assco | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m | 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| Plettac Contur | ALTRAD plettac | 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.5 m, 1.25 m, 1 m, 0.75 m | 1.39 m, 1.06 m, 0.74 m |
| ROTAX Plus | ALTRAD-Mostostal | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m | 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| Aluhak Modul | Aluhak | 3 m, 2.45 m, 1.9 m, 1.6 m, 1.2 m, 1 m, 0.72 m | 1.6 m, 1.2 m, 1 m, 0.72 m |
| AT-PAC Ringlock | AT-PAC | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m | 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| Bil-Jax Ring Lock | Bil-Jax | 3.05 m, 2.44 m, 2.13 m, 1.83 m, 1.52 m, 1.22 m, 0.91 m | 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| BrandSafway SafLock | BrandSafway | 3.05 m, 2.13 m, 1.57 m, 1.15 m | 1.57 m, 1.15 m |
| Safway Systems Scaffold | BrandSafway | 3.05 m, 2.74 m, 2.44 m, 2.13 m, 1.83 m | 1.52 m, 1.22 m, 0.91 m |
| Catari US Ringlock | Catari | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 1.04 m, 0.73 m | 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| CETA Multiceta | CETA | 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.5 m, 1.1 m, 0.77 m | 1.1 m, 0.77 m |
| Condor MULTICOM | Condor | 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.5 m, 1.05 m, 0.75 m | 1.05 m, 0.75 m |
| DELTA MODUŁ | DELTA (Delta Rusztowania) | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m | 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| Disk-lock Type B (China) | Disk-lock (CN) | 1.8 m, 1.5 m, 1.2 m, 0.9 m | 1.2 m, 0.9 m |
| Doka Ringlock | Doka | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m | 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| Hünnebeck MODEX | Hünnebeck | 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.5 m, 1.25 m, 1.13 m, 0.82 m, 0.74 m | 1.13 m, 0.82 m |
| JUMBO System | JUMBO | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 1.04 m, 0.73 m | 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| Layher Allround | Layher | 3.07 m, 2.57 m | 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| MJ COMBI | MJ-Gerüst | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 1.04 m, 0.73 m | 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| MJ OPTIMA | MJ-Gerüst | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m | 0.73 m |
| OLAN R+ | OLAN | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 1.04 m, 0.73 m | 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| PERI UP | PERI | 3 m, 2.5 m, 2.25 m, 2 m, 1.75 m, 1.5 m, 1.25 m, 1 m, 0.75 m | 1 m, 0.75 m |
| Pilosio MP | Pilosio | 2.5 m, 1.15 m, 0.83 m | 1.15 m, 0.83 m |
| Plettac Distribution PDM | Plettac Distribution | 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.5 m, 1.1 m, 0.7 m | 0.97 m, 0.74 m |
| Marcegaglia SM8 (Ponteggi Dalmine) | Ponteggi Dalmine (Marcegaglia Buildtech) | 3 m, 2.5 m, 1.8 m | 1.14 m, 0.81 m |
| Scafom-Rux RINGSCAFF | Scafom-rux | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 1.04 m, 0.73 m | 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| SIGMA RTM | SIGMA | 3.07 m, 2.57 m, 2.07 m, 1.57 m, 1.4 m, 1.09 m, 1.04 m, 0.73 m | 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| StepUp RingLock | StepUp Scaffold | 3.05 m, 2.44 m, 2.13 m, 1.83 m, 1.52 m, 1.22 m, 0.91 m | 1.29 m, 1.09 m, 0.73 m |
| ULMA BRIO | ULMA | 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.5 m, 1.02 m, 0.7 m | 1.02 m, 0.7 m |
| Yağmur Ringlock | Yağmur İskele | 3 m, 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.5 m, 0.75 m | 1.05 m, 0.75 m |
Questions and answers
How many ringlock scaffolding systems does ScaFix model?
32 systems from 29 manufacturers: AFIXFAST, ALFIX, ALTRAD assco, ALTRAD plettac, ALTRAD-Mostostal, Aluhak, AT-PAC, Bil-Jax, BrandSafway, Catari, CETA, Condor, DELTA (Delta Rusztowania), Disk-lock (CN), Doka, Hünnebeck, JUMBO, Layher, MJ-Gerüst, OLAN, PERI, Pilosio, Plettac Distribution, Ponteggi Dalmine (Marcegaglia Buildtech), Scafom-rux, SIGMA, StepUp Scaffold, ULMA and Yağmur İskele.
Which ringlock scaffolding system needs the fewest parts on the example house?
Layher Allround, with 515 parts, against BrandSafway SafLock with 689, on the same 11.4 m × 5.3 m house. The difference comes from bay length, depth and part design; it says nothing about price or load class.
Which bay lengths are most common for ringlock scaffolding?
3.07 m (offered by 15 systems), 2.57 m (offered by 15 systems) and 1.57 m (offered by 15 systems). The catalogue holds each system’s own lengths, and ScaFix fills a wall with them.
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