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Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.
A BASF Construction Chemicals Business

95 Pineview Dr.
Amherst, NY 14228-2166
 
Toll Free:800-677-4WBA
Phone:716-691-7566
Fax:716-691-9239
 
Web Site: www.wbacorp.com
laminates and expansion by Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business

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Overview:
For more than 50 years Watson Bowman Acme Corp. has developed and manufactured products for some of the worlds most unique and complex projects. While our focus has been in the area of expansion control for civil structures, our technical expertise is far reaching. Today WBA is expanding beyond these core products and offering specialty products and services to a host of markets. We have a fully qualified engineering staff of professional engineers and designers backed by strong relationships with national testing labs and universities. Our professional operations team employs the principles of lean manufacturing, and enterprise resource planning tools, all supported by our formal ISO 9001-2000 and AISC quality management systems.

Watson Bowman Acme Corp. is the only Expansion Control Company servicing the Bridge and Highway, Architectural, and Parking and Open Air structures markets, offering the broadest range of products and services in the construction industry. Our key to success is providing innovative, quality products and engineered solutions.

Watson-Bowman Acme to exhibit at the AIA National Convention & Design Expo May 17th-19th in Washington DC. Come and see us at booth #950.

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Featured Articles

Featured Articles

The Parking Professional Magazine 2007 International Parking Awards Issue; “When Garages Move”, By Charlie Munn, CAPP Featuring Watson Bowman Acme.

Technical Support

Technical Support

Contact us if you need our technical support for your project. Our technical support individuals have decades of product installation experience which can be put to use for you. Our engineering group can provide design consultation, AutoCAD details, and guide specifications.

Architectual

Interior Floor Joint Systems

Seismic Control

Wabo® Allure
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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Nearly invisible interior seismic control system for floor and wall applications for openings up to 6 inches. Models AFJ, AWJ

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Expansion Joints

Wabo® ConvexCover ConvexCover is a durable and reliable interior floor expansion joint system capable of accomodating multi-directional thermal movement and vertical slab offsets.

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Seismic Control

Wabo® FastFloor
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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No block-out surface mounted seismic control system for interior floor applications for openings up to 6 inches. Models FFS, FFR, FJF

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Expansion Control

Wabo® FastWrap
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Expansion Control
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Narrow sight line corridor wrap expansion control system for interior floor, wall and ceiling applications for openings up to 3 inches. Models LPC,LPF, LPP, CWS, CWF, CWC, CES, CEB

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Expansion Control

Wabo® FlatLine
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Expansion Control
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Factory bonded colorable polyurethane expansion control system for interior floor and wall applications for openings up to 2 inches. Models URE,URG

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Seismic Control

Wabo® HingeMount
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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Heavy-duty hinged seismic control system for vertical offsets in floor applications for openings up to 6 inches. Models FJH, HDH

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Seismic Control

Wabo® SeisMaxPlus
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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No bump flush interior seismic floor and wall system with gasket insert for openings up to 24 inches. Models NBS, NBW

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Seismic Control

Wabo® SeismicFloor
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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Interior aluminum and stainless steel seismic floor systems for openings up to 24 inches Models FJX, FJG, FJC and FXB

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Seismic Control

Wabo® SeismicPan
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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Nearly invisible interior floor seismic pan system for tile, terrazzo, carpet and paver applications for openings up to 18 inches. Model SPJ

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Seismic Control

Wabo® TwinSeam
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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Elegant low height twin seal seismic control system for interior floor and wall applications for openings up to 6 inches. Model TSF

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Expansion Control

Wabo® VIP
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Expansion Control
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Elegant expandable modular - high load expansion control system for interior floor applications for openings up to 3 inches. Model VIP

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Interior Wall & Ceiling Joint Systems

Seismic Control

Wabo® Contour II
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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Elegant interior seismic control system for wall and ceiling applications for openings up to 24 inches. Model CTR.

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Seismic Control

Wabo® FastWall
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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Surface mounted hidden anchor seismic control system for wall and ceiling applications for openings up to 3 inches. Models FWF, EWH

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Wall and Ceiling Seals

Wabo® FastWrap WC FastWrap System provides a choice of models, each of which consists of a variety of multi-cellular elastomeric seals which easily snap-lock into aluminum edge retainers designed for walls and ceilings.

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Seismic Control

Wabo® FinishSeam
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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Elastomeric seismic control system for interior wall and ceiling applications for openings up to 6 inches. Model FSW

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Expansion Joints

Wabo® FlatLine URG FlatLine expansion joints are factory assembled monolithic systems incorporating polyurethane expansion strips bonded to aluminum edge frames.

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Seismic Control

Wabo®SeismaxPlus Wall Wabo®SeisMaxPlus blends its seismic functional features into an aesthetically pleasing “No-Bump” system that has no exposed metal. The system stays flush during thermal movement and operational during seismic movement. But unlike other joints that deform when seismic motion exceeds their capabilities.

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Seismic Control

Wabo® SeismicCover WFT
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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Durable seismic control system for wide openings for interior and exterior wall, ceiling and soffit applications for openings up to 24 inches. Models WFT, WFX

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Exterior Roof Joint Systems

Exterior Roof Joints

Wabo® Flash
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Exterior Roof Joints
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Flexible bellow system for weather tight applications in exterior wall and roof conditions for openings up to 24 inches. Models EEJ, EVS

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Exterior Roof Joints

Wabo® RoofCover
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Exterior Roof Joints
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Weather tight aluminum seismic control system for roof applications for openings up to 24 inches. Models RFL, RFH

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Exterior Wall Joint Systems

Exterior Wall Joints

Wabo® CompressionSeal Vertical
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Exterior Wall Joints
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Wabo®CompressionSeal is a field-proven product that includes colorable Santoprene (WE series) seals. The WE profiles are ideal for high pedestrian traffic areas where color matching to adjacent surfaces is desirable.

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Exterior Wall Joints

Wabo® SeismicCover WFX SeismicCover WFX is a exterior wall system designed to accommodate both thermal and multi-directional movement.

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Exterior Wall Joints

Wabo® SeismicWeatherSeal
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Exterior Wall Joints
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Wabo® SeismicWeatherSeal is a pre-compressed elastomeric coated expansion joint that works under its own constant internal pressure to provide a permanent weather tight seal eliminating costly water damage to occur.BR>
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Exterior Wall Joints

Wabo® WeatherSeal II WeatherSeal II joint seals are superior to silicone or urethane strip seals because it acts as a dual sealant.

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Exterior Wall Joints

Wabo® WeatherSeam
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Exterior Wall Joints
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Elastomeric weather tight seismic control system for interior, exterior - wall, ceiling and soffit applications for openings up to 24 inches. Model WSW.

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Bridge & Highway

Armored Joint Systems

Armored Joints

Wabo® X-cel Modular XCel Modular is an expansion joint specifically designed to accommodate structural movements in all directions, repeatedly and reliably.

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Armored Joints

Wabo® Modular Series Field proven under the toughest bridge conditions everywhere in the world, the Wabo®Modular joint system is made to order in accordance with the highest fabrication standards and can be engineered to meet a variety of conditions and movement requirements.

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Armored Joints

Wabo® StripSeal StripSeal system is a unique concept for effectively sealing expansion joints in bridges and structures with movements up to five inches.

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Armored Joints

Wabo® Crete StripSeal - Bridge Crete StripSeal System is an innovative and effective method for restructuring failed joint headers or installation of expansion joints on new construction projects.

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Armored Joints

Wabo® FabroSpan FabroSpan expansion joint system was specifically developed for the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario bridge market.

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Armored Joints

Wabo® Crete FabroSan CreteFabroSpan expansion joint system incorporates the primary features of WaboFabroSpan with WaboCrete II elastomeric concrete to provide a heavey duty expansion joint system.

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Armored Joints

Wabo® PressureSeal PressureSeal expansion joint system consists of a heavy-duty steel edge member and a rugged sealing element.

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Armorless Joint System

Armorless Joints

Wabo® Crete FlexFoam Crete FlexFoam armorless expansion joint systems designed with closed-cell foam joint seals installed with epoxy adhesive between an impact absorbing elastomeric concrete header.

Specs for Armorless Joints

Armorless Joints

Wabo® Crete SiliconeSeal Crete SiliconeSeal joint system is a fast and effective solution for repairing existing joints or constructing new joints on bridge deck overlays.

Specs for Armorless Joints

Armorless Joints

Wabo® Expandex Expandex system is a unique expansion joint for asphalt overlays and abutment joints on secondary structures.

Specs for Armorless Joints

Joint Seals

Joint Seals

Wabo® SiliconeSeal SiliconeSeal is a dynamic, high performance; two-part sealant designed for a variety of bridge expansion joint applications.

Specs for Joint Seals

Joint Seals

Jeene® Bridge
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Joint Seals
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Air inflated elastomeric profile epoxy bonded to substrate for horizontal expansion control conditions. Watertight system easily accommodates complex miters for openings up to 4 inches. Model W, FW

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Joint Seals

Wabo® CompressionSeal Bridge Series CompressionSeal Bridge Series seals are preformed neoprene compression seals which allow you to effectively seal expansion joints with field proven 30 years of experience.

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Joint Seals

Wabo® Evazote UV Evazote UV is preformed low density closed cell joint seal that is bonded into place with a two component 100% solids modified epoxy adhesive.

Specs for Joint Seals

Joint Seals

Wabo®HSeal Wabo® HSeal is a pre-compressed elastomeric coated expansion joint system designed to provide a permanent weather tight seal. Primarily used in horizontal applications, the system is sealed in place with an epoxy, which allows it to accommodate horizontal, vertical, and skew expansion joint movements.

Joint Seals

Wabo® InverSeal - Bridge
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Joint Seals
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InverSeal is a versatile, cost-effective joint seal for sound walls, barriers and secondary bridge applications.BR>
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Joint Seals

Wabo® PavementSeal CompressionSeal Pavement Series seals are preformed neoprene compression seals which are typically used in concrete roadways, airport and apron runways as well as bridge applications.

Specs for Joint Seals

Segmental Joint Systems

Segmental Joints

Wabo® ElastoFlex
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Segmental Joints
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Molded rubber watertight expansion control system for high load horizontal applications for openings up to 4 inches. Model EFJ.

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Segmental Joints

Wabo® Flex Wabo®Flex is a molded rubber cushion type expansion joint system designed for heavy traffic and snowplow loading.

Specs for Segmental Joints

Segmental Joints

Wabo® TransFlex Wabo®TransFlex is the original-reinforced elastomeric molded rubber expansion joint system. All sections feature tongue and groove fittings for tight end-to-end mating across decks and at curbs and are steel reinforced.

Specs for Segmental Joints

Segmental Joints

Wabo®SafetyFlex Wabo®SafetyFlex is an elastomeric hinged cover system that is ideal for pedestrian walkway areas as well as in low-speed vehicular traffic areas. Independent metal plates integral to the rubber cover allows the system to flex in response to changes in vertical displacement between opposing slabs.

Joint Headers & Spall Repair

Joint Headers

Wabo® Crete II Wabo® Crete II is a two component polyurethane with a specialty aggregate, 100% solids material for use in exterior construction environments.

Specs for Joint Headers

Joint Headers

Wabo®ElastoPatch Wabo®ElastoPatch is a ambient cured unique modified elastomeric concrete material for repair of random cracks and spalls in existing Portland cement concrete pavement.

Specs for Joint Headers

Parking & Open Air Structures

Joint Sealing

Wabo® Crete Membrane The industry’s original and most specified elastomeric concrete system, Wabo®Crete Membrane is a high performance joint sealing system specifically designed to meet the unique demands of parking structures.

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Moisture Collection

Wabo® GutterFlex
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Moisture Collection
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Watertight moisture collection system with drainage tubes for horizontal applications for openings up to 27 inches. Models USG, BOG

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Joint Cover

Wabo® SafetyFlex
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Joint Cover
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Steel reinforced heavy-duty molded rubber hinged cover system for horizontal applications. Model SFP

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Seismic Control

Wabo® SeismicSpan
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Seismic Control
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Heavy-duty interior and exterior seismic control system for vehicular applications for openings up to 18 inches. Models APS,APX

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Expansion Control

Wabo® StadiaFlex
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Expansion Control
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Non-metallic watertight expansion control system for stair tread and general horizontal pedestrian applications for openings up to 4 inches. Model SDF

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Fire Barrier Systems

Fire Barrier

Wabo® FireFlex
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Fire Barrier
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Fire barrier rated for nominal openings up to 20 inches. Cycle tested for lateral shear movement in accordance with UL-2079

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Fire Barrier

Wabo®
FlameGuard I
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Fire Barrier
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Fire barrier rated for nominal openings up to 12 inches. Tested in accordance with E-119, UL-263 and CAN/ULC-S101

Specs for Fire Barrier

Fire Barrier

Wabo®
FlameGuard II
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Fire Barrier
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Fire barrier rated for nominal openings up to 12 inches. Cycle tested for seismic movement in accordance with UL-2079, E-1966 and CAN/ULC-S115

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Fire Barrier

Wabo® ThermoShield
Watson-Bowman Acme Corp.<BR>A BASF Construction Chemicals Business Fire Barrier
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Fire barrier rated for nominal openings up to 3 inches with thermal movement. Tested in accordance with E-119, UL-263 and CAN/ULC-S101

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Joint Headers & Accessories

Joint Headers

Wabo® Crete II Wabo® Crete II is a two component polyurethane with a specialty aggregate, 100% solids material for use in exterior construction environments.

Joint Headers

Wabo® ElastoPatch Wabo®ElastoPatch is a ambient cured unique modified elastomeric concrete material for repair of random cracks and spalls in existing Portland cement concrete pavement.

Joint Headers

Wabo® PolyEdge Wabo®PolyEdge is a two component, moisture insensitive, 100% solid epoxy header material, with a specialty aggregate for use in exterior construction environments.

Joint Headers

Wabo® Gel Adhesive Wabo®GelAdhesive is a rapid curing, epoxy based, gel adhesive used to bond rubber seal and foam based products to concrete and steel substrates. The product is packaged in side by side cartridges, which allows the product to be mixed via a static mixing tip and applied with a dual cartridge application gun.

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