SOLOPROTECT® 90° rounded corners: concave and convex

Ensuring continuous protection around building corners

Industrial protective barriers do not always follow a straight line. Facades, loading bays, technical areas, machinery or internal walkways frequently require changes of direction.

To ensure the continuity of a run whilst avoiding an abrupt 90° break, SOLOPROTECT® offers two specific corner fittings:

• smoothed 90° convex corner – ref. A-01089;
• smoothed 90° concave corner – ref. A-01090.

These components enable two horizontal rails to be joined, forming a rounded angle that is better suited to the constraints of industrial and logistics environments.

Rounded 90° convex corner

For use with outward-facing building corners

Therounded 90° convex corner is designed to accommodate outward-facing corners, for example on the outside of a building, a loading bay, a plant room or a piece of equipment.

Its geometry allows the protection to follow the curve of the corner whilst maintaining continuity between the two rails.

Rather than a sudden change of direction, the component follows the line of the rail in a rounded shape.

Typical applications

The convex corner is particularly suitable for:

• protecting an external building corner;
• wrapping round a loading bay or structure;
• protecting a façade exposed to vehicle traffic;
• ensuring the continuity of protection around a piece of equipment;
• handling a change of direction on an internal route;
• creating continuous perimeter protection.

Smoothened concave 90° corner

For handling internal corners and internal bends

Thesmoothened concave 90° corner is designed for internal corners, i.e. where the guardrail must follow an internal bend in a building or technical area.

It allows two rails to be joined at 90° whilst maintaining continuous protection on the inside of the corner.

This configuration is particularly suitable when the protection follows the geometry of a wall, an alcove, a room or a piece of equipment.

Typical applications

The concave corner can be used, in particular, to:

• handle an internal building corner;
• follow a return along a façade;
• protect a recessed technical area;
• work around a complex architectural layout;
• maintain the continuity of protection around a machine or piece of equipment;
• adapt the run to the actual geometry of the site.

Concave or convex: how to choose?

The choice simply depends on the direction of the angle to be handled.

Choose the convex corner if:

• the protection goes round an outward-facing corner;
• the run of the system goes round an external corner;
• you are protecting the end of a façade or a loading bay.

Choose the concave corner if:

• the protection follows an inward-facing corner;
• the run of the system curves inwards;
• you are protecting a wall return or a recessed area.

In practice:

outward-facing corner = convex

inward-facing corner = concave

A cleaner, more seamless line of protection

Using a rounded corner avoids an awkward juxtaposition of two straight rails at a 90° angle.

It provides:

• visual continuity of the rail system;
• more consistent geometry;
• better integration around buildings;
• a reduction in abrupt changes in direction;
• a neater installation;
• a solution suited to complex architectural configurations.

Components suited to industrial environments

SOLOPROTECT® rounded corners are made from S235 steel and protected by hot-dip galvanising in accordance with ISO 1461.

They are particularly suited to environments such as:

• warehouses;
• factories;
• logistics hubs;
• car parks;
• loading bays;
• production areas;
• distribution centres;
• technical buildings;
• outdoor installations.

A design compatible with SOLOPROTECT® rails

The rounded corners form part of the SOLOPROTECT® modular system.

They can be integrated into a system combining:

straight horizontal rails + curved rails + rounded corners + C100 / C125 / IPE80 posts + connecting elements + bolts and nuts + end caps.

This approach allows the guardrail system to be adapted to the site’s actual geometry.

A solution for complex configurations

On an industrial site, changes in direction are frequent.

Corner pieces make it possible, in particular, to design guardrails around:

• a building;
• a storage area;
• a plant room;
• a machine;
• a loading bay;
• a column;
• a traffic area;
• sensitive infrastructure.

They thus enable the construction of a coherent continuous run without the need for multiple bespoke solutions.

Key specifications

Part number: A-01089

Type: 90° convex, chamfered corner

Dimensions: 670.5 × 670.5 mm

Material: S235 steel

Finish: hot-dip galvanised to ISO 1461

Approximate weight: 15.50 kg

Part number: A-01090

Type: 90° concave chamfered angle

Dimensions: 749 × 749 mm

Radius: R = 220 mm

Material: S235 steel

Finish: hot-dip galvanised to ISO 1461

Approximate weight: 16.2 kg