Sliding Forms – Specialists for over 37 years

WHAT WE DO

OUR SERVICES

Solutions in sliding forms for infrastructure, energy and building works.

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Sliding Shapes with Guides

System of sliding forms with external guides that guarantee perfect verticality. Developed in Brazil since 1988, applied in hydroelectric plants, PCHs, water and sewage treatment plants.

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Sliding Shapes with Sets

System developed in Europe in the early 1900s. Continuous concreting process applied to silos, chimneys, towers, elevated water tanks and central cores of buildings.

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03

Concrete Face Dam

Specialized system for sliding plinths, facing slabs and edge extrusion in concrete-faced rockfill dams (CFRD).

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WHO WE ARE

SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING
SINCE 1989

Founded on July 6, 1989 as Descon Construtora Ltda., we began our activities by building, Turn Key, Water Reservoirs, with Sliding Forms with Sets and Climbing Forms, of the most varied types — supported, elevated, in a chalice — throughout the Brazilian territory.

With more than 37 years of experience, Descon has already carried out works in 6 countries, including 27 Hydroelectric Power Plants and 24 PCHs, exporting Brazilian technology to the world.

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EXPERTISE

OPERATION SEGMENTS

Consolidated experience in the most demanding sectors of civil engineering.

UHEs and PCHs

Hydroelectric

27 hydroelectric plants and 24 small hydroelectric plants built. Experience in powerhouses, spillways, water intakes, penstocks and thresholds.

ETAs and ETEs

Sanitation

Water and sewage treatment plants. Highlight for PTAR Las Esclusas in Ecuador: nine tanks built in 6 months.

Industrial

Silos and Storage

Single-cell and multi-cell silos for cement, grains and other materials. Projects in Brazil and Argentina.

Water Tanks

Reservoirs

Water reservoirs of the most varied types — supported, elevated, in a chalice — throughout the Brazilian territory.

Special Structures

Towers and Chimneys

Cylindrical and frusto-conical chimneys, telephone towers and special pillars with sliding shapes.

Works of Art

Bridges

Pillars and structural elements of bridges and viaducts in road infrastructure projects.

PROJECTS

WORKS CARRIED OUT

PCH Monte Carlo• PCH Camargo Corrêa• PCH Pinalito Dominicana• PCH Esmeralda• PCH Monte Serrat• PCH Bonfante• PCH Santa Rosa• PCH Rodeio Bonito• PCH São Pedro• PCH Queluz• PCH Lavinhas• PCH Ninho Da Águia• PCH Passos Maia• PCH Moinho• PCH Boa Fé• PCH Abranjo• PCH Gaboardi• PCH Volta Grande• PCH Serra Dos Cavalinhos• PCH Rio Verde 4 A• PCH Rover• PCH Euclides Maciel• PCH Verde 4• PCH Boa Vista 2• PCH Alcast• PTAR Ecuador• 3ª Ponte Venezuela• Silo São Gonçalo• Silo Itaú de Minas• PCH Monte Carlo• PCH Camargo Corrêa• PCH Pinalito Dominicana• PCH Esmeralda• PCH Monte Serrat• PCH Bonfante• PCH Santa Rosa• PCH Rodeio Bonito• PCH São Pedro• PCH Queluz• PCH Lavinhas• PCH Ninho Da Águia• PCH Passos Maia• PCH Moinho• PCH Boa Fé• PCH Abranjo• PCH Gaboardi• PCH Volta Grande• PCH Serra Dos Cavalinhos• PCH Rio Verde 4 A• PCH Rover• PCH Euclides Maciel• PCH Verde 4• PCH Boa Vista 2• PCH Alcast• PTAR Ecuador• 3ª Ponte Venezuela• Silo São Gonçalo• Silo Itaú de Minas•

UHE Manso• UHE Corumbá IV• UHE Igarapava• UHE Itá• UHE Itapebi• UHE Cana Brava• UHE Funil• UHE Tucuruí PA• UHE Campos Novos• UHE Barra Grande• UHE Baguari• UHE Monjolinho• UHE Estreito• UHE São José• UHE Santo Antônio• UHE São Domingos• UHE Salto Goes• UHE Cambambe• UHE Telles Pires• UHE Belo Monte• Águas de Luanda Angola• UHE São Roque• UHE Tocoma Venezuela• UHE São Manuel• UHE Palomino Dominicana• Silos Carandaí• Silo Duratex Agudos• Pontes Foz De Chapecó• UHE Manso• UHE Corumbá IV• UHE Igarapava• UHE Itá• UHE Itapebi• UHE Cana Brava• UHE Funil• UHE Tucuruí PA• UHE Campos Novos• UHE Barra Grande• UHE Baguari• UHE Monjolinho• UHE Estreito• UHE São José• UHE Santo Antônio• UHE São Domingos• UHE Salto Goes• UHE Cambambe• UHE Telles Pires• UHE Belo Monte• Águas de Luanda Angola• UHE São Roque• UHE Tocoma Venezuela• UHE São Manuel• UHE Palomino Dominicana• Silos Carandaí• Silo Duratex Agudos• Pontes Foz De Chapecó•

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