Due to the wide range of available products, we sometimes field questions from customers wondering which Hilti Adhesive Anchoring System works best for hollow brick, multi-wythe brick walls, and grout-filled block. Instead of keeping multiple Hilti Adhesive Anchoring Products on hand to attach fences, awnings and signs to masonry facades or walls, or pipe, cable tray, and fixtures to masonry base material, contractors can now rely on the Hilti HIT-HY 70 Adhesive Anchoring System for all these jobs and more. Simply put, HY-70 can solve all of your masonry anchoring needs. Read More…
Hilti HIT-HY 70 Adhesive Anchoring System for Masonry Applications
September 7th, 2012Hilti HIT-HY 150 Quick Cure Hybrid Adhesive Secures Ceiling Support Structure
February 3rd, 2012
We recently designed and installed an overhead support structure/storage racking system for the Akron Art Museum. Aluminum extruded Spacesaver rails were attached to the support grid to allow museum curators to pull sections of the storage system into an open area to access artwork. Read More…
Selecting the Proper Hilti Anchor for Precast Concrete Decks
November 28th, 2011
Here is a picture that we recently took in the field. Another contractor tried to use a standard anchor to attach heavy x-ray imaging equipment overhead to a precast concrete (hollow core or flexacore) deck. The cone shaped hole is a sign that the anchor selected was not appropriate due to the weight of the equipment and the construction methods used to create the concrete deck. This anchor failure and resulting accident could have, and should have been avoided. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
