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| Drilling System Compliant with New, Stricter OSHA Regulations |
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The Speed Clean™ DXS Dust Extraction System, developed specifically for the installation of AT-XP® and SET-XP® anchoring adhesives, features a proprietary bit design that vacuums dust during drilling, thus reducing silica dust exposure to within new OSHA limits. The regulations, which start June 23, 2017, will reduce the permissible exposure level for airborne silica dust to 50 micrograms per cubic meter over an eight-hour day. The stricter standard is intended to reduce the risk of silicosis, an occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust.
Watch how the Speed Clean System makes drilling holes for adhesive installation faster, cleaner and safer.
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New CFS Solution Provides Faster Stud Layout
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The new SBR and DBR spacer bracers reduce the installed cost of cold-formed steel (CFS) stud walls by enabling faster stud layout and minimizing the need for bridging clips. The SBR is designed for structural exterior walls, while the DBR is for use on tall interior walls to eliminate stud bow and to allow for quicker drywall attachment. They both come with prepunched slots that eliminate the need for bridging clips with on-module studs. The SBR and DBR are the only spacer bracers on the market with tabulated design values based on assembly tests, thus mitigating risk for Designers.
Learn more at strongtie.com/cfsbracer.
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| FRP Webinar Now Available On-Demand |
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This innovative and highly informative webinar focuses on the best practices for fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening design. The webinar, which was hosted December 1, looks at FRP components, applications and installation. It also features an example of the evaluation that went into a flexural beam strengthening design and discusses the assistance and support Simpson Strong-Tie Engineering Services offers from initial project assessment to installation.
Watch the on-demand webinar and earn PDH and CEU credits.
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| Simpson Strong-Tie Hosts Stimulating Symposium for WSU Students |
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In late October, 50 Washington State University engineering, architecture and construction-management students attended the first-ever Simpson Strong-Tie Building Connections symposium. The symposium included engaging discussions by an architect, a structural engineer, a general contractor and a Simpson Strong-Tie employee. Each spoke about their job roles and career paths, emphasizing the importance of networking beyond one's workplace. At the end of the symposium, students participated in hands-on installations and testing, including the testing to failure of two concrete beams. Students watched excitedly as the tested load of a concrete beam using one of our fiber-reinforced polymer products surpassed that of a concrete beam using only reinforced steel, by approximately 6,000 lb.
"We believe this partnership will drive our research innovations and lead to safer and more cost-effective buildings and structures," said Candis Claiborn, dean of the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture. To learn more about the collaboration between Simpson Strong-Tie and Washington State University, visit strongtie.com/wsu.
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Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. – 5956 W. Las Positas Blvd. Pleasanton, CA, 94588 – (800) 999-5099
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