Hydrajaws® portable tension kits are the leading brand in Australia for bolt & anchor testing.
Create reports effortlessly with the Hydrajaws® App & the Bluetooth enabled gauges – test anchors from 25kN to 145kN. Made in Britain. Serviced by Allfasteners.
Located in Yarwun, 9km west of Gladstone, Central Queensland, commercial explosives and chemical manufacturer Orica has operated a sodium cyanide and ammonium nitrate facility for over 28 years.
While a concrete anchor is not susceptible to normal pressures incurred by every day human contact, it is important to test against environmental factors such as wind, weight-based stresses and high-impact collisions. This is everywhere.
Whether your chemical anchor is of a ‘fast cure’ nature or not, correct storage gets you the most from the product. For example, if you store it in a car or truck on what you think is a temperate day, consider that the temperature inside the cabin.
The full array of products scoped and supplied were hold down bolts, pre-assembled with nuts and washers as well as anchor plates. And as an added element for project specific requirements, the more critical bolts and square anchor plate components were made from Australian steel at AFI’s Melbourne fabrication facility.
Hydrajaws revolutionary digital technology captures test results using a mobile phone or tablet device, and creates instant visual graphs on-site for all types of fixings including anchors & eyebolts.
A mechanical anchor, such as a sleeve anchor, or Dynabolt®, is inserted in the concrete and expands upon tightening. Whilst being a very popular and economical option, there are, however, some limitations. Enter: chemical anchoring.
