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Steel Deck Attachment
Stud Welding & Fasteners, Inc. is an Authorized Distributor and Applicator of Pneutek Steel Deck Attachment systems. The bottom line - If you are welding your deck down, you are losing money. By using the Pneutek® AIR/SAFE® Fastening System you will cut your labor in half and have your deck attached in 1/3 the time it would have taken welding the deck down. Click here to download the Pneutek® vs. Welding form which allows you to fill in your specific job parameters so you can see for yourself how the Pneutek® AIR/SAFE® Fastening System will save you time and money.
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Labor cost savings are only one of the ways the Pneutek® AIR/SAFE® Fastening System will benefit you. This Mechanical Deck Attachment System also has the following additional benefits:
• Strength Values – Pneuteks Pins have the highest strength values available when compared to all other forms of mechanical attachment. A PERFECT puddle weld is the only form of deck attachment that has higher strength factors, but rarely are PERFECT puddle welds achieved in the field. To compare Pneutek's strength values to puddle welds, Hilti, and Buildex, click here to view the SDI Diaphram Design Manual.
• Easy to Inspect – The tool operator is able to immediately identify an improperly placed fastener and can fix the problem on the spot instead of having your inspector tell you to re-weld a spot that you thought was sufficient.
• Fatigue – No more 8-10 hour days bent over welding deck. The Pneutek® Decking tools are ergonomically designed so the operator is in the upright position.
• Lowest In-Place Fastener Cost – Pneutek's® fully automatic magazines hold thirty to fifty fasteners, eliminating frequent reloading of powder charges and fasteners. The fastest deck attachment system available today!
• Air/Safe Pneumatic Design... – Pneutek's® patented low-velocity actuation design meets or exceeds ANSI and O.S.H.A. safety requirements.
• Perforated and/or Painted Deck – Perforated Deck is much harder to weld due to the holes that are punched in it, and many times a larger puddle weld is necessary to compensate. Using the Pneutek® system will eliminate that necessity. And, no need to worry about clean up when welding Painted Deck.
• Unlimited Steel Thickness – Only Pneutek's® pneumatic tools can fasten into all commercially specified steel substrate grades of 1/8" thickness and up, including A992 type steel up to 100 ksi tensile strength.
• Corrosion Resistant – Pneutek® fasteners are produced in yellow mechanical zinc plating for enhanced corrosion resistance, and have been evaluated in accordance with salt spray test specification ASTM-B117.
Mechanical Deck Attachment isn’t called out on your prints? No sweat! Let Stud Welding & Fasteners, Inc. review your prints and we will provide a full submittal to your engineer. Feel confident knowing that Pneutek is approved by the Steel Deck Institute Diaphragm Design Manual, first, second and third editions and is Factory Mutual (FM) Research Corporation approved (Class 1 Fire Rating & Class 1-60 and 1-90 Wind Uplift Ratings) Reports No. 28234, J.I. 1R8a6.AM & Form 797. Approvals/recognitions include:
• Steel Deck Institute Diaphragm Design Manual, first, second & third editions
• West Virginia University Reports No. LP996, LP1199 & 8-24-98
• Factory Mutual Research Corporation (Class 1 Fire Rating & Class 1-60 and 1-90 Wind Uplift Ratings) Reports No. 28234, J.I. 1R8a6.AM & Form 797
• I.C.B.O./I.C.C. Evaluation Service Research Reports No. ER-3829, ER-2078P (verco Mfg. Co.) & ESR-1414 (ASC Profiles)
• City of Los Angeles, CA, Research Report No. RR25382
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Guide Specification No. CEGS-05311
• City and County of San Francisco, CA, Code Ruling BC-105-3
Contact us today to find out how Stud Welding & Fasteners, Inc. can help you save time and money by using the Pneutek® AIR/SAFE® Fastening System. If you want to save even more money, let SWF, Inc. quote both your Concrete Anchor/Shear Connector and Deck Attachment needs. Let SWF, Inc. be your one-stop-shop for all your Stud Welding and Deck Attachment needs!
Coming Soon! – Stud Welding & Fasteners, Inc. is happy to announce that in the near future we’ll be able to shoot your Concrete Anchors and Shear Connectors at your jobsite! We’ll also be able to shoot your deck down using the Pneutek® AIR/SAFE® Fastening System. SWF, Inc. will be the only company in the United States able to offer both of these services. Stay Tuned!
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