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fasteners & xings
Rapid’s latest “staple” product
The robust 7.2 volt Li-ion battery powered Rapid BTX140 tacker uses best-selling Rapid 140 series atwire staples and is ideal for jobs that require freedom of movement.
Firing 1,300+ staples per full charge at high speed, it’s billed as ideal for everyday use and tasks such as fastening thin wooden boards or sheet wood and building materials such as insulation foil, vapour guards, plastic wrap, cardboard, paper and other materials that require good grip from the staple.
Fast (90-minute) recharging, a handy safety nose preventing accidental ring and a see-through staple indicator for ef cient reloading complete the specs.
https://acme.co.nz/
NZS3603 UPDATE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED
Dating back to the early 1990s and currently being revised, Timber Structures Standard NZS 3603:1993 is highly relevant to fasteners and xings and, it’s hoped, will have been updated by the year end...
NZS 3603:1993 sets out “requirements for methods of design of timber elements of buildings, and is approved as a veri cation method for NZBC compliance. is Standard applies speci cally to sawn timber, glue laminated timber, natural round timber and construction plywood.”
Rob Lawson and Simpson Strong-Tie aren’t alone in eagerly anticipating the outcome of the revisions, saying: “What we know looks pretty good. Just tightening up on de nitions or standards and adding some clarity around what you can and can’t do, which is good.
“We’re hoping [the revisions] make it easier for the speci er to use our products because the de nitions will be clearer for them. Yes, we think it’ll be good!”
Described by many as “dated from both a fastener innovation and timber construction aspect”, the new version is intended to align more closely with Australian Timber Structures Standard AS1720.1, as well as incorporate global design methodology beyond AS 1720.1.
While it will be inevitably more complex to use than the current NZS 3603, the proposed methodology enables better consideration of the di erent failure mechanisms of connections with various fasteners.
Representing what’s been described as a signi cant step change from the current version, it’s hoped that the NZS3603 update will allow New Zealand designers access to more of the bene ts of the latest fastener and connector technologies and that it will also facilitate greater uptake of timber in construction beyond standard residential housing which is generally based on NZS 3604.
Talking of which, NZS 3604 is also being scoped for review to take into account urban intensi cation and growing interest in medium density housing and may well o er new opportunities for timber construction to expand beyond its stronghold in low- rise residential.
Sounds like the coming year is going to be interesting for everyone in fasteners & xings...
Introducing
Bremick’s “game changer”
Bremick Fasteners is super-excited to be bringing what Steve Williams calls “a game-changer in screws” to the New Zealand market.
Billed as “The world’s most advanced screw”, the MultiONE screw range has been designed to screw without pre-drilling through a wide range materials including softwood, hardwood, treated timbers, laminated and composite boards, metal and alloy, as well as brick, block and concrete (pre-drilling may be required in masonry products).
Its unique TopGRIP thread locks materials together, the high tech drill tip having drilled a perfect size hole for the screw, and it’s protected with Bremick’s B8 long life coating. Available in Truss & Contour Head and suitable for countersunk or at face applications, MultiOne’s Torx compatible drive makes for positive bit engagement and maximum application of torque.
Complete with fully recyclable packaging, MultiONE’s New Zealand release is due for 1 September 2020 but in the meantime you can get up to date with MultiOne through a dedicated website or its own Facebook page.
www.multi1.com.au www.facebook.com/TheMultione/
22 NZHJ | JULY 2020
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