For the Steel Fabricator and Construction Trades Hot Dip Galvanizing is the standard zinc coating to protect against rust. One alternative, when a finer surface finish is required is Electroplating.

FRP Pads provide useful alternative to Teflon® and Fluorogold® Slide Bearings

Requirements can be related to:

• Thermal expansion or contraction
• Wind effected movement
• Machinery Vibration
• Seismic tremors

In any situation where a Slide Bearing is required an alternative that could be considered is the Fiber Reinforced Pad, or FRP.

Two Unknown But Important Issues

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Tariffs are hovering over a lot of what we do, and effects on pricing are already being seen. In reality, nothing is settled in terms of what the tariffs will be for each country, and what products will be covered, but there are indications of what they will affect.

Rebar Anchors

An Important Link in the Structural Connection

The primary function of the Weldable Rebar Anchor is to anchor rebar to structural steel columns and beams. The secondary benefit is to install a coupling that can withstand welding and thereby avoid welding the rebar directly to the steel.

Coupling nuts follow the basic principles of all Nuts and Fasteners.

Thread Engagement is equal to or greater than the Bolt Diameter

With typical Finished and Heavy Hex Nuts assuring the threaded round bar is engaged to maximum strength is as simple as threading through the entire length of the nut. With Coupling Nuts the connection is often blind so it is important to gage the rod as the nut winds on. (Note: Coupling nuts can be manufactured with a site hole in the mid-point to assure full engagement.)

Shim Production

Use Caution and the Correct Equipment

The Slotted Steel Shim is probably the most basic of all the Construction Product Lines The Steel Supply Company offers. Yet as simple as it is the shim should still be manufactured with accuracy and attention to quality.

Masonry Anchors