Anchoring the underground mining industry with fischer fixings_approved | 31 KB | Download | |
Preview | A broad range of fischer fixings is available that is suitable for most sectors of the mining industry. | 1.43 MB | Download |
Preview | FBN II from fischer is a steel anchor with a long thread and variable anchorage depths. | 568.4 KB | Download |
Preview | Fixings from fischer are being specified more and more for mining applications. | 1.36 MB | Download |
Preview | The fischer EXA Express Anchor is a quick anchor for push-through and pre-positioned installations. | 1.08 MB | Download |
Preview | Upat Technical Specialist – Mining & Utilities Clayton Dry. | 5.35 MB | Download |
The anchor was customised to include a cabling eye in its design, as opposed to the traditional two-component thread-on system. This is an example of the innovative approach adopted by Upat in being sufficiently flexible to be able to respond to the specific needs of its clients, Technical Specialist – Mining & Utilities Clayton Dry comments.
“Being a premium, high-end engineering brand, we are finding that fischer is being specified more and more for mining applications in particular. This is due largely to the industry’s stringent health and safety requirements, as anchors are always safety-critical components,” Dry explains.
Coupled with this is the fact that fischer products are guaranteed to perform in accordance with their correct specification and application. A broad range of fischer fixings is available that are suitable for most sectors of the mining industry. These range from massive mechanical anchors for underground mining to chemical anchors.
Chemical anchors, in particular, are specified for rock faces with potential cracks or voids. Mechanical anchors are ideal for areas such as walkways, handrails, or electrical works, where the quality of the substrate is a known quantity.
Here a good example is the fischer FBN II through anchor, a cost-efficient fixing for flexible use in non-cracked concrete. It is a steel anchor with a long thread and variable anchorage depths. In addition to pre-positioned and push-through installation, it is suitable for stand-off installation. A stainless-steel design makes it sufficiently flexible to be applied for façade substructures, cantilevers, and ladders on the surface.
Looking at the fischer EXA Express Anchor, Dry explains that it is a quick anchor for push-through and pre-positioned installations. When the hexagon nut is tightened, the tapered bolt is pulled into the double expansion clips, expanding it effectively and quickly against the wall of the hole. The clip’s stainless-steel construction means it is Class III corrosion-resistant, making it ideal for arduous mining environments. The EXA Express Anchor is produced in varying types of steel, such as EN8 and stainless steel, for various climates and operating conditions.
Dry concludes that Upat is recognised as a professional and reliable solutions provider. Upat’s increased focus on the mining industry is paying handsome dividends, with all of its premium brands – from fischer fixings to Stabila measuring equipment and Milwaukee power tools and ancillary equipment – being specified increasingly due to their quality and innovation, backed-up by Upat’s full technical support.
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About Upat
Upat SA (Pty) Ltd. is a 100% South African owned business that began trading in 1983. From the outset, Upat has been committed to the building industry, supplying not only a range of anchor bolts, but also rotary hammer drilling machines, tungsten-tipped masonry drill bits, powder actuated tools, and allied building and construction products. Upat’s ability to supply a range of top-quality products at market-related prices has resulted in it becoming a market leader in Southern Africa. Upat is proudly the sole Southern African distributor of the fischer range of construction fasteners, the Milwaukee power-tool brand, the AEG power-tool brand and the Stabila range of measuring tools.
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