Advantages
The Cintec™ reinforcement and anchoring system is simple and easy to use, with fast installation and minimal cleanup. But its advantages go far beyond ease of use
Tested and Approved Worldwide
- Approved by engineers, government agencies and building codes worldwide
- Laboratory-tested over a 40-year accelerated life cycle
- Withstands freeze-thaw cycle without shrinkage or loss of strength
- Recognized for use in world heritage, landmark and heritage structures
- Fire Resistant Anchor Functions normally after two-hour destructive fire testing
- Discrete and finite element analysis available where appropriate
Unfailing Quality
- Presstec™ grout is cementitious, not an epoxy resin
- Presstec™ is inorganic, non-absorptive and sympathetic to the substrate
- Every batch quality-tested
- Reinforcement and Anchoring system creates both a mechanical and cementitious bond
- All installers are certified with hands-on training
- Can be concealed within the fabric of the original structure
- Minimal disruption during installation
- Anchors can be post-tensioned
Remarkable Versatility
- Reinforcement and anchoring systems are custom-designed for each application
- Can be used in weak substrates
- Can be used under water
- Alternative to the dismantle-and-rebuild approach
- Solution of last resort to save buildings from demolition
- Flexibility in positioning entry points for drill holes, facilitating installation
- Optimal system for seismic upgrading of most unreinforced masonry structures and hardening of existing buildings to resist the effects of a blast