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Powers Fasteners Unveils Fifth Edition Specification and Design Manual

Words: David BenincasaArchitects, engineers and construction specifiers can find just about everything they would want to know about the hundreds of anchoring and fastening products and systems manufactured and marketed by Powers Fasteners, Inc. in the company's new fifth edition Specification and Design Manual.

The comprehensive, 390-page manual is a complete update to previous technical manuals and provides the latest in anchor technology, testing standards, construction codes and approval listings for every Powers product. In addition to general product information, it also contains up-to-date product approvals and listings, MSDS sheets, submittal packages, software tools and contact information.

Powers Fasteners is the largest supplier of concrete and masonry anchors in North America, and the manual is organized by seven product categories: mechanical anchors, adhesives, wall anchors, powder actuated, gas fastening, roofing fasteners and carbide drill bits.
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