Powder Actuated Fasteners Into Steel

Our fastening technology uses either powder actuated cartridges compressed gas canisters or battery powered mechanical action.

Powder actuated fasteners into steel. That s because hilti was among the first to develop a safe cost effective method for attaching materials to concrete steel and masonry. Find powder actuated tools fasteners at lowe s today. Through the years we ve earned the trust of professionals on the jobsite and set the standard for an entire industry. On the jobsite time is money.

Do not fasten into steel base material thinner than the fastener shank diameter. Concrete steel beam 3 16 to 1 2 thick length gas tool powder powder load fastener length inches gas powder powder load interior non load bearing drywall track 25 20 gage 3 4 3 grn 25cal strip 1 2 4 yel 25cal strip mastershot 2 brn 22cal single mastershot 4 yel 22cal single sa270 4 yel 27cal strip exterior perimeter drywall track. Single shot and fully automatic tool options efficiently drive our line of fasteners into concrete and steel. The pdpa consists of a fastener with a 0 300 diameter head and a 0 157 diameter shank.

The hilti name is synonymous with powder actuated fasteners. Holding power will be reduced and the fastener may be over driven creating a dangerous situation to the operator or bystanders due to a free flying fastener. The pdpa provides maximum jobsite productivity with fast installation. How to select a powder actuated fastener.

Power regulation on the powder tool and a depth gauge for the drill driver help ensure that each blunt tip fastener can be set to the correct depth for optimum performance. Power actuated fastening systems are recognized as a safe acceptable and cost effective method of making quick repetitive fastenings into various construction base materials such as concrete steel masonry and wood. Finally both hilti sharp tip and blunt tip fasteners are easy to inspect after installation using a visual check gauge. Light gauge steel engineers association 1 tech note 562 10 01 technical note on cold formed steel construction light gauge steel engineers association z washington d c.

A powder actuated tool pat often generically called a hilti gun or a ramset gun after their manufacturing companies is a type of nail gun used in construction and manufacturing to join materials to hard substrates such as steel and concrete.