With the ever-changing trends in the construction industry, Hilti wants to ensure that our customers get high quality products that give them high performance while also maintaining productivity and efficiency on the jobsite. To accomplish this, Hilti is continuously working on its cast-in anchoring portfolio focused on bringing cast-in solutions that are safer, simpler and more productive to install.

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Whether it be wood form work or metal deck, Hilti has provided a solution to allow customers to solve some of their toughest jobsite conditions, ensuring their mechanical, electrical, or plumbing (MEP) designs can be accomplished on the jobsite. Hilti has also incorporated these anchor points into BIM/CAD software services to aid in clash detection and optimized anchor layout. Customers can now effectively pre-plan their projects and streamline installation on the jobsite to help avoid issues with other trades and/or products.

Since 2006, Hilti’s KWIK Cast cast-in anchoring portfolio has been developed to provide solutions for MEP contractors who are casting in their anchoring points for MEP applications (ex. pipe hanging, sprinklers, installation systems, etc.). There are three KWIK Cast anchor types available for customers to accommodate installation into wood forms and concrete-over-metal deck. Below you will find information about these three anchor types and how innovation has supported productivity and jobsite savings. 

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KWIK CAST MULTI-THREAD (KCM)

Figure 1: Hilti KWIK Cast Multi-thread (KCM) Portfolio

Hilti’s Kwik Cast Multi-thread (KCM) offers a single point cast-in anchoring point that accepts two to three threaded rod diameters. The portfolio covers standard threaded rod diameters from 1/4" through 3/4", allowing jobsites to be simplified with less required anchor types. The KCM anchors are cast into the concrete and have pre-determined color coding to allow the installer to quickly identify the anchor diameter once it came time to install the threaded rod. Hilti innovation has brought installation benefits of improved knock-over resistance, setting tools, two-in-one drill bits, etc. The KCM portfolio brings contractors an economical solution for their hanger assemblies. In addition to anchor improvements, Hilti’s innovation in the STAND-UP SETTING TOOL introduced a feeding mechanism to improve the ergonomics of the setting process for installers working on wood forms.  

KWIK CAST CONNECT (KCC)

Figure 2: Hilti KWIK Cast Connect (KCC) Portfolio

Hilti’s Kwik Cast Connect (KCC) portfolio was the first step Hilti took with a push-to-connect technology for cast-in anchors. Available in a 3/8” and 1/2" diameter, the KCC offers contractors a single fastening point for a 3/8” or 1/2" diameter threaded rod, suitable for wood form and metal deck applications. The introduction of this product simplified installation of prefabricated and hanger assemblies, by requiring just a simple push-to-connect to install the entire assembly. The KCC does not require a proprietary coupler or threaded rod, allowing for standard threaded rods (ASTM F1554 Grade 36 and ASTM F1554 Grade 55) to be utilized on the jobsite. Compared to the KCM anchor, it continues to allow customers to have a quicker method to install and be efficient on the jobsite for attaching 3/8” and 1/2" diameter threaded rods.  

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KWIK CAST CONNECT MULTI-THREAD (KCCM)

Figure 3: Hilti KWIK-Cast Connect Multi-thread (KCCM) Portfolio

Hilti’s newest addition to the cast-in anchoring portfolio for single point connections is the Kwik Cast Connect Multi-thread (KCCM). The new 1/4"-3/8” and 3/8”-1/2” diameter range acceptance allows contractors to have a single point anchor that has multi thread options, as well as the ability to push-to-connect the threaded element . With the 3/8”-1/2” and new 1/4"-3/8” diameter option, this further provides simplicity benefits on the jobsites by allowing contractors to reduce the total number of anchor types by having one connection point for two diameters. 

The KCCM provides a rigid connection that helps contractors, inspectors, and engineers ensure that the threaded rod is inserted properly, with less movement of the threaded rod compared to other similar products on the market. During installation, there is also a distinctive sound, similar to tightening a ratcheting cable tie, that provides an audible indication of a proper connection into the anchor body.   

With the new KCCM anchor, contractors can see productivity gains through the installation of prefabricated systems (such as trapezes) which may be done faster and with less labor. Additionally, it helps save time during the preplanning phase by accommodating up to three different threaded rod anchor diameters helping to reduce the number of anchor types on the jobsite and potentially avoiding errors.

MODEL CODE COMPLIANCE / ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

The KCC, KCM, and KCCM anchors are qualified under ICC-ES AC446 and reflected in ICC-ES ESR-4145. For more information on how the KWIK CAST portfolio received their ICC-ES Approval, please reference the following article: “Code Provisions for Headed Cast-In Specialty Inserts” by Natasha Zamani, Ph.D, P.E.

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