Side-by-Side Comparison

Traditional Method - 9 Steps

The EM-BOLT Way - 6 Easy Steps

CONCRETE CONTRACTOR (STEPS 1-4)

1. Lay out embed plates in formwork.

2. Move rebar or temporarily remove and replace formwork to install embed plate due to potential conflicts with rebar and fixed anchors on embed plates.

3. Install embed plate in the concrete form.

4. Place concrete.

STEEL ERECTOR (STEPS 5-9)

5. After form removal, field weld crash angle to embed plate at correct elevation based on beam size.

6. Erect steel beams and temporarily sets them on the installed crash angle.

7. Field weld knife plate or angle connection from beam to embed plate.

8. Tighten all bolts.

9. Remove the temporary crash angle.

CONCRETE CONTRACTOR (STEPS 1-4)

1. Lay out embed plates in formwork.

2. Install EM-BOLT™ plates in concrete form.

3. Install anchor bolts to back side of installed EM-BOLT™ and hand tighten.

4. Place concrete.

STEEL ERECTOR (STEPS 5-6)

5. After form removal, erect steel beam and bolt to EM-BOLT™.

6. Tighten all bolts.