DEWALT Engineered by POWERS has released two chemical adhesives for the construction industry. The PURE500+ and EA70-Pro builds on previous solutions, offering improved performance and productivity for major infrastructure projects and commercial construction sites.

Both new products provide compliant anchoring solutions for concrete and masonry respectively while dispensing systems improve application effectiveness and efficiency. Comprehensive European Technical Assessment (ETA) pre-qualifications give users the necessary confidence to meet the stringent requirements of AS 5216-2021 and, in turn, satisfy the relevant provisions of the National Construction Code (NCC 2019).

For use in large commercial projects and major civil infrastructure projects for safety-critical anchoring solutions, PURE500+ is a slow-cure pure epoxy adhesive designed to be used in the most demanding applications. PURE500+ builds on the previous PURE150-PRO and comes with new ETA approvals including a 100-year design life, extensive seismic C1 & C2 approvals for threaded rod and rebar applications, and fire resistance approvals.

PURE500+’s two-component epoxy adhesive anchoring system includes injection adhesive in plastic cartridges, mixing nozzles, dispensing tools and hole cleaning equipment and can be stored for 24 months without leakage and dispensing problems often found with other epoxy systems.

“PURE500+ has several features including increased bond strength and easier dispensation which allow it to be used in a number of applications including in diamond cored holes and in wet and water filled holes,” Stanley Black & Decker group product marketing manager Justin Goode says.

“It has been approved for use in several tunnelling and major road projects throughout Australia.”

The second of these new innovative products, EA70-Pro is an Epoxyacrylate adhesive injection system that supersedes PV45-PRO. EA70-Pro is a medium-duty, fast-curing adhesive for threaded rod applications in concrete and masonry substrate.  EA70-Pro comes with new ETA approvals for use in hollow and solid brick and substrates such as aerated concrete.

“The EA70-PRO is a two-component 10:1 ratio styrene-free epoxy acrylate adhesive anchoring system designed for use in the installation of threaded rod of variable length in solid concrete and masonry materials,” Justin adds.

“This medium-duty, fast-curing formulation is recommended for use in concrete, solid brick and hollow brick materials. Benefits include the Epoxyacrylate formula, additional ETA Masonry approvals, and its anchoring capabilities in water-filled holes.”