Engineered connection specialist, Leviat, has responded to growing customer requests for a faster and more efficient brickwork support solution for lower loads with the launch of two major new products, Ancon Optima 6 and Ancon Optima 8.
Together with an increase in the cavity range for all Optima systems to accommodate wider wall cavities up to 200mm, the new products now provide contractors with a full range of off-the-shelf bracket angle systems for common brickwork support applications up to 14kN/m.
Capable of supporting unfactored masonry loads of up to 6kN/m and 8kN/m respectively, the new Ancon Optima 6 and Optima 8 systems, like the existing Optima 10, 12 and 14 systems, are standard systems, comprising laser-cut brackets, two-step angles and locking wedges.
They are particularly useful for single storey lifts of masonry, or where support is required above window heads, where the existing Optima 10 system can prove uneconomical. To prevent possible confusion on site, all angles are colour coded (Orange for Optima 6 systems and Yellow for Optima 8), whilst all brackets are universal across the full Optima range and can be simply changed on site, if required, to accommodate cavity variations.
As with existing Optima systems, the new Optima 6 and 8 systems are lighter in weight and easier to handle on site than the more complex welded support systems and can thus provide significant cost and time savings to contractors. They are specified using simple load/cavity charts, without the usual requirement for detailed layout drawings.
Angles for the new Optima 6 and 8 systems, as well as new brackets for up to 200mm cavities will be available from stock with immediate effect, subject to initial demand.
New literature, installation guides, and Declarations of Performance for the expanded Optima range are available on-line.
