New Products – February 2012

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INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, RENEWAL

NEW BRANDING
ITW TACC, Rockland, Md., now offers the STA’-PUT brand for the surfacing adhesive product formerly under the ITW Plexus label. STA’-PUT Surfacing Adhesives will be manufactured by ITW Plexus but the products will be marketed under the STA’-PUT brand. The move is part of a one-stop-shop effort to put a wide variety of high-strength adhesives under the STA’-PUT branding effort.
Contact: ITW TACC, 888-751-0409

SEAM AID
Stone Pro Equipment Co., Effingham, Ill., introduces the Seam Vice for manual setting of seaming during installation. The mechanical anchor, attached underneath the top, allows for piece adjustment and unobstructed access to the top surface during seaming, and is left in place after installation.
Contact: Stone Pro Equipment Co., 217-536-6187

QUICK-SET MORTAR
MAPEI, Deerfield Beach, Fla. introduces Ultraflex™ LFT Rapid, a quick-setting mortar allowing grouting in three to four hours. The mix includes a high content of a unique dry polymer, resulting in excellent adhesion; its non-sag medium-bed and thin-set mortar characteristics are ideal for installing large-format tile and stone on interior and exterior floors, walls and countertops.
Contact: MAPEI, 800-426-2734

UNDERMOUNT ADHESIVE
Glue Warehouse, Sumas, Wash., introduces GW4300 All Purpose Structural Adhesive for bonding undermount sinks kits to a wide range of surfaces, including natural stone, quartz surfaces, concrete and solid surface. The adhesive cures in 10-15 minutes and can also be used on a wide range of plastics, metals, and composite assemblies. It offers outstanding bond strength and durability, with excellent impact and weathering properties. GW4300 is available in both 400ml and 50ml cartridges.
Contact: Glue Warehouse, 877-595-4583

FAST-SET LARGE-FORMAT MORTAR
LATICRETE International Inc., Bethany, Conn., introduces LATICRETE® 4-XLT Rapid, a fast-setting, multi-use, polymer-fortified adhesive mortar specifically formulated for large-format tile installations requiring a rapid turnaround.  Offered for non-sag wall installations, medium bed buildup and thin-set applications on floors and walls, LATICRETE 4-XLT Rapid is built on LATICRETE Water Dispersion Technology™ (WDT) platform, allowing users to achieve their desired application consistency during mixing. It also features LATICRETE DUST LOCK™ Technology, which greatly reduces onsite spillage and powdering. the product passes applicable ANSI A118.4, ANSI A118.11 and ISO 13007-2 non-sag requirements.
Contact: LATICRETE International Inc., 800-243-4788 x610

PARAPET-WALL REINFORCEMENT
CINTEC Canada Ltd., Nepean, Ontario, offers Paratec (PARApet TEChniques), a method of internal structural reinforcement to meet the specific requirements of masonry parapet and retaining walls. The system strengthens low-parapet masonry walls with the insertion of a mesh-fabric-sleeved steel bar; a specially-developed, non-polymer, cement-like grout is then injected into the sleeve, fusing with the mesh and shaping itself around the steel to fit the space.
Contact: Cintec Canada Ltd., 800-363-6066