CAST CONNEX

CAST CONNEX is the industry leader in the architectural and structural use of cast steel components in the design and construction of building and bridge structures. We offer standardized pre-engineered connectors available off-the-shelf as well as custom castings designed for project-specific requirements. Whether standardized or custom, our solutions reduce design complexity, optimize constructability, and improve performance. Cast steel structural components provide significant performance advantages over joints produced via conventional steel fabrication when any of the following advantages can be leveraged: Material optimization: Cast steel structural components can be designed to offer material savings over their fabricated counterparts. Casting manufacturing enables structural forms that are more directly informed by the forces to which they will be subjected. Enhanced strength and stiffness: Castings are well-suited for arduously loaded structural connections, where elevated strength or stiffness may be required. Cast steel is isotropic, ideal for use in connections that are subjected to complex stress states. In the design stage, the stiffness of cast joints can be accurately predicted and tuned. Improved fatigue life: With cast steel nodes, weld access, fatigue performance, and service life are greatly improved as compared with conventionally fabricated connections. Simplified fabrication: When steel castings are used to replace complex fabrications, they improve quality; they can be used to eliminate complex or heavy weldments and can therefore reduce risk to contractors and their clients. Improved constructability: Castings reduce risk in the field and can provide total installed cost savings. Cast steel components provide precision and accuracy at a level that is unachievable via conventional fabrication, improve site fit-up, and reduce rework costs and the associated delays. Castings can be designed to eliminate the need for field welding. Aesthetics: Castings enhance the aesthetic appeal of architecturally exposed structural steel in projects of any size or budget. Designers can leverage casting manufacturing to achieve geometries that are not possible with conventional fabrication techniques. Craftsmanship requirements in fabrication are greatly reduced when utilizing cast steel connections.