AutoTight® by Commins
Manufacturing, Inc.
The Continuous Rod Holdown System

   Make Your Shearwalls Perform!

Simply the Best Building Holdown System
NO
Field Assembly of Take-Up Device
NO Field Cutting Rod to Fit Cages Every Floor
Tremendous Rod Holdown System Versatility

New for 2009: AutoTight® Catalog
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Lateral Performance of Loose Shear Walls
A demonstration of how different holdown systems effect shear wall performance.

AutoTight Squishy
Block Demo Video

The AT Squishy Block Demo is a hands on display used for demonstrating
ease of use, simplicity and quality of the Automatic Take-Up Device (AT). 


COLA RR #25480

AutoTight Rod Holdown System approval for the 2008 Los Angeles Building Code (LABC) which is based on the 2007 California Building Code (CBC) and the 2006 International Building Code (IBC).

Al Commins has written a series of articles for
Structure Magazine on Holdown Systems
Article Link Page


 

Sample Sheet Drawing
(International Building Code, 2003 Edition)

Structural Engineers

 

Simpson ATS Conversions
AutoTight
® vs. Traditional Straps/Holdowns

How to Specify AutoTight®

Contractors / Framers

 

Installation Guide
Compression Trimmer Usage
 

Testimonials from
AutoTight
® Customers

 

   
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AutoTight® Rod Holdown Systems and components are covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents 6,390,747; 6,585,469; 6,625,945, other patents both foreign and domestic are pending.