EJOT Launches Anchor Fix 2025: Advancing Digital Design Flexibility for Heavy-Duty Anchoring

EJOT has announced the official launch of Anchor Fix 2025, an evolution of its popular anchor dimensioning software.

This latest version has been engineered to streamline the complex process of developing anchoring designs and specifications for heavy-duty and safety-critical applications. Available as a free download from the EJOT website, the software provides a digital platform where engineers can compare fastening options across the comprehensive EJOT through-bolt, resin anchoring, and LIEBIG heavy-duty anchor ranges. To date, the software has served thousands of professionals globally, enabling them to optimise their calculation processes to achieve significant savings in both time and project costs.

The defining characteristic of this updated version is its unprecedented flexibility. For the first time, Anchor Fix 2025 introduces the functionality to compare both standard and bespoke fastening solutions. This allows for the calculation of the safest possible approach in strict accordance with all applicable standards and design codes. Crucially, a major upgrade from the original software is the ability to carry out a design specifically according to the application requirements, rather than being constrained by the restrictions of the current design code EN 1992-4 (Eurocode 2 : Design of concrete structures – design of fastenings for use in concrete). This expansion of scope is vital for modern construction, as it enables the development of compliant designs even when baseplate and anchor configurations fall outside the traditional parameters of the design code.

These new digital capabilities allow for the full utilisation of the LIEBIG range for the first time. Engineers can now specify readily available special-length anchors that carry the same ETA approvals as standard-length versions, drastically increasing the design options available for complex structural connections. Beyond technical flexibility, the software also focuses on optimising cost and efficiency.

Paul Papworth, EJOT UK’s anchoring specialist, said: “Anchor Fix 2025 builds on the strengths of the original version of the software by providing extra functionality, particularly to leverage the value of bespoke length anchors available within our modular LIEBIG range. Mechanical anchors, including Ultraplus and Superplus BLS can be produced in custom lengths to meet the requirements of even the most challenging anchoring projects, which is why we wanted to ensure Anchor Fix made these options available at the design stage.

“In creating Anchor Fix 2025, our developers have achieved a new software release which is still based on the latest ETA data, the latest design approach, governed by EN1992-4, but with the ability to plot the actual connection design within the program as a non-regular baseplate or anchor group arrangement. This, in turn, will yield multi-product options supported by a report referencing the EN standard and/or manufacturer verification of the calculation.

“Once the anchoring design and specification is confirmed and work begins on site, EJOT’s support continues with installation trials and toolbox talks to ensure installers are correctly trained to achieve the optimum results. This gives us the opportunity to partner with designers and contractors from ‘Concept through Construction to Commissioning’ – it is what we call our 3C total support approach.”

The software serves as just one component of EJOT UK’s extensive support package, designed to help customers achieve the most effective anchoring solutions. The technical team, led by Paul Papworth, collaborates closely with customers to develop unique calculations for complex anchoring projects, drawing on the full EJOT and LIEBIG portfolios to provide fully compliant recommendations. Furthermore, EJOT UK has the facilities to conduct a variety of tests to confirm the performance of any proposed anchoring approach. This includes laboratory testing at the Applitec Centre, EJOT's state-of-the-art research, development, and testing facility at its Yorkshire headquarters.