ZiWu-Soft EDV Systeme GmbH

28/12/2018

How to add your products in DesignFiX?

15/06/2018

Customer experience with the design program EFCO DesignFiX. Interview with Markus Weiersmüller from ERNE AG Holzbau.
https://www.designfix.de/efco-goes-digital/

13/03/2018

Anchor theory versus reinforced concrete theory:
High-performance injection mortars are suitable for anchoring threaded rods and internally threaded sleeves as well as reinforcing bars. A distinction is made between reinforcing bars that are used as anchors and bars for post-installed rebar connections. The design methods are correspondingly different.

High-performance injection mortars are suitable for anchoring threaded rods and internally threaded sleeves as well as reinforcing bars. A distinction is made between reinforcing bars that are used as anchors and bars for post-installed rebar connections. The design methods are correspondingly diffe...

13/12/2017

New LiveUpdate Service
As of version 3.0, DesignFiX includes a new update mechanism. The main advantage is a faster data transfer and the waiver of the requirement of administration rights. Only the first installation of DesignFiX or this one-time service update requires administration rights.
http://www.designfix.de/new-liveupdate-service/

24/05/2017

Die ZiWu-Soft EDV Systeme GmbH gratuliert Herrn Mario Noack sehr herzlich zur bestandenen Prüfung für die MCSE (Data Management and Analytics) Zertifizierung. Wir sind stolz, dass wir so motivierte und engagierte Mitarbeiter haben.
https://www.ziwu-soft.de/mcse-zertifizierung-noack/

28/03/2017

Perfect day 1 at - come say hello at hall 1, stand #684 and see our new DesignFiX-Rebar software.

13/02/2017

DesignFiX - Rebar Design
The 7th Fastener Fair Stuttgart will take place from 28-30 March 2017 at Messe Stuttgart. We are looking forward seeing you at our stand 684 located in hall 1.

17/12/2016

EADs versus ETAGs
EADs (European Assessment Documents) are the successor documents of ETAGs (European Technical Approval Guidelines). All published ETAGs will be converted into EADs. For fasteners, the beginning was made by ETAG 001, Part 1 to 4. The corresponding EADs were already published by the European Commission. Part 5 and 6 will follow shortly.

In contrast to ETAG 001 “Metal Anchors for Use in Concrete”, the corresponding EADs do not contain any design rules. The actual Annex C of ETAG 001 “Design Methods for Anchorages” and the Technical Report TR 029 “Design of Bonded Anchors” therefore still apply. In near future, the European Standard EN 1992-4 (Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures – Part 4: Design of fastenings for use in concrete) will be published and substitute Annex C and TR 029 of ETAG 001. As long as Annex C or TR 029 are mentioned in the ETAs as applicable design methods, a design according to these rules is permissible. Therefore, EADs will not affect the design program DesignFiX.
http://www.designfix.de/ead-vs-etag/

29/07/2016

New languages:
DesignFiX is now also available in French, Italian, Russian, Romanian and Chinese. The languages are automatically updated with the LiveUpdate.

16/03/2016

Shear loads perpendicular to slotted holes
The European design guidelines for anchors (ETAG 001, Annex C for mechanical and ETAG 001, Technical Report TR 029 for chemical anchors) describe in section 4.2.2.1 the influence of slotted holes on the distribution of shear loads:
“Slotted holes in the direction of the shear load prevent anchors to take up shear loads. This can be favourable in case of fastenings close to an edge.”

http://www.designfix.de/shear-loads-slotted-holes/

23/02/2016

Curious Design Results (Part 1)
The design of anchors in accordance with European Regulations (ETAG 001, Annex C and Technical Report TR 029) leads in the overwhelming number of applications to logical results. In certain cases, also strange design results can occur that contradict the expectations of the user and naturally lead to doubts about the accuracy of the used design program. Read more...
http://www.designfix.de/curious-design-results-part-1/