Precast wall panels demand connection details that are strong, repeatable, easy to cast, and practical to install in the field. From alignment connections to panel-to-foundation base connections, MKA Connections provides engineered hardware designed around the realities of precast production and erection.
MKA Connections wall panel solutions help reduce field welding, simplify foundation coordination, improve hardware placement, and support efficient installation.
The MKA Drill and Bolt Connection, or DAB, is designed for one of the most common wall panel challenges: connecting the base of a precast wall panel to the foundation.
Traditional wall panel base connections can require foundation embeds, field welding, careful layout coordination, and access for weld inspection. DAB changes that workflow by allowing the base connection to be bolted to the foundation rather than welded. Cast into the base of the wall panel, DAB helps simplify coordination for the precaster, erector, foundation contractor, and general contractor.
DAB is more than a cast-in embed. It supports a coordinated installation process. After the panel is set, the installer drills through the plastic void former, installs the specified anchor bolt, and grouts the connection. Once bolted, inspected, and filled, the connection can be protected and concealed for a clean finished condition.
Insulated wall panels and thin wall sections can make connection selection more difficult because space, cover, and placement are limited. The Ming Wing mini adapts the proven design concept of the Original Ming Wing with modified legs and faceplate geometry, providing a compact connection option for thinner wythes and other thin-member applications.
Some wall panel projects require alignment connections between adjacent panels or between wall panels and other precast components. For solid and insulated wall applications, Original Ming Wing may be used for panel alignment connections when properly designed and detailed by the project engineer.
When Original Ming Wing or Ming Wing mini are used in production, the matching Wing Blockout supports proper placement in steel or wood forms, creates a clean molded surface, improves weld access, and provides a uniform pocket for caulk installation.
Wall panel systems often connect to spandrels, double tees, inverted tee beams, stairs, foundations, and other precast components. The Universal Precast Connector helps standardize applicable precast-to-precast connection conditions, reducing custom hardware and simplifying production.
For producers looking to reduce custom plate fabrication and simplify hardware stocking, UPC can help bring consistency to repeated wall panel connection details.
Drill and Bolt Connection is the primary solution for precast wall panel base connections to foundations.
Ming Wing mini supports thin wall wythes, insulated wall panel conditions, and compact connection applications.
Original Ming Wing may support panel alignment conditions in solid and insulated wall applications when properly engineered.
Universal Precast Connector supports applicable wall-to-spandrel, wall-to-double tee, wall-to-IT beam, stair/riser-to-wall, and related precast-to-precast conditions.
Contact MKA Connections for product recommendations, samples, and technical support from professionals experienced in precast production, erection, and design.
The Drill and Bolt Connection is the primary MKA product for wall panel base connections. It is cast into the base of a wall panel and allows the base connection to be bolted to the foundation rather than welded.
Yes. Ming Wing mini is designed for thinner wythes of insulated wall panel projects, and Original Ming Wing may also be used for panel alignment connections in solid and insulated wall applications when properly designed.
Drill and Bolt Connection is relevant where wall panels or grade-related precast components require a bolted base connection to a foundation.
Ming Wing mini is relevant where the structure includes 2-inch double tee flanges, field-topped double tees, or thin-member conditions.
Original Ming Wing is relevant where the structure includes double tee diaphragm or flange connection conditions.
Original Ming Wing is relevant where the structure includes double tee diaphragm or flange connection conditions.
