At four inches in length and made of stainless steel, the Legacy Bolt will not only revolutionize the recreational climbing industry, where ClimbTech got its start more than a decade ago, but create major cost efficiencies in industrial settings, where ClimbTech plans to sell millions of units directly and through its partners to companies that inspect, repair and maintain buildings and other concrete structures.
In anticipation of that demand, ClimbTech has doubled the size of its headquarters to accommodate the manufacturing equipment and associated personnel it needs to produce the Legacy Bolt.
“We are at a point where demand for our existing and future products has created an opportunity to transition our manufacturing from Asia to Austin,” said ClimbTech CEO Roberto Fiebig.
Fiebig added that while the company plans to pay for the capital-intensive equipment with internal funds, ClimbTech has also applied for a Chase Mission Main Street℠ Grant, one of 12 the bank will be awarding later this fall. The selection process is based on votes.
“We hope that our goal of bringing some, if not all, of our manufacturing work back to the United States and, more specifically, Austin will resonate with our customers, partners, the rope-access community, and Texans as a whole,” said Fiebig.
Here’s the link to vote for ClimbTech: https://www.missionmainstreetgrants.com/business/detail/74550
Changing the Climbing Industry
As for the Legacy Bolt, the product’s main attraction for the recreational climbing industry is that it provides local groups of recreational climbers with the ability to “re-bolt” existing rock faces, where the existing bolts have lost their integrity and pose a risk to life and limb.
“The Legacy Bolt brings with it a new level of endurance and flexibility,” said Fiebig. “Sleeves can be withdrawn and replaced years down the road. This ensures that rock-climbing routes remain intact for future generations.”
Ben Spannuth bolting with ClimbTech from ClimbTech on Vimeo.
The ‘Legacy Bolt’ and Its Industrial Application
The Legacy Bolt will reshape how companies that utilize rope-access professionals inspect and maintain concrete structures, according to ClimbTech’s Fiebig.
“These professionals are not permitted to leave metal in the wall, meaning they sometimes have to use a jackhammer to retrieve the metal,” said Fiebig. “This is time-consuming and heightens the stress in the structure. The Legacy Bolt eliminates this step.”
About ClimbTech
Twenty-five years ago, two avid rock climbers with engineering minds and visionary dreams saw the need for advancement in climbing equipment technology. They imagined, researched, and tested and soon came up with product after product, all taking mountaineering to a new level of sophistication, safety, and ease.
In 1998, these climbers realized that their spring-loaded camming devices had a reach well beyond the mountains. Much larger fields with extensive safety concerns, such as the construction, industrial, military and mining industries, were plagued by outdated, heavy and cumbersome equipment. Thus, ClimbTech was born.
ClimbTech has been featured in The Austin American-Statesman -- http://www.statesman.com/business/austins-climbtech-continues-to-grow-2372529.html -- as well as the Austin Business Journal -- http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2011/04/08/climbing-the-ladder.html -- and the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch -- http://www.marketwatch.com/story/climbtech-builds-momentum-expands-into-new-markets-2012-06-06
Contacts
for ClimbTech
Holt Hackney, 512-716-7977
hhackney@hackneycommunications.com
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