Are your workers still tying rebar by hand or using pliers to fasten conduit to rebar? Do they have to twist their wrists rapidly and repeatedly while squeezing tightly on the wire? Are they constantly bending over to tie steel at ground level? It might be time to upgrade your crew’s setup with powered rebar tying tools.
The problem with manual rebar tying
Manual rebar tying is both a health and productivity issue. The repetitive hand motion involved can compress nerves in the wrist and inflame tendons, eventually leading to chronic pain or conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome. Constant bending to tie steel at floor level puts strain on the lower back, increasing the chance of muscle fatigue, spinal stress, and long-term injury.
A powered rebar tying tool removes the most punishing part of the job: the repeated twisting motion under high grip force. Instead of having to use pliers and rotate their wrists to cinch wire, your workers simply pull a trigger. The rebar tying tool will wrap and twist consistently at the tie point. The tool does all the tying, twisting and cutting, and it all happens in a fraction of a second. No strain and no slowdown.
RAPIDTOOL’s RT-40A rebar tying machine
The RAPIDTOOL RT-40A ties rebar in just 0.6 seconds. It features a quick bar release and automatic wire reload, plus an adjustable tension with advanced digital tie tension control and warning sensor detection.
The RT-40A can complete over 5,000 ties using 2-wrap settings and over 4,500 ties with 3-wraps with a full charge, so your crew can move through dense mats and high-volume steel quickly without being forced to swap out batteries every hour. The kit runs on 18V x 4.0Ah Li-ion battery power and includes 2 batteries.
Do you plan to use this rebar tying tool daily? Not a problem. The RT-40A uses a dual brushless twisting and feeding motor system with a dedicated control system designed to extend its operational life. And because RAPIDTOOL built it for nonstop use that’s typical on large-scale construction sites, it has been precision-engineered and tested to withstand over 2 million ties.
