Atlas Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, has acquired the Shuriken Structural Nut Keeper. The technology allows for field-bolted HSS column splices and connections with fast erection and lower costs than other connection types, the company claims.

Ted Goldstein, P.E., is a structural engineer, the inventor of Shuriken, and the founder of Tubular Connections LLC. Originally from New York, Goldstein moved to Japan in 2018. There, he was inspired to create Shuriken to reduce the cost and carbon footprint of steel construction.

"HSS columns are the norm in Japan thanks to their efficiency and excellent seismic performance," Goldstein said. "I knew the U.S. could benefit from a wider use of HSS, but welded splices were a problem. That drove me to lower the installed cost of HSS by developing Shuriken."

Atlas Tube will offer Shuriken technology to simplify column splices and other one-sided connections. Goldstein will be working with Atlas Tube''s marketing and commercial teams to create awareness among engineers, fabricators and designers in the structural steel community and help grow the U.S. market for HSS.

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