Eliminate pour strips with the PS=Ø® Mechanical Rebar Splice System. Pour strips are often specified to control shrinkage, creep and elastic shortening in post-tensioned and cast-in-place concrete. Without redesign, the PS=Ø® System eliminates pour strips, while allowing for volume change in the slab and providing structural continuity. PS=Ø® stands for pour strip zero. It utilizes proven coupler technologies that have been used worldwide for decades. With a tapered thread on one end and a grout-filled sleeve on the other, this patented system meets ACI Type 1 and Type 2 mechanical splice requirements, is ICC approved and made in the USA. Now you can eliminate pour strips, the construction delays, extra costs and safety issues they bring with the PS=Ø® Mechanical Rebar Splicing System.