Posted by:
Let’s face it, up until now bolt load calculation apps for Apple and Android smartphones have left a lot to be desired. The apps either cost money or were limited and not very functional, but FASTORQ is changing all that with an exciting, free app called BoltCALC+.
BoltCALC+ is an easy-to-use and powerful tool designed to calculate ...
Continue Reading →Posted by:
ARE DTIs REALLY WORTH IT?
Could something that costs 10 cents actually guarantee better bolt tension accuracy than your company’s designer?
This question sounds ridiculous to many people since they blindly trust their designer’s torque calculations. Unfortunately, the calculations they rely on to get proper tension may have been determined 10 years earlier by someone that cannot predict all bolt conditions.
In many instances, a designer can only predict some, but not all, of the conditions a bolt may encounter when ...
Continue Reading →A drilling deck is a dangerous place. There’s no doubt about it. If you could remove the biggest safety offender, wouldn’t you?
Each year, tongs and come-a-longs are used on drilling decks, in shops and around pipe yards to turn pipe. Also, each year, a significant number of people are injured, and even killed, using this method to turn pipe. It is even a major concern for OSHA. There is a better way – the AutoTORQ Hydraulic Chain Pipe Wrench.
The AutoTORQ ...
Continue Reading →Posted by:
When we say our SpinTORQ hydraulic torque wrench is 36 times faster at turning a nut than a standard ratcheting hydraulic torque wrench, people may be a bit skeptical.
Anyone that knows hydraulic bolting applications understands you must physically move a torque wrench bolt to bolt multiple times when following a best practice bolting procedure.
Having an appreciation for this fact, we decided to evaluate the speed of SpinTORQ versus the leading competitor’s hydraulic ratcheting wrench to find out REAL ...
Continue Reading →Posted by:
By Bill Washington
When answering this question, it is important to understand what happens when we tighten a bolt. The bolt acts as a heavy spring that clamps two or more pieces together. When we turn a nut we stretch the bolt. Stretch or elongation provides clamping force. Not enough clamping force allows the nut to vibrate loose causing leaks. Too much clamping force causes gasket damage, bolt galling, flange ...
Continue Reading →