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Why ISO 17025 Accreditation is Important for Torque Tool Calibration

06/20/2017 03:48 PM

Even after all these years in business, there’s something that never fails to amaze us: The lack of understanding some professionals have when it comes to proper torque equipment calibration certification. We’re talking about customers who build ships, install wind turbines, and work on oil refineries, pipelines and other critical industries. There are far too […]

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Checking Your Bolt Torque

06/06/2017 08:30 AM

Knowing how to check bolt torque is a key ingredient in making sure fasteners don’t fail. There are several ways to determine bolt torque, including torque auditing.   As Bill Eccles of Bolt Science writes, there are three ways this can be achieved: “Each of these three methods have their deficiencies,” Eccles says. “The key […]

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How to Avoid Bolt Failure

05/23/2017 07:30 AM

“We sometimes underestimate the importance of little things,” wrote Charles W. Chestnutt in 1901. Why is a torque wrench company opening a blog post about bolt failure with a quote by a turn-of-the-century author? Because bolts are often the smallest elements of a design, but that does not make them unimportant. When bolts fail, they […]

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Importance of Planetary Gear Technology in Torque Tools

05/09/2017 08:30 AM

Planetary gearheads are high-precision, motor-control devices that can generate a significant amount of torque, while offering low backlash and high torsional stillness. Torque tools that use planetary technology have many advantages over impact tools that use a ratcheting action. Among their benefits, planetary gear torque tools provide smooth, continuous torque that is ergonomic for the […]

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The Basics of Bolted Joints in Wind Turbines

04/25/2017 08:00 AM

Wind turbines are held together with bolted joints that are under constant attack from vibration, fatigue, corrosion and bolt relaxation. Windpower Engineering magazine lists a few things professionals in the wind industry – especially those in the market for new wind turbine torque tools – should know about tightening and tensioning.

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[CASE STUDY] Manufacturing Maintenance and On-Site Calibration

04/18/2017 07:49 AM

Maxpro has clients from a wide range of industries, from pipeline crews to wind turbine makers to mining operations. Among those clients are manufacturers who work with the U.S. military. One of them, a firm in northern New Jersey, is a subcontractor for armored personal vehicles. This manufacturer needed to have its torque wrenches calibrated […]

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Pipeline Safety Tips

04/11/2017 07:00 AM

Building and maintaining a pipeline can be a demanding, sometimes dangerous, job. Crews work with hazardous materials and heavy equipment, and mishaps on a job site can lead to losses in revenue, injuries or even fatalities.

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Industrial Construction Trends for 2017

04/04/2017 08:00 AM

Maxpro has spent more than 20 years selling, renting, repairing and calibrating torque wrenches for industrial construction, which means we’ve needed to be up to date on where the industry is headed from year to year. And we know our readers will want to make sure they’re up to date as well, which is why […]

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2017 Trends for The Wind Turbine Industry

03/28/2017 07:30 AM

As a company that supplies torque wrenches for the wind turbine industry, we think it’s important to stay on top of trends in the wind industry. Here are six trends that caught the attention of the American Wind Energy Association. 1. More jobs for wind turbine technicians According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, […]

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[CASE STUDY] E-RAD Torque Equipment and the Wind Turbine Industry

03/21/2017 07:24 AM

When building a wind turbine, one of the factors crews must contend with is…wind. There’s a term for it in the industry: “getting winded out.” When it happens, crews need to work quickly to make up for lost time.Turbines are naturally built in places that get a lot of wind, but if conditions get too […]

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