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Industrial Bolting Tool Applications For the Mining Industry

06/01/2016 09:00 AM

Mining is a tough job, one that requires tough workers and durable tools. Those tools include hydraulic torque wrenches, which are at work on a wide range of mining applications, from vehicles hauling material to machinery digging deep below the earth. Let’s take a closer look at some of the mining industrial bolting tools that […]

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hydraulic torque wrench , industrial bolting

5 ‘Must Have’ Skills For a Site Engineer

05/25/2016 09:00 AM

A construction site engineer has a lot on his or her plate, whether it’s working with project planning engineers, making sure safety requirements are being followed, or supervising junior engineers. 1. Communication Skills When we say “communication,” we mean the written and verbal kind.  You’ll need to correspond with your staff, the construction manager, subcontractors […]

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Calibration

Industrial Bolting Tool Applications for the Power Generation Industry

05/18/2016 08:30 AM

If you’re reading this on a device that’s plugged into a wall, you have a torque wrench to thank. Industrial bolting tools like torque wrenches are at work in every stage in the life of a power generation plant, from building to day-to-day maintenance to emergency repairs. Let’s take a closer look at some applications […]

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industrial bolting

Best Quality Control Practices: Bridge and Highway Design

05/11/2016 09:30 AM

In 2007, an eight-lane bridge carrying Interstate 35 across the Mississippi River in Minnesota collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring another 145. In the wake of this disaster, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) set out to see what quality control and quality assurance measures different states around the country used […]

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Quality Assurance , quality control

8 Tips for Lowering the Cost of Heavy Equipment Ownership

05/04/2016 09:30 AM

Heavy equipment has a number of different uses, but every piece of big machinery has one thing in common: they’re all costly to own and maintain. But there are steps you can take to lower the cost of owning heavy equipment. Here are a few tips that can help save you money on your machinery. […]

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Calibration

7 Basic Quality Engineer Tools for Process Improvement

04/27/2016 09:00 AM

We’ve seen them referred to as “The Old Seven” or “The First Seven.” They’re the seven basic quality engineer tools for process improvement. In this blog entry, we’ll explore how each one of these tools works. 1. The Cause And Effect Diagram This is also called the “Ishikawa Diagram” (after the Japanese organizational theorist Kaoru […]

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How To Check Connection Bolts for Tightness

04/20/2016 09:00 AM

There are a number of ways to check bolt tightness. There is the “turn-of-nut” method. There are direct tension indicators, single-use mechanical load cells which show when the required tension in a fastener has been reached. And then there is calibrated wrench pre-tensioning, one of the simplest methods to check bolts for tightness. Here are […]

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Calibration

The Difference Between Quality Control Engineers and Quality Assurance Engineers

04/13/2016 09:00 AM

“Quality control” and “quality assurance” sound like they mean the same thing, but ask a quality control engineer and a quality assurance engineer what they do and you’ll get two very different answers. We’ve seen it described like this: quality assurance is process oriented, while quality control is product oriented. Or to put it another […]

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Quality Assurance , quality control

9 Things You Should Know About Your Torque Wrench

04/06/2016 09:00 AM

When we invest in things, we try to protect them. We get our car serviced regularly, we make sure our home is well maintained. And as we’ve argued here before, your torque wrench is an investment as well, not just a purchase. Here are nine things you should know about caring for it. 1. One […]

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The Basics of Torque Control

03/30/2016 08:00 AM

For manufacturers, high capacity torque control is essential. If a fastener is too tight, it can break, or strip is threads. If it’s not tight enough, it can vibrate loose. Proper torque control isn’t just the difference between success and failure, but the difference between a safe, efficient product and disaster. Here are a few […]

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