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What is a Torque Wrench?

11/06/2018 06:43 AM

The bridge you passed over or under on the way to work. The pipeline that brought the gas to your car. The power plant that’s creating the electricity you need to read this article. All of these things have one thing in common: they rely on torque wrenches. But what is a torque wrench? Let’s […]

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what is a torque wrench

Best Quality Control Practices: Highway and Bridge Design

10/09/2018 06:31 AM

Kelly Kahle remembers driving to a soccer game on that day in Minnesota in August 2007. She remembers the sound of the I-35 bridge rumbling, and the fear and disorientation that came when her section of the bridge began to plummet into the Mississippi River.

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bridge quality control best practices

Industrial Torque Tool Safety

09/18/2018 09:55 AM

Back in August, we headed to Nashville to attend the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association’s national conference. The VPPPA – like its name suggests – is a voluntary organization of industrial companies that work toward meeting and exceeding workplace safety goals. Workplace safety is a pretty broad topic in the industrial world, so we decided […]

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industrial torque tool safety

Bolt Tightening Methods 101

09/04/2018 06:59 AM

One of the biggest challenges when working with bolted joints is achieving a precise, accurate preload. Inadequate preload is a common cause for bolted joint failure, which is why it’s so important to use the appropriate bolt tightening methods. In this blog post, we’ll look at some of the most common bolt tightening methods and […]

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What to Look for in a Torque Tool Supplier

08/21/2018 10:00 AM

The internet can be a frustrating place. It provides us with more information than previous generations could ever have imagined. And that’s a good thing. The downside is that we can’t always tell what information is correct. For example, there are plenty of heavy duty torque wrench companies on the net who aren’t what they […]

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What To Look For In A Torque Tool Supplier

High Strength Bolt Tightening Verification Techniques

08/07/2018 09:32 AM

Following our series of blog posts that looked at different bolted joint tensioning methods, we’re now going to look at some bolt tightening verification techniques. More specifically, we’re going to explore these techniques through the prism of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) technologies.

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bolt tightening verification techniques

Hydraulic Torque Wrench Calibration: Why is It So Critical?

07/24/2018 10:30 AM

A coal mine that tunnels deep below the earth. A thousand-mile oil pipeline. A power generation plant that keeps the lights on for an entire metropolitan area. What do all of these things have in common?

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Hydraulic Torque Wrench Calibration

Torqued Bolts Didn’t Cause the Failure

07/11/2018 10:30 AM

We’ve written many times here about the importance of proper torque tool use, and ways operators can avoid torque bolt failure. In fact, the last time we discussed bolt failure, it was through a historical lens, as we looked at what happened on Oakland, California’s Bay Bridge in 2013. With this blog post, we’ll go […]

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E-RAD Torque Wrench Repair and Calibration: Why Choose Maxpro

06/19/2018 10:32 AM

E-RAD electric torque wrenches are widely used in several different and critical industries. Wind farm makers use them to construct and maintain turbines. The military uses these tools to keep its equipment running and troops in motion. And if you visit a power plant, you’d find the workers who keep your city’s lights shining using […]

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Torque Wrench Repair

Bolted Joint Methods: Direct Tension Control

06/05/2018 11:01 AM

In our last blog post we discussed some common indirect bolted joint tensioning methods, including torque control, torque and turn control, and stretch control. Some of these methods offer more precision than others, although none offer direct control over the tension created in the fastener the way the following methods

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Bolted Joint Direct Tension Control

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