Wind turbines, like helicopters, are fatigue machines—always vibrating and working to loosen their fasteners. More vibration will come as engineers develop longer blades to capture more wind energy and towers reach higher to accommodate them. These increased vibration levels will loosen some tower fasteners. To prevent this, engineers are looking for better ways to measure…
Copper State Bolt & Nut Company to offer DISC-LOCK fasteners
A California-based manufacturer of fasteners will make their products more available by offering them through Copper State Bolt & Nut Company. DISC-LOCK International, along with the Safety Wheel Nut, announced a marketing distributorship and affiliation with the Phoenix-based supplier to sell their products in 21 locations throughout the Southwest. “Our distribution collaboration with Copper State…
Reid Supply to Unveil New Products at IMTS
Muskegon, MI – Reid Supply Company will be showcasing new products from innovative floor dryers to time-saving industrial clamps during the 2010 International Manufacturing Technology Show at the McCormick Place in Chicago, September 13th through the 18th. Greg Palmer, Director of Marketing at Reid Supply, says the company is constantly improving their product category offerings…
High-strength latches
The new draw latches feature riveted mounting baseplates, that allow distributing loads over a large bearing area. Protex 43-3292, 43-4292, and 44-4292 latches are well suited for the industrial, earth-moving, and process equipment sectors. The fasteners are compatible with Protex 40 and 41 series latches. They come in stainless or zinc-plated mild steel, reaching tensile…
Tight or Not, This Bolt Tells
The VLI or Visual Load Indicator is a tension indicator built into the head of a bolt or stud. Reading the dial tells whether or not the bolt has reached its proper fastener load. If the bright yellow tension indicator stripe is hidden on the black face, clamp load remains assured within ±5%. If the…