A wind turbine gearbox manufacturing plant in Gainesville, Georgia has purchased a Tentec M42 WTB bolt tensioner for its production facility. ZF Industries opened its new factory in 2012 and manufactures the Atlas 1 wind turbine gearbox for Vestas. The Tentec M42 Wind Turbine Tensioners let production engineers at the plant quickly and accurately carry…
Hydraulic bolt tensioners
The Tentec Aero WTB is a range of hydraulic bolt tensioning tools to suit most wind turbine bolting applications. All WTB Tensioning tools have capacity to generate the specified proof load requirements as detailed in EN ISO 898-1:1999 and ASTM A490M for grade 10.9 Bolts. These tensioners have been designed with rapid tensioning in mind…
Rugged torque wrenches refined for accuracy and ease of use
A range of low profile, direct drive hydraulic torque wrenches are available for a host of industrial applications. The CD Series of tools use an unusual noncircular drive piston that gives the wrenches their slim profile, letting engineers reach awkward, restricted bolts. Although these wrenches display a low-profile cylinder and cassette width, they are said to…