Bolt-Check
Verification of bolted joints
Verification of bolted joints
What is Bolt-Check?
Bolt-Check is an ultrasonic measurement device that allows fast and accurate inspections of bolted joints.
It's a state-of-the-art ultrasonic technology with an intuitive user platform and a traceability system that lets you instantly locate bolts in your database and appropriately schedule service and maintenance.
Bolt-Check is suitable for most bolt types and requires no special pre-treatment of the bolts. It can play an important part in maximizing operational time and minimizing failure. Bolt-Check provides a cloud solution with an intuitive bolt management database to store, sort, and examine measured bolts.
Benefits of Bolt-Check
Choose Bolt-Check for reliable bolted joints, optimized operations, and long-term construction integrity.
- Precise bolt tightening (±5%)
- Reduce maintenance costs
- Improve HSE
- Full traceability of every bolt
- Minimize the risk of human error
- Integrated data logging and report system
- Can be used with standard bolts
- Maximize the operational time
When can you use Bolt-Check?
Bolt-Check is the most cost-effective bolt verification solution, and it can be implemented at any stage.
As a bolt manufacturer, with Bolt-Check, you can enhance the quality of your bolts, adding greater value for your customers.
Benefits:
- Each bolt will be pre-measured and “ready to install,” ensuring seamless integration at the customer’s site.
- The pre-measured bolt tag allows customers to verify that each bolt is tightened to the correct specifications.
- Each bolt can be enriched with information, including type, size, quality, E-modulus, and batch number.
- Every bolt becomes fully traceable, enabling efficient root-cause analysis if a bolt or joint failure occurs.
By using Bolt-Check when designing and engineering bolted joints, you can optimize your design to reduce material usage by utilizing smaller and fewer bolts, leading to cost and weight savings.
- Bolt-Check enhances the clamping force accuracy by reducing uncertainty from ±30% to ±5% when calculating and designing bolted joints.
- Ensure precise clamping force with Bolt-Check's testing capabilities, allowing the design team to validate calculations and specified clamping force, ensuring the desired clamping force is achieved consistently.
Furthermore, you can maintain installation accuracy by using Bolt-Check during installation, which guarantees that the bolts are tightened according to the installation manual’s specifications.
By using Bolt-Check during the installation of structures, you can achieve documented, data-driven bolt tightening with a precision of ±5% of the desired clamping force, ensuring reliability and accuracy.
Furthermore, manual data entry is eliminated, as all data is automatically uploaded to the cloud, reducing human error and preventing data loss.
If Bolt-Check is used during joint design:
Predefined settings for each joint in Bolt-Check save technicians time and provide clear guidance on the required clamping force for each bolt, eliminating the need to consult the manual.
The Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) standards are significantly improved, as technicians will need to make fewer heavy lifts when servicing bolted joints. This enhancement reduces physical strain and boosts overall safety.
Service efficiency is optimized, allowing for quicker maintenance of bolt joints:
- The automated data logging and documentation for tightening help technicians save time by eliminating the need for manual entries. This feature minimizes human errors in both measurement and documentation, ensuring accuracy throughout the process.
- Technicians spend less time re-tightening bolts, as they only need to adjust those identified by Bolt-Check as requiring additional tensioning.
- The data provided by Bolt-Check allows for optimized service planning, reducing the need for frequent service visits.
These improvements highlight enhanced safety, increased efficiency, and streamlined accuracy in servicing.
NEW: Bolt-Check 3
Building on the proven technology behind Bolt-Check, we’re excited to unveil the next generation: Bolt-Check 3
This latest model offers significant upgrades in functionality, durability, and user experience, and it is tailored for seamless operation in demanding environments.
We understand the challenges service personnel face, especially in high-stakes environments like wind turbines. That’s why the Bolt-Check 3 features a more compact, ergonomic design, making it lighter and easier to carry. This upgrade not only improves handling but also prioritizes Health, Safety, and Ergonomics (HSE), allowing for greater comfort and efficiency during long shifts.
Advantages of Bolt-Check 3:
- Extended battery life
- Enhanced ergonomics
- Increased durability
- Integrated organization
- Optimized user experience
Video: How Bolt-Check works
Get a closer view of how Bolt-Check works when servicing a wind turbine.
Case story: Correct clamping force
Vestas, a leading wind turbine manufacturer, has optimized its installation and commissioning processes with the help of R&D Test Systems' Bolt-Check tool.
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