Wind & the other industries we serve
Accurate, efficient, traceable bolt tension measurement wherever bolts are mission-critical
The proper installation and maintenance of bolted joints is critical for wind turbines and other infrastructure assets.
But traditional bolt tension measurement has significant drawbacks:
Torquing: Traditional re-torquing, the main method in use today, is slow, inaccurate and can damage or disturb bolts. Retorquing bolts is time consuming, requires heavy equipment and poses safety risks.
Elongation-based methods: These methods require numerous field calibrations and baseline measurements of every bolt before it is under load, making them ineffective for in-situ bolts without loosening and replacing them. This is time-consuming and inefficient.
Bolt iQ is a new, DNV-certified technology:
- That demands zero device calibrations
- Can be used on any installed base and provides full traceability for any bolt tested
- Uses bi-wave technology to measure bolt tension directly, meaning it is the only technology that never relies on inference
- Doesn’t rely on inaccurate conversions from proxies
- Doesn’t require baseline bolt measurements before they are under load
Our products support the entire asset lifecycle
Bolt iQ can add value whenever fast, accurate, traceable data on bolt tension is required:
Manufacturing, Installation and Break-In Maintenance: Perform quick, safe, traceable and accurate bolt tension inspections to ensure an asset is installed and operating according to design specification.
Scheduled and Break-In Maintenance and Servicing: Use historical tension data and predictive analysis to optimise service procedures, minimise downtime and reduce the cost of scheduled maintenance.
Future development & Design: Leverage accurate and reliable historical tension data from existing models and prototypes to inform the designs of next-generation assets.
Download our brochure on Predictant’s unique bolt tension measurement solution, Bolt iQ.
