How Frequently Should Industrial Torque Wrenches Be Recalibrated? 11/17/15 11:00 AM Maxpro Corporation Some tools can function for a long time without needing much special care, while others require regular adjustment. Torque wrenches fall into that second category, demanding regular calibration performed by professionals. How frequently should you recalibrate industrial torque wrenches? It depends on…
Industrial Bolting Safety, it’s all about process and procedure 3/12/21 12:56 PM Maxpro Corporation Industrial safety is an industry in itself today. Avoiding accidents and mitigating lost work time is of the utmost importance for anyone in the industrial workplace. Industrial bolting, is a high risk, focal point of safety managers, and the following is…
Torque Wrench Limitations: Accuracy and Range 3/29/22 7:30 AM Maxpro Corporation A Torque Wrench is a vital tool used to apply the necessary torque when tightening bolts and nuts. It finds applications in the automotive, aerospace, engineering, and construction industries. This tool has been in the market for over a century. But it has seen…
Pipeline Safety Tips 4/11/17 7:00 AM Maxpro Corporation Building and maintaining a pipeline can be a demanding, sometimes dangerous, job. Crews work with hazardous materials and heavy equipment, and mishaps on a job site can lead to losses in revenue, injuries or even fatalities.
The Basics of Bolted Joints in Wind Turbines 4/25/17 8:00 AM Maxpro Corporation Wind turbines are held together with bolted joints that are under constant attack from vibration, fatigue, corrosion and bolt relaxation. Windpower Engineering magazine lists a few things professionals in the wind industry – especially those in the market for new wind turbine…
A325/A490 Torque Tools Used for Bridge Construction 12/24/19 8:45 AM Maxpro Corporation America’s bridges need help. According to an April 2019 report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, an estimated 47,000 bridges in the U.S. need to be repaired – if not replaced outright – to meet future traffic demands. While this situation…
Structural Bolt Tightening: Torque or Tension, which is Correct? 6/25/19 6:31 AM Maxpro Corporation A325 and A490 are high-yield structural bolts used mostly in applications for bridges and steel-framed buildings. These bolts have specific load/tension requirements per their ASTM specifications. But what about torque? That’s a question we get quite often here are Maxpro: What…
8 Tips for Lowering the Cost of Heavy Equipment Ownership 5/4/16 9:30 AM Maxpro Corporation Heavy equipment has a number of different uses, but every piece of big machinery has one thing in common: they’re all costly to own and maintain. But there are steps you can take to lower the cost of owning heavy…
Bolted Joint Methods: Direct Tension Control 6/5/18 11:01 AM Maxpro Corporation 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…
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[VIDEO] E-RAD Blue Series Touch Controller Set Up 12/15/16 2:00 PM Maxpro Corporation Today we’re going to continue our series of video blog posts on torque tools by looking at how to set up an E-RAD Blu model torque wrench The E-RAD Blu Series Touch Controllers are the interface for all E-RAD Blu Tools. This…