Investing in fastener integrity

Increasingly, operators who are in search of bolted joint reliability and safety are being attracted by RotaBolt's continuing success in being able to consistently 'cure' bolted joint failures. The technical team faces a growing stream of enquiries from a wide variety of operational environments where pressure containment, vibration, fatigue or structural slippage generate daily challenges, it is claimed. "It's sad that it often takes a disaster or an accident before a company knocks on our door," commented Rod Corbett from RotaBolt. "And in most cases the problem has been due to a fundamental misunderstanding about the principles of bolted joint integrity. There is a widespread mindset out there that tightening followed by repair is the norm. Our measurement fasteners use technology to get it right in the first place and they have a track record which speaks for itself." Investment in the UK plant is primarily intended to enhance in-house production capabilities, such as working with larger diameter bolts and being able to machine more exotic alloys, as well as increasing capacity. It will also enable the company to re-organise some of its production to improve assembly flows and increase efficiency. This major investment in the UK is in addition to Rotabolt's first overseas plant which is due to begin production in Taiwan shortly. It is strategically positioned to meet the dramatic growth in demand for its fasteners from across Asia, the company states.