Bolt tensioners avoid incorrect tightening

HYDROCAM is a hydraulically operated bolt tensioner that is designed to offer greater accuracy compared with alternative fixing methods, according to its manufacturers Pilgrim, part of the SKF group. The company states that HYDROCAM "Removes uncertainty over the performance and long-term reliability of couplings" and adds that it can also save assembly time and reduce risks too. Other advantages highlighted include the fact that damage to bolts and associated structures is avoided, that installation is faster and that maintenance needs can be minimised.

Although bolted assemblies are widely used throughout industry, incorrect assembly is said by Pilgrim to account for around 45 per cent of all fatigue failures. Common problems include the application of insufficient preload, and either over or under-tightening of component parts, together with misalignment in some cases. All can contribute to significantly reduced service life in a joint, and each has the potential to cause inconvenience at best, and sometimes far worse. Damian Lewis, General Manager at Pilgrim, part of the SKF Group explains: "Conventional methods for tightening bolts use torque, applied either by hand or torque tools. But these methods can damage threads and flange faces, leading to re-machining and added downtime. The bolts may also become loose over time and need re-tightening. An alternative is heat induction, but this requires specialist contractors and additional cost."

Pilgrim says that HYDROCAM overcomes these problems by axially stretching the bolts and studs, using a pre-determined residual load to create a high integrity fixing which can be mounted and dismounted quickly and safely without damage. The company can supply HYDROCAM as a single tool, or it can be incorporated into a multi-tensioner for homogenous tightening. In most applications it is intended to be reused with multiple fittings, but can also be permanently incorporated into the nut assembly. Each unit is manufactured by Pilgrim, (a fully owned SKF company), and is supplied ready for use with the tensioner unit, power pack and all relevant fittings. To provide flexibility the power pack can be hydraulically, electrically or hand operated.

Go to www.skf.co.uk for more information about the HYDROCAM bolt tensioner.

SKF (UK) Ltd

Sundon Park Road
Luton
LU3 3BL
UNITED KINGDOM

+44 (0)1582 490049/496433

marketing.uk@skf.com

www.skf.co.uk

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