SmartBolts Direct Tension Indicators

SII Adds CNC Turning Center to Manufacturing Capability

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:41:53 +0000

Stress Indicators, Inc. is pleased to announce the next step in the growth of its manufacturing capability with the purchase and installation of a new, high performance CNC (computer numerical control) Turning Center from Doosan. The CNC lathe performs the first step in our manufacturing process, transforming ‘off the shelf’ bolts into tension indicating [Continue Reading...]

Representatives from NIST’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership Visit SII

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:16:02 +0000

Last Friday, we were honored by a visit from representatives of the National Institute of Standards & Technology’s (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) who were interested to see our growing company’s operations first hand.

Guests included Aimee Dobrzeniecki, Deputy Director of NIST MEP. According to their website: “The Manufacturing Extension Partnership is a catalyst for strengthening American [Continue Reading...]

The ‘Friction Flaw’ with Fastener Torque Settings Charts

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:05:03 +0000

We’ve been fastening things together with bolts and nuts for well over a century and apart from better materials, there has been little in the way of improvements to this system. Fact is, the bolted joint remains a superior fastening method — that is, when fasteners are properly installed…

That’s where the challenge comes in…for [Continue Reading...]

Archetype Joint LLC’s Independent Testing of DTI SmartBolts®

admin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:26:12 +0000

Recently, Dave Archer, President of Archetype Joint, LLC conducted a completely independent evaluation of Direct Tension Indicating (DTI) SmartBolts. First, we were quite pleased to learn that a respected engineering firm conducted these tests purely on their own initiative and secondly, we were thrilled to read his findings were consistent with all the claims [Continue Reading...]

GE Chooses SmartBolts to Distinguish its Electrical Busway Product Line

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:56:05 +0000

As the market-share leader in modular bus duct, General Electric has made many improvements over the years to its product line, Spectra Series Busway to enable them to stay ahead of the competition. One of the most important improvements GE has adopted has been incorporating DTI SmartBolts into their Spectra Series Busway product line.

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