Plant, Process and Control
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Nord-Lock wheel nut

The Nord-Lock wheel nut safely secures wheels on on-road and off-road heavy vehicles by maintaining high clamping force even under extreme operating conditions.

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Nut-style multi-jackbolt tensioners

Superbolt multi-jackbolt tensioners (MJTs) replace existing hex nuts. Only hand tools are required for installation and removal of any size tensioner. Safe, accurate and economical! We have a wide range of standard series, as well as an unlimited capacity to create special designs to meet your unique needs.

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Bolt-style multi-jackbolt tensioners

Bolt style Superbolt multi-jackbolt tensioners (MJTs) replace existing studs or bolts. Ideal for applications with tapped holes, or where threading a stud into a nut would be impractical. The outside diameter is smaller than a nut type tensioner on a stud, allowing MJTs to fit into tighter areas.

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Flexnuts

Flexnuts are used in combination with Superbolt tensioners and are designed to flex out at the bottom and flex in toward the top of the nut. This distributes the bolt load along many threads, adds elasticity, and prevents stress concentrations in the first few threads.

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Giving and seeking information

It’s been a busy first half of the year for BCAS. Its new personnel – Vanda Jones, executive director, and Dean Abbott, technical officer – have been out and about catching up with existing members and visiting exhibitions to promote the benefits of BCAS. Back in the office, work has focused on a new website and an online survey

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Brewery laps up energy savings

A well-known name in the brewery industry in the UK approached Grundfos Pumps to undertake an energy check on part of its operation. This showed a potential energy saving of 148,645kWh could be achieved by changing just two pumps; payback was just six months.

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Low pressure sensor

Rotronic has expanded its measurement parameters with the introduction of a low pressure sensor with analogue output for controlling processes, as well as other applications.

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Regenerative DC motor control

Reported to be ideal for controlling DC motors used in heavy industry applications such as metal working, steel mills, mining, or the cement, rubber and plastics industries, Sprint Electric has extended is range PLX of digital DC drives up to 2250 Amps.

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Additions to oil-free centrifugal compressor range

Atlas Copco’s new ZH+ and ZH 630-1600 kW oil-free centrifugal compressors offer high-end turbo technology in an efficient package with a small footprint. Joining the recently-launched ZH 355 to 900 kW compressors, the updated line-up replaces the former ZH 4000 to 15000 range.

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