New Orders Highlight Diversity of Boltight’s Bolt Tensioning Solutions

A number of recent orders for non-standard bolt tensioning solutions has highlighted the diversity of applications for Boltight’s high quality hydraulic bolt tensioning systems, while demonstrating the company’s capability to design special tools for customers working in very different industry sectors. The company recently won orders to supply NASA, Boeing and Siemens.

A complete bolt tensioning system comprising spring return tensioners, air pump and hoses, was recently delivered to NASA's White Sands Test Facility, which is part of the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Boltight also supplied specialist pulling tools to Boeing in Seattle for the assembly line tooling on the new Boeing 777X, the world’s largest and most efficient twin-engine jet.

Another unusual request was to design special hydraulic cylinders that would allow Siemens to improve the process for pre-stressing critical components during the assembly of their MRI scanners.