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Ball Valve Bolting Solution Saves Company Millions

From Superbolt, Inc.
 

 

A major utility approached Superbolt about using their Multi-Jackbolt Tensioners to reduce down-time on their large Ball Valve. Previously they used a hydraulic bolting method. The estiamted time savings was 2-3 days with the Superbolt Tensioners, and an estimated 5 million dollars (US) was saved in down-time!

Products & Services
Specialty rotary bearings are specialized or proprietary rotary products and accessories related to roller bearings. Learn more about Specialty Rotary Bearings
Product Announcements
Superbolt, Inc. - Expansion Bolts
Expansion bolts replace large fitted or interference fit bolts, no modifications required. Fast, safe and easy installation and removal. (read more)
Superbolt, Inc. - Thrust Collars
Superbolt thrust collars consist of unthreaded rings with jackbolts which are used primarily on the bearings on large steel mill rolls. Sizes up to 40" inside dia. have been shipped, capable of... (read more)
SC Hydraulic Engineering Corporation - Low Cost Shop & Factory Air Boosters & Systems
Explore SC Hydraulic's low cost solutions for boosting factory air to workstations experiencing line loss or reduction in PSI levels due to undersized, obsolete or poor performing air compressors. (read more)
HydraForce, Inc. - Multi-Function Hydraulic Cartridge Valves
New Dual-Function Hydraulic Cartridge Valves save cavities and manifold space. (read more)
Xomox Corporation - Tufline Double Block and Bleed
In order to minimize the chance of downstream leakage past a valve so that systems and processes can be isolated or maintenance can be performed on equipment processors or governing bodies such as the... (read more)
Flowserve Corporation - Flowserve McCANNA Cartridge Ball Valve
The new McCANNA Cartridge ball valve design offers a single cartridge assembly of ball, seats stem and bonnet into a unitized assembly. This provides simplified repair in hazardous containment or... (read more)
FARO - Cut Inspection Time with the FARO Laser ScanArm
For Debco Tool & Die, one clear advantage of the FARO Laser ScanArm is its ability to dramatically reduce the length of their quality assurance process. "We've cut our inspection time by... (read more)
 
Topics of Interest
Superbolt Multi-Jackbolt Tensioners solve bolting problems on various critical underground mining applications. This article details one such application: Crusher Drum Bits. (Read More)
Boiler feed pump discharge heads are one of the best applications for Superbolt in a power plant. Boiler feed pumps are very critical components where time savings during installation and removal can... (Read More)
Multi-Jackbolt Tensioners are bolt tightening devices that have been around for over a decade. They are widely used on critical equipment in most heavy industries including Petrochemical. Although the... (Read More)
Many of the variables that reduce the control of bolt preload using the torque process are eliminated using hydraulic tensioning systems. Hydraulic tensioners are hollow hydraulic compact cylinders... (Read More)
Flanged End Connections Flanged valves are perhaps the most widely used. Flanges used to mate valves with adjacent piping and/or equipment must conform to the following: They must provide sufficient... (Read More)
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