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wind spotlight: bolts, fasteners, and adhesives

Bolts, fasteners,
Reliable tools and components are important in any industry, but particularly in wind power,
where eficient turbine and blade construction and operation are essential to safety and
and adhesives
project success. This issue, we’re highlighting the latest in bolts, fasteners, and adhesives,
from various companies in the industry.

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HYTORC

Product: The HYTORC Washer
Application: Tower bolts, blade and Key Features:
Since 1968
Description: The HYTORC Washer is a blade bearing, gearbox feet, gearbox • Hands-free safety;
simple bolting upgrade that adds safety, torque arm, slew ring on nacelle, rotor, • Job time reduction;
speed, and accuracy to all industrial main bearing housing, nacelle cover
bolting jobs while increasing the lifespan support brackets, generator feet
• Increased bolt load accuracy; and
of tooling. Available in all sizes and • Simple operation.
www.hytorc.com/washer
materials, this simple and economical
upgrade can be used on nearly every
bolting application without changing
existing bolts and nuts.

Lightning Bolt & Supply, a division of Thunder Threads

Product: Custom nacelle fasteners
Key Features:
Description: Lightning Bolt’s custom, per- • OEM and MRO applications;
print nacelle fasteners for the wind industry
• Sizes ranging from M3 - M64;
are manufactured using specialty platings • ISO 9001:2008 certiied; and
and exotic alloys. Also available are tower • DIN, ISO, EU, ASTM, and SAE.
bolts, blade bolts, and many different types
of metric fasteners including stainless steel www.thunderthreads.com
metric bolts.

Dokka Fasteners Inc. Cooper and Turner

Product: Wind Turbine & Component
Product: Blade to Hub Studs
Assembly Fasteners
Description: Blade to hub studs attach to the
Description: Large diameter, safety critical hub radially and bear the load of each blade
threaded fasteners and assemblies.
into the hub

Application: Ideal for wind turbine Application: Cooper and Turner’s
applications, including as: foundation studs; manufactured range of studs are suitable for
tower lange bots; hub and nacelle fasteners; blade-to-hub connections including, scant
blade studs; as well as for lifting and transport- shank (thread roll effective diameter), and
related hardware.
waisted studs. Diameters range from M20-M36
and in property classes 8.8 and 10.9, or in
Key Features:
• Large size range, including: Hex bolts M24 accordance with other special requirements as
<> M64; machinated studs M20 <> M52; and requested by the customer.
studs/rods M20 <> M80;
Key Features:

• Full stocking and kitting services available;
• Licensed coating and lubrication facilities on
• Fully automated and robotic manufacturing premises;
equipment provides consistent quality and • Certiied in-house testing facilities;
competitive pricing; and
• Tensile testing with 4,000 kN capacity; and

• ISO 9001:2008 registered, with an A2LA • Torque vs tension testing equipment capable
accredited laboratory.
of testing bolts up to M80, and grain and
www.dokkafasteners.com
structural analysis.

www.cooperandturner.com

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