Ultrasonic bolt meter demonstrates real time measurement capabilities | Eureka magazine | #fasteners

Article by · 2011/08/22 ·

Oxfordshire based torque specialist, Norbar has announced that its portable USM-3 ultrasonic bolt meter has been used in a chance experiment on a wind farm in Texas, demonstrating its vast non traditional applications.

Ultrasonic bolt meter demonstrates real time measurement capabilitiesThe company’s bolt meter is designed to provide precise measurements for the elongation (resolution to 0.0001mm) and load in threaded fasteners. What was not widely appreciated before, however, was its ability to provide precise real time measurements of forces affecting a bolted joint, in this case a […]

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