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Custom Engineered Solutions: Hydraulic Tooling and Components for Turbomachinery Applications

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This informative webinar, presented by Eric Rhymestine of Riverhawk Company, will present several tensioning and joining solutions highlighting:

  • Tension v. Torque

    • How a Hydraulic Tensioning System will eliminate stud galling and reduce disassembly and reassembly time while extending hardware longevity

    • Applied tensioning solutions for steam turbines that improve project turnaround v. conventional heat and torque methods.

    • Hydraulic tensioning solutions reducing RAD exposure for nuclear applications

    • The use of simultaneous hydraulic tensioning of studs to avoid problems of insufficient loading such as inadequate flange closure

Below are some of the questions discussed during the webinar:

  • What is the smallest bolt size that we can use in an application for the fitted coupling bolts?

  • Does Riverhawk look at applications in which standard tensioning cannot be used?

  • When using your tensioner, how many steps do you recommend to close the joint?

  • What information would be required to design a custom tensioner?

  • Is it necessary to have Riverhawk technicians install the tensioning products, or can my maintenance/millwrights handle it?

  • If a customer is currently using torque as fastening method, what all is involved in converting to tensioning, and what is the expected return on investment (ROI)?