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  • What support can you provide? I.e. would this be remote or would you have representatives on site?
    Delivery can be directly through the EchoBolt service team, through customer self perform where training, equipment and remote support can be provided or alternatively a hybrid model where an EchoBolt technician provides technical supervision and onsite training for client teams.
  • What is your experience in the wind industry?
    EchoBolt technologies are succesfully used by over 10GW of wind capacity. We have worked across all major wind turbine manufacturers and inspected all types of bolted connections. Our team is highly experienced operating on offshore and onshore assets both in the UK and overseas and reguarly undertaken Competent and Authrosied Technician roles to enable independant working for greater efficieny.
  • Do you install any hardware?
    No hardware installation is needed. All measurements are taken with the BoltWave handheld inspection device without any modification to existing fasteners.
  • Do you sell or lease equipment?
    Yes, we can provide equipment and training for clients to self-perform inspections. Leased equipment is supplied, calibrated and provisioned with the projects and equipment to enable customers to pick up the device and use it immediately. We currently do not sell equipment directly but are planning on introducing equipment for purchase in the future.
  • Are there any environmental factors which restrict measurements?
    No, we monitor temperature in order to correct the results to standard conditions but there are no environmental limits other than those which dictate operator comfort and safety.
  • Do we require clean or prepared bolt surfaces in order to use ultrasonic measurement?
    No, as long as there is a small flat area (around any debossed markings etc) that we can place a probe, the surface does not have to have any special finish.
  • Do you offer services outside the UK?
    Yes, we routinely deliver projects outside the UK and can travel globally as required.
  • What capabilities are there for large scale projects?
    EchoBolt can support GW scale projects deployed over many months without a problem with the internal team.
  • Would the bolts have to be loosened?
    On most projects the joints are monitored for relative change in preload which does not require bolt loosening. However, for connections with integrity concerns it is sometimes prefereable to establish the absolute preload. This can be achieved in a number of ways, bolts can be loosened and retightened, a physical length measurement can be combined with an ultrasonic measurement to establish load without loosening or we can take measurements during bolt retightening to confirm sufficient preload.
  • What size of bolts are inspectable with ultrasonics?
    We can inspect ......
  • Can your technology be used in other applications outside of wind turbines?
    Yes, the technology is directly applicable to any application with critical bolthed connections. We have delivered inspection technologies across a broad range of applications including gas turbines, oil and gas, chimney stacks, cranes, marine mooring technologies etc.
  • What are the timescales and resources required to get started?
    We have equipment on stock and service team capacity to be very flexible with delivery for clients. Typically a project can be initiated and begun within days if necessary. For wind turbine inspections a team of two technicians can typically complete measurements for 100% of the primary connections within one day.
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