Wind turbine bolt inspection
Services designed and delivered by wind industry professionals
Bolt preload inspection
Advanced inspection service to eliminate routine retightening
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Confirm installation preload
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Monitor bolt condition
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Manage end of warranty
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Validate life extension
Bolt defect identification
Advanced phased array ultrasonic technology to identify defective fasteners before failure
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Technology optimised for bolt geometries
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Angle encoded scans for defect sizing
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Up to 2mm defect resolution
Equipment hire
EchoBolt's BoltWave device simplifies preload inspection for customer technician use
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Mobile application user interface
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Wireless data transfer
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Compact and lightweight
Analysis & visualisation
BoltWatch is a cloud based application designed to manage bolt integrity data
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Manage data securely
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Quickly interrogate findings
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Monitor fleets effectively
Testing and calibration
Bolt and complete assembly testing and calibration services
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Ultrasonic equipment calibration
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Temperature gauge calibration
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ISO 16047 Torque/clamp force testing
Technician training
Training programmes designed to enable adoption of bolt inspection technologies
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Training designed around client assets
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Bolt elongation and preload measurement
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Bolted connection engineering
We are continuously looking for ways to improve our maintenance strategy and activities. This is an approach to bolt integrity management that we can deliver ourselves using EchoBolt's technology and support.
Colton Morrow
NextEra Energy
Offshore foundation
bolted connections
– Condition monitoring
EchoBolt has supported RWE with a long-term monitoring and inspection campaign for offshore wind monopile foundations.
Blade bearing exchange
– Bolt management
A significant part of replacing wind turbine drive train components is ensuring high quality, efficient tightening of critical bolted connections.
EchoBolt technology deployed on world's largest wind farms
Providing training, inspection equipment and data analysis to support Ørsted in inspecting the ongoing integrity of bolted connections.
