It’s 10 PM, Do You Know Where Your Fasteners Are?

It’s 10 PM, Do You Know Where Your Fasteners Are? by:John Medcalf | Principal Engineer Peak Innovations Engineering9934 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104Machesney Park, IL 61115 USA While some fastener manufacturers and distributors get involved with customer product design,...

Bolted Joints from End to End

Bolted Joints from End to End by:Dave Archer | Principal Engineer Peak Innovations Engineering9934 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104Machesney Park, IL 61115 USA Bolted joint development contains a number of important considerations, some of which are often overlooked. While...

In Response to the 2015 Bolt Failure on the Lemnhult Wind Farm

On Christmas Eve 2015 a 390 foot tall wind turbine located in the Lemnhult wind farm near Vetlanda Sweden collapsed when the bolts in the tower’s lowermost flange joint, containing one hundred M64 bolts, failed. The incident came into the news recently with the...

Part 2: The Three Least Understood Truths in Bolted Joint Design

Part 2: The Three Least Understood Truths in Bolted Joint Design by:David Archer | Principal Engineer Peak Innovations Engineering9934 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104Machesney Park, IL 61115 USA In Part 1 of this article, we discussed the tension of structural joints and...

Part 1: The Three Least Understood Truths in Bolted Joint Design

Part 1: The Three Least Understood Truths in Bolted Joint Design Peak Innovations Engineering9934 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104Machesney Park, IL 61115 USA In fastening, as in most endeavors, the most common misconceptions related to the most fundamental principles. These...