Machine Building

Only as strong as their bolted connections

Machine building

Whether it’s special-purpose or a designed series, machines must meet requirements yet stay affordable and flexible

Machinery plays a vital role in just about everything we do, and since the industrial revolution, machines have been built with extraordinary power and capability. But even the world’s biggest and most powerful machines are completely reliant on their smallest bolted connections remaining secure with only the slightest loosening potentially bringing a whole machine to a halt.

As machines become more advanced, bolting solutions have had to keep, adapting to tougher demands and higher clamp loads. Fortunately the Nord-Lock Group has a range of bolted solutions that have meet such challenges time and time again.

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