Author: Catherine Whitton

The trucking and rail industry are steeped in history, commerce and patriotism. However, flatbed transit has had significant challenges when it comes to securing heavy loads with cable tie downs. Old school ratchet mechanism has long been practiced to secure…

A coal mine that tunnels deep below the earth. A thousand-mile oil pipeline. A power generation plant that keeps the lights on for an entire metropolitan area. What do these things have in common? They were all built or maintained by hydraulic torque wrenches, high-capacity industrial…

“Operator error” is often cited in root cause analyses during the investigations that occur in the wake of a significant industrial accident. And when it comes to determining why that operator error happened in the first place, lack of proper operator training…

It might seem like common sense, but taking the extra time to make sure you’ve performed the correct bolt tightening sequence can make a massive difference in an application. Flanged connections only work when every component is correct. A leading…

The short answer is that it depends on the application. Like our children, both tools have positive and negative characteristics so it’s important to look at the specific attributes of each. Speed Pneumatic torque wrenches win the race. A typical…