Wind Energy

Bolt Products to Provide New Large Diameter Fasteners for Wind Turbines

The rapidly expanding wind power industry has high demand of specialty fasteners required to manufacture the latest wind turbines. The distinctive three blade wind turbine can weigh up to 164 tons and requires approximately 25,000 fasteners. Bolt Products Inc manages a complete solution starting with the exact documentation required and delivers the fasteners required for this complex wind turbine assembly of the wind energy. Bolt Products has partnerships with pre-qualified and audited suppliers to source the correct combination of structural fasteners required for green energy wind turbines. Gary Cornell, Vice president of sales noted that "typical large nut and washer diameter sizes M30-M42 are required in wind turbines and not easily and reliably" sourced.

Bolt Products offer complete product, process and material traceability. With its warehouses in the Midwest and West Coast Bolt Products offers excellent sourcing and logistics expertise as well as custom crating, kitting and packaging. Bolt Products experienced engineering staff are extremely well versed in dealing with nut and washers and ISO Standards specific to wind turbine technology. The wind turbines assemblies require unique fasteners and fastener application engineering. Specialty fasteners are required for wind turbine high stress applications & intense vibration that exist during operation.

Bolt Products Inc is a wholesale fastener distributor and authorized supplier of KMC stampings, Rivet King, Tinnerman Palnut Fasteners, Heyco, Inserts International, DOT / Scovill, Lyn-Tron, Gesipa, RotorClip, Hellermann Tyton, Marson, Sherex, and Avery Dennison fasteners. Bolt Products offers custom engineered fastening solutions and a full range of Standard and Metric fasteners at wholesale prices.

Bolt Products Inc is ISO 9001 registered and its supply chain conforms to RoHS and WEEE directives. Bolt Products distributes throughout the USA as well as globally. Bolt Products has Distribution warehouses in California and Iowa.

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