This adage couldn’t be truer when applied to industrial maintenance. The longer a system takes to get back online, the more money a company loses.
Think about it. When you are not producing, you are not making money. The longer maintenance takes, the ...
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It’s not hard to understand that in most cases faster is better. Faster grocery checkout is better. Faster internet service is better. Faster subsea tools are better.
Sadly, when it comes to subsea maintenance, fast is not the term most people would use. When maintenance is slow, subsea production takes ...
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Seat belts, air bags, flame resistant clothing and many other safety improvements are a benefit of modern living. Thankfully, tool safety features are no stranger to the same safety evolution.
Tool operators no longer have to live with archaic practices and behind-the-times tool design. Nut splitters now replace the unsafe practices of blowtorches and slugging wrenches. Safe tools are available, but you just need to ...
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You cannot go anywhere lately without hearing the term ROI. It is no surprise “Return on Investment” has caught fire. When the economy is tough, everyone wants to get the most value from their purchases.
For many, tools are costly. Getting the most from them is important. By understanding the financial and ...
Continue Reading →Do you find yourself crazier than a squirrel chasing a nut when the opposite nut turns during torque? Does your job require an extra person to hold a back-up wrench in place? Are you pushing safety limits by beating on a stuck striking wrench?
If you are fed up with the troubles associated with dangerous back-up wrenches, it’s time to consider a safer alternative.
A release-assisted back-up wrench, like the FastBAK, is a simple, hands-free mechanical device that slips over a nut and stops it from turning during ...
Continue Reading →How do you know FASTORQ tools are actually tough, innovative and fast? Just stop by www.fastorq.com and see them in action.
With all of the improvements in technology, customers demand more information before making a purchase than ever before. The days of reading a short product description with, and sometimes without, a photo are long gone.
FASTORQ recently answered customer’s demands by providing an exciting new, 32-page product catalog (http://www.fastorq.com/wp-content/uploads/Final%20Cat%20Flipbook/2013-FASTORQ-Product-Line.html). It contains ...
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When we say our SpinTORQ hydraulic torque wrench is 36 times faster at turning a nut than a standard ratcheting hydraulic torque wrench, people may be a bit skeptical.
Anyone that knows hydraulic bolting applications understands you must physically move a torque wrench bolt to bolt multiple times when following a best practice bolting procedure.
Having an appreciation for this fact, we decided to evaluate the speed of SpinTORQ versus the leading competitor’s hydraulic ratcheting wrench to find out REAL ...
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