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Contact: Richard Barnes
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richard.barnes@hydroboltgroup.com
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01902 878000
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www.hydroboltgroup.com
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Global Services Centre
Monmore Business Park
Wolverhampton
WV2 2EE
West Midlands
- Size
- SME
- Direct employees
- 232
- Turnover (reported)
- £23,000,000
- Regional Markets
- Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
- Nuclear Contracting Tiers
- Tier 1: Technology Vendor including Reactor, Turbine, Major Civil, Mechanical & Electrical
Tier 3: Original Equipment Manufacturing Organisations
Tier 4: Sub-component Suppliers/Distributors
Tier 5: Processors & Fabricators
Accreditations
F4N Case Studies
Hydrobolt Ltd.
Fasteners
Manufacturer of special fasteners to drawings, in exotic materials, with additional testing.
Overview
Established in 1991, Hydrobolt is the UK market leader specialising in manufacturing high integrity fasteners for the energy industries. The types of fasteners Hydrobolt manufactures are special due to:
- unusual dimensions
- working to drawings
- special threads
- testing to customer and industry specs
- specific manufacturing methods (thread rolling, hot forging, CNC turning/milling...)
- documentation requirements
Key strengths include:
- right-first time attitude
- product integrity
- fully equipped in-house machine shop
- c.£5m inventory
- fully integrated ERP system
- industry experience and technical knowledge
Typical materials include Inconel (625, 718, 725, 800, 925...), Monel, Hastelloy, Ni Ali Bronze, Super Duplex, CrMoV high temp creep resistant steels, stainless steels (304, 316, 410, 630 17/4pH), 660....and often the material requires additional testing such as NDT or impacts at certain temperatures.
Products and Services
| Product | Sector |
|---|---|
| Fasteners & Fixings including General & Hi-integrity | Nuclear Civil |
| Fasteners & Fixings including General & Hi-integrity | Nuclear Defence - Naval Marine |
| Fasteners & Fixings including General & Hi-integrity | Oil & Gas including LNG |
| Fasteners & Fixings including General & Hi-integrity | Petrochemical & Refining |
| Fasteners & Fixings including General & Hi-integrity | Subseas and Offshore |
Studbolt manufacturing and stockist
Gaskets
Pipe fittings and flanges.
Site Facilities
Shop Floor
12200m2
Specialist Machinery
| Capability | Swing | Length | Width | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Axis Milling | Min: | - | - | - | N/A |
| Max: | - | 1500mm | 1500mm | 2000kg | |
| Horizontal Milling (CNC) | Min: | - | - | - | N/A |
| Max: | 1500mm | 1500mm | - | 2000kg | |
| Horizontal Turning (CNC) | Min: | - | - | - | N/A |
| Max: | 600mm | 3000mm | - | 2000kg |
Inspection / Testing
- CMM machines
- Non destructive testing - Magnetic Partical
- Non destructive testing - Ultrasonic
- Proof Load Testing
- Temperature controlled facility for inspection
Design
- CAD Design - 3D
Recent Work
M180 studs X 4 mtrs long
Large double ended studs in CrMoV steel.
Pressure Vessel Fasteners
Collar bolts for use in a pressure vessel on a nuclear power plant.
Turbine Studs
Large high temperature creep resisting studs for EDF Nuclear.
