Insight

The Nord-Lock Group has the world’s most advanced solutions for bolt securing, for bolt tensioning and expanding pivot pins. The global trend in favour of ‘secure bolting solutions’, combined with our superior delivery performance and proven quality, contribute to the rapid sales growth of the Nord-Lock Group. 

Nord-Lock Group offers a wide range of innovative technologies including Nord-Lock wedge-locking, Superbolt multi-jackbolt tensioning, Boltight hydraulic tensioning and Expander System pivot technology. We are the originals. 

In 2017, the Nord-Lock Group achieved rapid sales growth across all its technologies, customer segments and geographic markets. The most recent technology added to our portfolio is Expander System – the permanent solution to avoid lug wear in heavy machinery. Sales have grown tremendously since the acquisition in 2016, and we see very positive sales synergies. 

Nord-Lock is dedicated to safety. Nobody wants breakdowns or potentially fatal accidents. Our products help customers solve demanding challenges. Our patented technologies enable design engineers to innovate and go beyond what they could imagine. We have earned their trust because we have delivered outstanding quality for 35 years. 

An important milestone during 2017 was the launch of our Lifetime Warranty – the first full lifecycle guarantee in the industry, valid for all our technologies. This promise has received tremendous appreciation from partners and customers around the world. Quality you can trust.

Working closely together with our customers and partners is key for us. During the year we added sales engineers in new markets such as Indonesia, Taiwan, India, Australia and Chile. We are now present with our own experts in more than 25 countries. We teamed up with highly skilled partners in another 30+ countries to give the best possible service to our customers worldwide. 

Innovation is key, and we have launched several new products throughout the year. Superbolt’s groundbreaking new VersaTite hydraulic mechanical tensioner delivers the speed and uniformity of a hydraulic tensioner along with the accuracy of a mechanical tensioner. The new Superbolt HyFit is an advanced hydraulic expansion bolt, delivering high performance torque transmission for critical load rotating shafts and couplings. Finally, Superbolt’s innovative EzFit mechanical coupling bolt offers tremendous radial expansion and joint clamping power in one bolting system. 

Expander System also introduced a complete range of expanding pivot pins to cover every need for connecting moving joints. 

The Nord-Lock wedge-locking family saw tremendous sales development for the multifunctional X-series washers, combining the wedge-locking effect with an elastic reserve to compensate for slackening and relaxation. In addition, the trend to use combi-bolts and combi-nuts, with preassembled washers, continues to grow, and Nord-Lock is at the forefront of this development with an exciting range of products.

We expect to see continued sales growth in all major markets throughout 2018. Therefore, we are investing heavily in increased production capacity and automation. We stand for delivery excellence, giving our customers the quickest and most reliable service imaginable. We stock our products in all key markets to enable superior delivery performance. To serve our customers in the best way with application know-how, we are also adding more sales engineers around the globe. 

The Nord-Lock Group is developing exciting digital tools and services to provide the latest knowledge on ‘bolting technology’ to our customers and to the public. Our social media channels have tens of thousands of followers, and our videos have been viewed by millions of people.

I recommend the ‘Torquelator by Nord-Lock’ a torque calculating application that calculates pre-load and corresponding torque for bolted joints secured with Nord-Lock washers. It is very convenient and easy to use as you can do the calculation on a mobile device wherever you are.