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medgadget.com - 12/6/2008
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Stress Indicators , Inc., a Bethesda, Maryland company, has developed specialty mechanical bolts that feature built-in pressure sensors that display colors based on how well a bolt has been tightened. For now only indicated for the construction trade, we envision orthopedic and neuro ...
redferret.net - 12/4/2008
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We’re going a bit specialised here on Red
Ferret today, but I think you’ll cope. These are...
SmartBolts, they tell you when they’ve been tightened sufficiently and when they haven’t. The little coloured dot on the head changes ...
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SmartBolts - A little stress never hurt anyone
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SmartBolts Assure Perfect Tightness Every Time [Bolts]
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... tops: If they're red, the bolt is loose. If they're green, nice job, everything's locked down. And if they're black, you may over-tightened things a bit, Mr. Look How Strong I Am. Each bolt also promise 20 years of durability (which actually seems a bit low for many applications) as SmartBolts use simple fluid compression to measure and produce the chromatic indication in real time. That means there are no moving parts, and we fucking hate moving parts. [SmartBolts via medgadget]
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