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Automated Flange Sealing Device

Company: SilcoTek Corporation

Major(s):
Primary: ME
Secondary: EE
Optional: IE

Non-Disclosure Agreement: NO

Intellectual Property: NO

Overview: We currently manually tighten individual flange bolts in a star pattern. We are looking for less variability, improved reliability, reduced labor, lower cost, increase throughput, adherence to safety requirements. Deliverables: We would ultimately like to have an automated piece of equipment that would tighten bolts in the star pattern, or preferably tighten multiple bolts simultaneously. This could be in the form of a prototype or finished design that we can have made elsewhere.

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