SLEEVE TYPE COUPLING BOLTS

摘要

Sleeve Type coupling bolts, used for connecting drive shafts, have been common for many years in the new-building market. Owners, yards and propulsion package suppliers have long since acknowledged the benefits of expanding sleeve type bolts; reducing the number of bolts required to satisfy class approval, saving time, easing removal and improving health and safety in the yard. However, long lead times and relatively high costs have restricted their suitability to the newbuilding market and even specific vessel types. That is until now with the introduction of the f-series bolts from UK-based Auxano Technologies Ltd