2. Specialist Bolt Services
ABOUT US
JointServ is an engineering services company offering specialist joint
integrity solutions to the oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation,
renewables and pharmaceutical industries.
JointServ brings together some of the most experienced people from within the industry. We are an innovative
service company offering the highest level of service and support to our customers where and when it matters.
At JointServ, we have a passion to deliver effective and robust service to all our customers and merit ourselves
on our ‘right first time’ philosophy. In order to provide a top quality service, we strive to build close relationships
with our clients and truly understand their business so that we can provide a solution tailored to their needs.
Consolidating our experience and knowledge gained over many years working within the industry, we are able to
offer our clients the most efficient, safe and cost effective methods of joint integrity management.
Our services include:
• Joint Integrity Services - Hydraulic Torquing, Tensioning and Flange Management
• On-Site Machining – Flange Facing, Pipe Cutting and Milling
Safety First
At JointServ we recognise that people are our biggest asset and our health and safety culture is at the forefront
of all our operations. We are committed to a program of continuous improvement of our management system to
ensure we continue to deliver the highest quality of service, while ensuring everyone involved in or affected by
our operations, are kept safe. To achieve this we have established a team of highly focused and competent
technicians who each play a proactive role in the constant development of our safety systems. We believe
continued business success is built on foundations of good health and safety planning and the prevention of
injury and illness.
Environmental Focus
We are deeply committed to the preservation and enhancement of the environment, primarily
through the development and implementation of our environmental management policy.
By working with our suppliers and investing in the latest equipment technologies and flange
management software systems, we can assist our clients in reducing their fugitive emissions. With
our focus on our client’s system integrity we aim to drive forward their profitability while providing a
measurable reduction in their environmental impact.
Integrity without limits
3. SERVICES
At JointServ we provide our clients with the industry's most
advanced methods of controlled bolt tightening. These methods
are combined with our Joint Integrity Software to ensure that a
correct and accurate bolt loading is applied to every situation.
Our experienced and competent technicians are fully qualified through the ECITB (Engineering
Construction Industry Training Board), the UKs principle awarding body for engineering and
construction qualifications. Our technicians use the safest, most advanced and versatile equipment
in the industry. When combined with our specialist integrity support we provide an unparalleled
service to our clients.
As part of our Joint Integrity Services, we also offer a full on-site machining service to give our
clients confidence that, no matter what problem they may encounter, JointServ can offer the most
effective and tailored solution for their needs.
Hydraulic Bolt Torquing Hydraulic Bolt Tensioning
Due to its practicality This is the fastest
and ease of use, this and most accurate
is the most method of controlled
commonly used bolt tightening
bolting method for currently used within
controlled bolt the industry.
tightening. It enables a direct
Our highly skilled technicians use their load to be applied evenly across all bolts and
in-depth technical knowledge and best eliminates the factors introduced via bolt
industry practices to ensure accurate bolt torquing operations.
loading is achieved.
Due to our investment in the latest tensioning
We pride ourselves on the belief that our technologies we have the capability to carry
hydraulic torque equipment is the safest and out applications previously inaccessible to
most advanced equipment used within the older tooling. Our engineering and support
service industry. We have a dedicated team ensure our technicians have the right
engineering department that can offer a tool for every application.
bespoke engineering solution to any
problematic application.
Hydraulic Nut Splitting
JointServ
Flange Spreading
technicians utilise
Our Mechanical and specialist hydraulic
Hydraulic flange equipment to offer
spreading solutions the most rapid and
provide our effective method of
technicians with a removing corroded
fast method of or seized nuts. This operation eliminates the
accessing gaskets in need for undesirable and time-consuming
all types of flanged connections. operations such as cutting, grinding or
chiselling. The ease and speed of use
This safe operation dramatically reduces
ensures that client deadlines and targets are
down time, increases efficiency and
achieved despite such problems occurring.
ultimately reduces the cost of a gasket
change out.
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Joint Integrity Management Turbine Tightening
At JointServ we fully Our technicians have vast
understand the experience in the specialist
environmental and economic operation of break out and
factors that drive the fully controlled torque
requirement of leak free tightening of turbine casings,
systems. In recent years, the turbine coupling shaft and
management of bolted flange H.P steam inlets.
connections has been highlighted as a major factor in
Using our specially adapted tooling and bespoke
reducing leaks and fugitive emissions. An integral
solutions, we can carry out safe and efficient
part of the successful management of bolted flange
tightening operations on equipment with difficult
connections is the technical information that is
access and non-standard configurations.
provided to our technicians.
At JointServ, our Joint Integrity Systems calculate
precise data, which takes into account Boiler Weighing
considerations such as flange type, gasket type, bolt
material and lubricant coefficient. As well as Our specialist team and
supplying this accurate data our system gives our hydraulic tooling offer our
client peace of mind with full traceability of works clients an effective way of
carried out. All technical and mechanical data is reducing high stress
compiled during all operations and gives critical time concentration in boiler
saving information for future planning of assemblies.
maintenance, shutdowns and outages. The operation involves using our tooling to accurately
measure the load in each of the individual boiler
supports. The hydraulic tooling is then used to
Ultrasonic Bolt Monitoring balance and distribute this load to that specified by
our client or original design.
In critical applications it is
sometimes necessary to
ascertain a precise bolt load.
Our technicians combine our
proven tightening techniques with
our highly accurate ultrasonic
bolt monitoring equipment to
achieve a “fully controlled
tightening method”.
By measuring the actual elongation, we can eliminate
variables such as temperature and friction to give our
clients an accurate reading of bolt load, stress or
% strain.
On-site Machining
With extensive experience and a proven industry
history, our dedicated machining team offer solutions
to all on-site problems. We use the latest and most
advanced equipment to offer our clients a safe, fast
and comprehensive service.
Our On-Site Machining services includes:
Flange Facing Pipe Cutting and End Prep
RTJ Machining Weld Excavation
Hub Re-Machining Drilling & Tapping
Milling Exchanger Machining Service
5. FEATURES & BENEFITS
We at JointServ are proactive in our commitment and
approach to anticipating client needs and environmental
demands without compromising on quality. We have a
passion for the services we provide and believe we have
an unrivalled level of quality and commitment.
• Fully managed controlled • Improved system integrity
tightening service ensuring no unplanned
maintenance and shutdowns
• Full pre-job engineering service,
working closely with our clients • Technicians with the highest level
teams of competency
• Bespoke engineering service • Improved planning through our
offering a specialist solution to Joint Integrity Management
every problem System
• Protecting the environment • A highly skilled support team
through zero leaks and reduction ready to react to every situation
in fugitive emissions
• A complete range of tooling for
• Cost saving due to the reduction every application
in timescale for the leak testing
operation • Fully tailored service to support all
requirements from routine or
• Improved safety through semi- unplanned maintenance through
automated operation to construction and
commissioning
• Accurate and repeatable bolt
loading • Precise joint integrity calculation
software ensuring a “right first
• Most advanced, reliable tooling time” approach.
utilised to improve profitability
through increasing efficiency
and reduced down time
6. Joint Integrity Management
Hydraulic Bolt Torquing
Hydraulic Bolt Tensioning
Hydraulic Flange Spreading
Hydraulic Nut Splitting
Boiler Weighing
Turbine Tightening
Ultrasonic Bolt Monitoring
On-site Machining
Specialist Bolt Services
JointServ Limited
The Old Picture House
Bolton Street
Low Moor
Bradford BD12 0SA
Tel: 0844 800 9774 Fax: 0844 800 9775
info@jointserv.co.uk www.jointserv.com
Reg. in England No. 7396964
