The Bits and Bolts Blog

Limitless Supply

 

FULL RANGE -  FULL SERVICE – FULLY AVAILABLE.

Supply, Uninterrupted.

Dan-Loc is a full-service stud bolt and ring gasket manufacturing company, which translates into constant, reliable supply for you. We accomplish this several ways. First, we are a domestic manufacturer and supplier. The vast majority of our products we make ourselves, taking them from raw materials to finish, all under one roof.

We’re a single source for everything you need, from over 8,000 SKU’s of standard bolts and gaskets to exotic materials and custom designs.

Traceable Quality.

We constantly work to associate the Dan-Loc name with quality. We do this by leaving nothing to chance. The entire manufacturing process in under our control-the quality of the steel, the heat-treating, and roll-threading processes, everything. Plus, we manufacture and test our products to ASTM/API specifications.

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Dan-Loc’s Engineering “E-TEAM”

DAN-LOC Bolt & Gasket recently created the DAN-LOC applications engineering team, whose objective is to offer comprehensive solutions to the unique challenges customers face within their respective industries.

Engineering Services

  • Auto Cad Design
  • Salt Spray Testing
  • Torque Calculations
  • PMI Testing
  • Stress Calculations
  • Eddy Current Testing
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Charpy Testing
  • Coating Specifications
  • Six Sigma Techniques
  • Tension Testing
  • Proof Load Testing
  • Gasket Applications
  • 5S & Lean
  • Process Capability Analysis
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    click here to learn more about the Dan-Loc “E-TEAM” and to view individual bios of key personnel : http://www.danloc.com/technical/eteam/
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    Do You Really Know Where Your Stud Bolts Came From?

    Ask for our guide on verifying Country of Origin and Country of Manufacturer.

    The Guide Will help you:

    • Know What to Ask
    • Get the Bolts you Expect
    • Meet your purchasing specs

    Click here to view Dan-Loc’s Country of Origin Guide: http://www.danloc.com/origin/guide/

                  Dan-Loc Stud Bolts are 100% North American

              The Steel is Made Here.

              The Steel is Machined Here.

             The finishing is Done Here.

    • Get Assured Quality
    • Know what you’re Buying
    • Achieve Expected Performance
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    Dan-Loc Goes Green…

    In a conscious effort to take into consideration the benefits of conserving the environment, Dan-Loc has decided to implement the “Go Green” initiative. Part of this initiative is to allow our customers and visitors to the site to be able have the paperless option. This takes away from excess printing and paper use if you choose so; providing efforts as a whole to conserve our environment.

    If you would like to participate in our “Go Green” initiative you can now choose the option of viewing our Brochures via the interactive option.  This option provides you with a virtual flip book of our brochures. Just as you would read it in real 3d you can now read it virtually. Our virtual option also provides a zoom in and out function as well as an auto timer to start your flip book reader automatically. If you wish to print, you also have that option. Just choose the “view pdf” option and you will be able to have a copy printed at your command.

    If you have any questions or would like more information on Dan-Loc’s “Go Green” initiative please do not hesitate to give us a call.

    To view Dan-Loc Brochures click here: http://www.danloc.com/brochures/

     

    zoom option:
    Please Contact Jonathan Wells for more information
    Jonathan Wells
    Marketing Coordinator
    713-356-3570
    jwells@danloc.com
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    Call your Closest Location

    In need of stud bolts or gaskets fast? Desire for Quick Turn Around on your standard product?… Let our Express Locations handle your Quick turn around needs.

    At all three locations, we have a full range of widely used bolts ready for immediate shipment. We can also provide studs made from exotic alloys – plus other unique products. And we offer fast turnaround on special orders, including special length studs and custom configurations

    Our dedicated staff of fastener experts will make sure your needs are quickly met from our wide selection of material options including: B7, B7M, L7, L7M, B16, B8, B8M and exotic alloys.

    Call the location nearest you for your quick turn around needs.

    DAN-LOC Express – California
    15821 South Broadway
    Gardena, California 90248
    Telephone: 310-538-2822
    Fax: 310-538-9877
    Toll Free: 1-800-682-2658
    David Lazcano: 310-538-2822
    dlazcano@danloc.com

    DAN-LOC Express – Texas
    725 North Drennan
    Houston, Texas 77003-1320
    Telephone: 713-356-3560
    Toll Free: 1-800-231-6355
    Gene Van Ness: 713-356-3534
    gvanness@danloc.com

    DAN-LOC Express – Ohio
    294 Fox Drive
    Piqua, Ohio 45356
    Telephone: 937-778-0485
    Fax: 937-778-0682
    Jerry Jewson: 937-778-0485
    jjewson@danloc.com

    Click here for more information on Dan-Loc Express: http://www.danloc.com/express/

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    “Should I re-use Stud Bolts and Nuts?”

     Larry Green
    Vice President of Quality & Technology
     
     

    “Should I re-use Stud Bolts and Nuts?”

    Dan-Loc is approached periodically for advice on the reuse of stud bolts and nuts subsequent to their original installation. We do not recommend it.

    Here’s why:

    • Studs bolts are designed and manufactured for a prescribed amount of preload, or tension, when installed. The amount of preload applied is very important in the performance of the sealed joint. With too little preload, the connection is apt to leak. With too great a preload (and here’s the risk), the bolt will be stretched beyond the design limits of its elastic range. In other words, it will be hyper-extended and weakened by some unknown amount below its design yield and tensile strength. In addition, the thread pitch (number of threads per inch) also will be stretched beyond design limits such that the normal clearances built into the stud’s threads and the nut’s threads are diminished to the point that the stud and nut cannot be assembled.

     

    • Studs and nuts that have been used at other job sites also may not meet the requirements for the current planned installation. For example, B7 Studs and 2H Nuts that were previously installed where there was no exposure to sour gas (hydrogen sulfide gas) or sub-zero temperatures would be woefully inadequate and prone to failure in an application where those conditions are present.

     

    Finally, from an economic perspective, fastener cost represents a very small percentage of total equipment costs. For the degree of failure risk avoidance that new fasteners represent, buying new makes a lot of sense. 

    For more information please contact
    Larry G. Green
    Vice President of Quality & Technology
    725 N. Drennan
    Houston, TX 77003-1320
    Ph: (713) 356-3575
    Fx: (713) 356-3502
    E-mail: lgreen@danloc.com

     

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    Custom Bolts and Coatings

    Dan-Loc offers quick turn around for your bolt needs -whether you require exotic materials, non-standard diameter/lengths, special coatings or other specialized configurations.

    Click here for more information :  http://www.danloc.com/products/custom/

     

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    Welcome – Keep an “Eye” on Dan-Loc

    Hello,

    Thank you for visiting the Dan-Loc Blog. Here you can keep an “eye” on all current Dan-Loc events, news updates, and product updates, as well as other industry news and industry resource information. The Dan-Loc blog will also feature recent quarterly comments from Dan-Loc senior officers. Please feel free to suscribe to the Dan-Loc Blog and become a Dan-Loc Blog Follower to receive up to date news releases as it happens.  

    Thank for visiting the Dan-Loc Blog. Please visit danloc.com for more information.

    -Dan-Loc

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    DAN-LOC Corporate Headquarters
    725 North Drennan
    Houston, Texas 77003-1320
    Telephone: 713-356-3500
    Toll Free: 1-800-231-6355
    DAN-LOC Express - Texas
    725 North Drennan
    Houston, Texas 77003-1320
    Telephone: 713-356-3560
    Toll Free: 1-800-231-6355
    DAN-LOC Express - California
    15821 South Broadway
    Gardena, California 90248
    Telephone: 310-538-2822
    Fax: 310-538-9877
    Toll Free: 1-800-682-2658
    DAN-LOC Express - Ohio
    294 Fox Drive
    Piqua, Ohio 45356
    Telephone: 937-778-0485
    Fax: 937-778-0682