Say goodbye to manual inspections
Your bolts are affected by heat, vibrations and mechanical loads every day.
Strainlabs smart bolts measure themselves 144 times per day with real-time monitoring and early warnings months before failure.
From bolt to insight – in three steps
Everything you need to go from silent bolts to real-time data. One integrated system, designed to work out of the box.
- 1Strainlabs Bolt
The bolt measures itself
Built-in sensor measures preload every 10 minutes. 144 inspections per day.
- 2Strainlabs Router
Data travels automatically
Pre-configured routers transmit data wirelessly to the cloud. Plug in and go.
- 3Strainlabs Analytics
See, understand and act
Real-time status, automatic alerts, trends over time and exportable reports.
Patented sensor technology · Monitor from anywhere · Scales with your needs
Start with one critical joint. Scale to your entire operation.
A bolt that tells you how it's doing
- 144 inspections per day
every 10 minutes, around the clock, without manual effort. - Patented LED sensor technology
built into the bolt itself, protected from the environment. - Industrial grade
designed for extreme conditions including vibrations, temperature swings and heavy mechanical loads. - Wide range of sizes
available from M10 upward, covering the most critical industrial applications. - Drop-in replacement
same dimensions as standard bolts. No redesign of your equipment needed.
From bolt to cloud – automatically
- Pre-configured and ready to connect
A complete system – from sensor to dashboard. - Wireless data collection
picks up measurements from all bolts within range automatically. - Unlimited bolts per router
connect as many bolts as your application requires. - Built for industrial environments
robust hardware designed for demanding conditions.
See everything. Act before it's too late.
- Real-time monitoring
see the current status of every connected bolt, wherever you are. - Monitor without being on site
See every bolt from your desk - Custom alerts
set thresholds per bolt or per joint. Get notified the moment something deviates. - Trends and history
track how every joint performs over weeks, months and years. Spot patterns before they become problems. - Exportable reports
share data with your team, management, suppliers or auditors. PDF, dashboard view or raw data.
"The bridge is built to last 200 years – we have 175 left. We don't want to wait for problems.
We want the facility to tell us when it needs attention. That's why we're moving from calendar-based maintenance to data-driven."
Andreas Jälmarstål
Technical manager, Railway at Øresundsbron
How the Øresund Bridge monitors critical bolts in real time →
Control you've never had before
- Early warnings
instead of emergency response. Detect a joint losing preload weeks or months before it leads to failure. Plan the stop – don't react to it. - Maintenance based on facts
Replace calendar-based routines and manual spot checks with decisions driven by real data and long-term trends. - Fewer people in hazardous locations
Your teams stop climbing, crawling and risking their safety to check joints that now measure themselves. - Full history and traceability
A complete picture of how every joint performs over time. Data you can share with suppliers, auditors and decision-makers. - Scales with your needs
Monitor a single critical joint or thousands of bolts across multiple sites. Same system, same dashboard.
Same solution – built for your reality
You’re responsible for operations and maintenance? Get early warnings, reduce time in hazardous locations and plan maintenance based on facts instead of assumptions. → See how Boliden uses Strainlabs
You’re evaluating technical solutions? Review specifications, integration options and test results from extreme environments. → See technical documentation
You’re making the investment decision? See concrete ROI, risk calculations and what unplanned downtime actually costs your business. → See the business case
Smart bolt use cases
We provide preload sensing bolts where maintenance, safety or analysis is crucial.
Smart re-tightening
An application where retightening is a recurring activity to avoid operational disturbances or when bolts must be reassembled after service in the field where no accurate tools are available.
Critical integrity
An application risk of losing functionality (subsequently value) or suffering failure, momentarily or permantently due to incorrect preload in the bolted connections which keep it together.
Regulatory inspection
An applications that due to regulation must have its' bolts inspected to be approved for further operation. Inspections require specialists and cause downtime which is expensive.
Sustainable maintenance
Maintenance require parts, chemicals, transport, downtime, specialist staff, of which the need can be reduced if bolted joints can be remotely monitored and asssessed.
Zero accident assurance
An application where failure or disruption is of high risk and/or consequence and must be avoided to the greatest of extent.
Temperature
An application where temperature change is of high risk and/or consequence and must monitored.
Analysis & insight
An application where the knowledge of preload characteristics create technical or commercial value for itself or the process of which it is a part of.
When and where is it relevant to implement Strainlabs System?
Due to the wide use of bolted joints across industries, Strainlabs can provide valuable & actionable data to virtually any business, process or asset.
Ready to transform how you integrate bolt preload data in your maintenance strategy?
Contact us today to learn more about our solution and how it could make your industry more safe, cost efficient and reliable.
Discover the Strainlabs solution
Get to know us to learn more about Internet of Bolts, Preload Monitoring and how Strainlabs System can benefit your operations.