--- title: Applied Bolting Blog | Rob Westover description: All things Applied Bolting... --- [![Applied Bolting](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/hubfs/image%201-1.png)](https://appliedbolting.com/) [DISTRIBUTOR LOGIN](https://appliedbolting.com/distributor-hub/) [FIND A DISTRIBUTOR](https://appliedbolting.com/distributor-locator/) [CONTACT US](https://appliedbolting.com/contact-us/) [PDH CERT](https://appliedbolting.com/request-a-certificate/) ☰ [Squirter® DTI](https://appliedbolting.com/squirter-dtis/) [Bolting Resources](https://appliedbolting.com/bolting-resources/) [Bolting Methods](https://appliedbolting.com/bolting-methods/) [Manufacturing Specifications](https://appliedbolting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Direct-Tension-Indicator-DTI-Manufacturing-Standard-Specification-1.pdf) [DTI Dimensions, Standards & Specs](https://appliedbolting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DTI-DIMENSIONS-PER-APPLICABLE-STANDARDS-AND-SPECIFICATIONS.pdf) [Lunch and Learn](https://appliedbolting.com/lunch-and-learn/) [Tech Support](https://appliedbolting.com/tech-support/) [Careers](https://appliedbolting.com/careers/) [SWAG Store](https://inkfactoryclothing.chipply.com/AppliedBolting/store.aspx?action=viewall) [DISTRIBUTOR LOGIN](https://appliedbolting.com/distributor-hub/) [FIND A DISTRIBUTOR](https://appliedbolting.com/distributor-locator/) [CONTACT US](https://appliedbolting.com/contact-us/) [PDH CERT](https://appliedbolting.com/request-a-certificate/) # Structural Insights That Hold. ### Discover expert tips, field-tested techniques, and best practices for structural bolting. ### Wurth Knowing - Single Pass Flange Bolting Check us out on the Wurth Knowing video series [Read More →](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/2022/05/23/wurth-knowing-single-pass-flange-bolting) ### ATP offers Lighter Impact Wrenches for the Field We always love supporting those who support us, EPH Tools is a New England based tool supplier that has always helped us get the tools we need. They j... [Read More →](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/2021/11/24/atp-offers-lighter-impact-wrenches-for-the-field) ### Permian Basin International Oil Show Applied Bolting will be at the Permian Basin International Oil Show next week October 19th - 21st in Odessa Texas. [Read More →](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/2021/10/14/permian-basin-international-oil-show) ### Hot Bolting - Single Stud Replacement In addition to complete pipe flange DTI kits, Applied Bolting also manufacturers 50ksi DTIs to be used for Single Stud Replacement (SSR), or hot/half ... [Read More →](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/2021/08/17/hot-bolting-single-stud-replacement) ### University of Houston Studies DuraSquirt® Single Pass Flange Tightening In 2017, Applied Bolting partnered with Bechtel, Carber, and the University of Houston’s College of Technology, for an independent evaluation of Appli... [Read More →](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/2021/05/26/university-of-houston-studies-durasquirt-single-pass-flange-tightening) ### Single Pass Flange Bolting......How it works Tighten a Flange in a Single Pass...Most people in the flange bolting industry would say, Impossible! But it can be done and we didn't think of it fir... [Read More →](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/2021/05/14/single-pass-flange-bolting-how-it-works) ### DuraSquirt® Target Stress DTIs DuraSquirt® Target Stress Direct Tension Indicating Washers are designed to be used as verification devices when torquing bolted flange joint assembli... [Read More →](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/2021/04/26/durasquirt-target-stress-dtis) ### DuraSquirt® DTIs for Flange Bolting DuraSquirt® Single Pass and Target Stress DTIs You asked for it and now we have it, we make two flavors of DuraSquirt® DTIs specifically designed for ... [Read More →](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/2021/04/09/durasquirt-dtis-for-flange-bolting) ### Torque is Not Tension!...Wait...What? You need torque to achieve tension, but the two values do not easily correlate. In simple terms, torque is the effort or power required to spin the nu... [Read More →](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/2021/03/25/torque-is-not-tension-wait-what) [1](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/author/robw/page/1) [2](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/author/robw/page/2) [❯](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/applied-bolting-blog/author/robw/page/2) ### MADE IN AMERICA ![Made in America](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/hubfs/ascMadeInUSAv2-1.png) ### SPECIFY IT! Add the following statement to your structures bolting specification. All High Strength Structural Bolts shall include an F959(M) DuraSquirt® DTI, quenched and tempered in accordance with ASTM F959 section 4.3.2, manufactured by Applied Bolting Technology™, and installed and inspected, per their instructions. ![Applied Bolting](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/hubfs/abtLogoStacked.png) ![Portland Bolt](https://blog.appliedbolting.com/hubfs/portlandBoltLogo-1.png) Applied Bolting Technology™ is now a proud member of the Portland Bolt family of companies. **1413 Rockingham Road Bellows Falls, Vermont, USA 05101** US & Canada: **1.800.552.1999** | International: **1.802.460.3100** ©2026 Applied Bolting Technology™ | APPLIED BOLTING TECHNOLOGY™, the Bolt Icon®, the Color Orange™, DuraSquirt®, Squirter®, Squirt™, SEE THAT THE BOLTS ARE TIGHT™, THE BEST WAY TO BOLT™, and VISUAL VERIFICATION OF BOLT TENSION are Trademarks or Registered Trademarks of Applied Bolting Technology Products, LLC.