Applied Bolting Technology Products, established in 1994, is the only U.S. manufacturer of heat treated Direct Tension Indicators (DTIs) in accordance with ASTM, AISC, RCSC, and the United States Fastener Quality Act of 1999. Our DTIs are manufactured and tested to satisfy the compression requirements of all applicable specifications (ASTM, ASME, BS, EN, etc.) and are an acceptable bolt tensioning method by all modern structural standards.
Applied Bolting's DuraSquirt® DTIs are an integral part of structural fastening system that readily illustrates when structural bolts are properly tightened. Our DuraSquirt® DTIs are used throughout the construction industry by most of the world's largest and most successful engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms, such as Bechtel, Fluor, CB&I, Samsung E&C, etc. These companies, and others like them, realize that large industrial construction projects can be halted completely by something as simple as tightening bolts so they routinely require
