The Stakes
Refineries can produce 100 million barrels of oil each day. Most operate 24/7, 365 days per year. A single equipment malfunction can cause a refinery to fall behind schedule, and unscheduled downtime is measured in tens of thousands of dollars per minute.
RAD's pneumatic wrenches are quiet, non-impacting, and most importantly can be used in explosion-proof environments. They are also the quickest way to apply a specific torque to a nut or bolt, which makes them the right tool of choice when mitigating the kind of leak that does not wait for tomorrow.
Time Is Money
Refinery technicians know that when it comes to oil production, time is money. Every minute a unit is offline is product not produced and contracts not honoured. RAD guns are not just any wrench, they are the torque tool of choice trusted to keep your facility and workers safe, provide accuracy in torquing, and eliminate expensive downtime.
The Instant Swap Policy backs that up. If a tool fails on the bench during a turnaround, an equivalent calibrated tool ships out same-day where stocked, so the schedule does not slip waiting on a repair.
What We Stock For Refineries
- Full RAD pneumatic, battery, and electric range
- Hydraulic torque wrenches and tensioners for heavy-bore flanges
- Pre-staged turnaround kits matched to your unit-specific bolt list
- On-site calibration during the outage window
- Field bolting engineers for critical joints
- 24/7 turnaround line at (818) 767-9600