Cardinal Fastener® High-Integrity Bolting

As part of Fastenal Manufacturing, Cardinal High-Integrity Bolting has been hot-upset forging for more than 20 years. Our forging footprint spans across multiple Fastenal Manufacturing sites with more than 25 forge operators and a spectrum of presses and materials. We offer a full scope of raw material availability, bolt blank inventory, and hundreds of stock dies designed to industry standards. We also have the ability to produce tooling in-house for unique head geometries and custom designs. Cardinal High-Integrity Bolting has also services the stud bolt industry and has been for more than 30 years. We specialize in producing commercial and critical bolting solutions for the oil & gas, construction, power generation and many more industries. We also provide the nuts, washers and gaskets that work with these studs, enabling us to deliver complete, kitted stud assemblies to your point of use – a time-saving solution for turnarounds and shutdowns. Our team is ready to be your solution for commercial and custom bolt projects.

Capabilities

• 75, 150, 300 & 700 ton presses
• 3mm – 4” diameter
• Induction heating with infrared pyrometers for precise temp. control
• Secondary processes such as bending and threading
• In-house heat treat equipment (vacuum, quench & temper)

Materials

• Carbon Steel
• Stainless Steel
• Low & Medium Alloy Steel
• Corrosion Resistant Alloys

We specialize in producing high-integrity stud bolting solutions for the oil & gas industry and other customer segments. Our primary stud bolting location is our 30,000 square-foot ISO 9001:2008-certified facility in Houston, Texas, where 34 operators work 4 shifts, 24/7, to produce more than 3.6 million custom studs per year. We also provide the nuts, washers and gaskets that work with these studs, enabling us to deliver complete, kitted stud assemblies to your point of use – a time-saving solution for turnarounds and shutdowns.

Vertical Integration

• Magni & Xylan Coating
• Mechanical Testing
• Vacuum Heat Treatment
• NDT Testing
• Quench & Temper Heat Treatment
• Calibration

Industrry Certifications

• 7ISO 9001: 2015
• API 20E
• ISO 17025 Labs
• DFARS Compliant PED 97/23/EC
• NQA-1 & 10CFR50 Compliant