SpaceBolt

The software for bolt verification according to space industry standards ECSS-HB-32-23 and VDI-2230.

Started as the internal development at Space Structures GmbH, SpaceBolt became the commercial product which significantly increases productivity of mechanical engineers.

Key features

ECSS calculation procedures (ESA evaluation)
Simple handling of large datasets:
multiple bolt groups, Excel interface
Direct input of FEA results:
NASTRAN and plain CSV formats
User friendly interface
Detailed output ready for documentation
Database functionality:
for bolts, nuts, inserts, material and friction coefficients
Modular structure
Outputs for fracture analysis (NASGRO)
Statics, sine and random loads
Responsive customer support

SpaceBolt successfully passed internal ESA evaluation.
The documentation includes the verification examples with all details of the calculations.
No more in-house Excel spreadsheets!

SpaceBolt is suitable for the entire range of space projects from small MGSE project to large satellite or launcher structures.

SpaceBolt allows to increase engineering productivity for the bolt analysis and verification activities and improve consistency and correctness of the calculations.

Due to the modular structure of the licensing system customers pay only for the functions they need.
Investment starts at 300 Euros/year.
Access the list of available modules here.

SpaceBolt customers:

The best bolt analysis tool I have seen!

Werner Konrad, Head of Mechanical Analysis, Airbus DS GmbH

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Interested? Just drop us an email: spacebolt@spacestructures.de

For example, you can ask us about the trial version or the modules.

	Module	Functionalities
1	Core Module	Analysis of one bolt group, single loadcase, simplified flange definition, preload only as prescribed torque. Graphical user interface. Mandatory for all other modules.
2	Detailed flange definition	Detailed flange definition and calculation of flange margins of safety. Mandatory for module 2a.
2a	Joint diagrams	Draw joint diagram for min and max preload.
3	Preload methods	Definition of preload by Installation preload (torque-free tightening), utilization on max preload and utilization on tightening.
4	Database	Database functionality for materials, bolts, threads, nuts, friction and inserts parameters.
5	Multi-group option	Define an unlimited number of bolt groups. Mandatory for module 5a.
5a	Excel interface for bolt groups	Import/export bolt groups with simplifed flange definition via Excel spreadsheets.
6	Multiple loadcases	Simultaneously analyse multiple loadcases via loads defined in .csv file format. Mandatory for modules 6a, 6b, 7 and 10.
6a	NASTRAN results parsers static	Interface to read NASTRAN static load results (CBUSH, CBAR, CBEAM, MPCF, Nodal Temperatures for bolt temperature) directly.
6b	NASTRAN results parsers dynamic	Interface to read NASTRAN dynamic/vibration (frequency response) load results (CBUSH, CBEAM, CBAR, MPCF) directly.
7	Averageing of shear loads for sliding	Calculate sliding margins for averaged shear loads of the bolt group.
8	Fracture Control	Generate unitary stress values for crack growth analysis (NASGRO).
9	Insert margins	Generate margins of safety for sandwich panel inserts based on user defined allowables (ECSS-E-HB-32-22a). This module has integration with the modules 4 (database) and 5a (excel export/import) improving the productivity.
10	Command line interface (CLI)	Automate iterative runs without the need to use the GUI and can be combined with modules 6a/6b for further efficiency.

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The software for bolt verification according to space industry standards ECSS-HB-32-23 and VDI-2230.

Started as the internal development at Space Structures GmbH, SpaceBolt became the commercial product which significantly increases productivity of mechanical engineers.

Key features

Interested? Just drop us an email: spacebolt@spacestructures.de

For example, you can ask us about the trial version or the modules.