March Madness Bracket Challenge
Calling all Bracketologists!
College basketball fans rejoice! The NCAA Men’s College Basketball Championship Tournament is upon us. Let the madness begin! With teams like Gonzaga and Arizona looking strong, will a team out West finally win the championship? Make your picks, and we will soon find out!
Fill out your free bracket and compete against more than 200 of our current and prospective customers, vendors, business associates, and employees for a chance to win Amazon gift cards, cool Portland Bolt gear, and the coveted championship trophy!
- Champion: A $150 Amazon.com gift card, a Portland Bolt polo, a Portland Bolt basketball, and a custom engraved trophy
- Runner-up: A $50 Amazon.com gift card, a Portland Bolt polo, and a Portland Bolt basketball
- 3 Random Winners: A Portland Bolt insulated stainless steel tumbler and a Portland Bolt baseball cap
- Thursday, March 17th at 12:15 PM ET is our pool’s pick deadline!
A307 Microsite
Portland Bolt introduces its newest website: A307bolts.com
Kailey Tillman has created our newest specialty website that contains technical information pertaining to the ASTM A307 specification, joining a long list of websites owned and operated by Portland Bolt. These microsites are self-contained websites that are designed to provide technical information pertaining to specifications, fastening products, or industries using construction fasteners. Our complete list of microsites is below:
Rotational Capacity Testing
Which bolts require a rotational capacity test?
The rotational capacity test is designed to evaluate the presence and efficiency of a lubricant on the nut, and the compatibility of the bolt assemblies as represented by the components selected for testing such that, when installed, the desired bolt tension is achieved without excessive plastic deformation.
Rotational capacity testing is performed with the use of a Skidmore-Wilhelm bolt tension measuring device. Galvanized F3125 Grade A325 structural bolts, when sold with a nut and washer, require the supplier to perform rotational capacity testing on the assembly.
Sound Transit L300 Light Rail Project
Lynnwood, Washington
The Sound Transit L300 Lynnwood Link Extension is a $780 million project covering 8.5 miles of track connecting four stations. Upon completion in 2024, riders will enjoy fast, frequent, and reliable service between south Snohomish County and the University of Washington, downtown Seattle, the Eastside, Sea-Tac Airport and more.
Portland Bolt delivered 84,000 pounds of OCS anchor bolt assemblies completely assembled and marked per their drawings. This allowed the contractor to just pick up the finished assemblies and drop them in place.
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Meet Anthony Porreco
800.599.6926
503.219.6996
anthony@portlandbolt.com
Anthony Porreco started his career with Portland Bolt in October of 2005. He was born and raised in Northeast Portland and attended Grant High School. He later moved to Eugene and graduated from the University of Oregon. He is now married with two daughters. Anthony deals with customers in a wide variety of industries, but mainly focuses on the pole-line industry. Learn all about pole line hardware on his educational site www.polelinefasteners.com and about highway barrier pins on www.highwaybarrierpins.com.
- Education: University of Oregon – Eugene, Oregon
- BS – Business Administration, Finance
- Hometown: Portland, Oregon
- Sports: Boxing, Basketball
- Food: Seafood, Stir Fry