{"id":4684,"date":"2024-10-15T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/?p=4684"},"modified":"2024-11-25T16:09:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T15:09:19","slug":"bolt-crosstalk-tightening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/2024\/10\/15\/bolt-crosstalk-tightening\/","title":{"rendered":"How to control bolt crosstalk during the tightening of a sealing joint\u00a0?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4684\" class=\"elementor elementor-4684\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-847880a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"847880a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f76a09\" data-id=\"4f76a09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9cb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c9cb41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bolt-crosstalk-tightening-of-sealing-joint.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4687\" alt=\"bolt crosstalk tightening of a joint\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bolt-crosstalk-tightening-of-sealing-joint.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bolt-crosstalk-tightening-of-sealing-joint-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-151c8ee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"151c8ee7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4703e7f1\" data-id=\"4703e7f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b516c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b516c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Controlling bolt crosstalk during the tightening process<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-239a4c78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"239a4c78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-328a7fd8\" data-id=\"328a7fd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6bb6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a6bb6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most bolted assemblies comprise several bolts, and because these bolts are not tightened simultaneously, tightening one bolt affects the preload of other previously tightened bolts in the group. This effect is known as elastic interaction or bolt crosstalk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22d01767 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22d01767\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67817485\" data-id=\"67817485\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd8ce36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fd8ce36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reach an uniform stress distribution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38e2f42d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38e2f42d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ed2d36\" data-id=\"77ed2d36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63bcb15e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63bcb15e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ensuring a uniform stress distribution in the bolts is crucial for sealing joints to minimize potential leaks. However, achieving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.integratechnologies.com\/a-comprehensive-guide-to-bolt-tensioning-basics\/\">uniform load distribution<\/a> in each bolt is not straightforward, as the final load of the bolts usually differs from the initial load. Here is an illustrative example:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b0a4314 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b0a4314\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2461aba9\" data-id=\"2461aba9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127a2008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"127a2008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the two outer bolts are tightened to compress the gasket, followed by tightening the central bolt, this leads to additional compression of the gasket under the two other bolts, resulting in a loss of preload in these two bolts. The bolts relax due to the tightening of the central bolt, compromising the uniformity of the assembly\u2019s tightening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f0b7377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f0b7377\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b132ad2\" data-id=\"b132ad2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70742bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70742bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tightening sequences: cross pattern or spiral pattern<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-241566db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"241566db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5579366c\" data-id=\"5579366c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfc375f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dfc375f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two classic examples of tightening sequences are one for a rectangular arrangement of bolts and the other for a circular arrangement. These sequences allow for a relatively uniform load distribution, minimizing the dispersion of preload within an assembly. For sealing joints and any type of assemblies, a multi-pass tightening sequence is recommended. During these multiple passes, each bolt is tightened more than once to help reduce the preload reduction caused by the tightening of other bolts in the assembly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8de3b1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8de3b1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8b5667\" data-id=\"c8b5667\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9833bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9833bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/criss-cross-bolt-tightening-sequence-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4691\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/criss-cross-bolt-tightening-sequence-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/criss-cross-bolt-tightening-sequence-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/criss-cross-bolt-tightening-sequence-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/criss-cross-bolt-tightening-sequence-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/criss-cross-bolt-tightening-sequence.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8817c82\" data-id=\"8817c82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c67e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c67e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/spiral-tightening-sequence-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4692\" alt=\"spiral tightening sequence of 10 bolts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/spiral-tightening-sequence-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/spiral-tightening-sequence-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/spiral-tightening-sequence-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/spiral-tightening-sequence-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/spiral-tightening-sequence.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57a7bb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57a7bb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aac3ddb\" data-id=\"aac3ddb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb55d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb55d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bolt crosstalk\u00a0: significant impact of elastic interaction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8ed59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c8ed59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tests have shown that elastic interaction between bolts in an assembly can significantly affect the preload, with a reduction of up to 35%. The \u00ab\u00a0softer\u00a0\u00bb the joint\u2014such as a gasket with low stiffness\u2014the more significant the elastic interaction effect can be. A sealing joint, typically of low stiffness, often requires incremental and multi-pass bolt tightening to achieve a uniform load distribution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f988cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f988cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36db876\" data-id=\"36db876\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7732db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7732db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use of pressure-sensitive film<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97648cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97648cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other tightening sequences can produce a reasonably uniform bolt load distribution. For instance, studies in Japan have shown that after ensuring the joint surfaces are parallel to each other, alternating the tightening of bolts and retightening them several times until no further rotation occurs yields acceptable results. FUJIFILM has manufactured a film that determines the pressure distribution in a bolted assembly. The film, inserted between the gasket plates and tightened, changes color according to the local pressure. The microcapsules in the film react to various degrees of pressure, releasing their colored substance at a density corresponding to the pressure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bedc55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bedc55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-377ae48\" data-id=\"377ae48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107aac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"107aac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ultrasonic bolt load measurement: a perfect reliability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d67a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16d67a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Applying uniform tightening tension between parts with a TRAXX-M2 during the tightening of a sealing joint ensures a good seal of the assembly. The direct measurement of tightening tension using an ultrasonic sensor allows for precise knowledge of the load present in a bolt at any given moment. During the different tightening passes, it is easy to check all bolts to ensure that the tightening is perfectly uniform across all bolts in the assembly. Furthermore, it is also possible to verify the tension in each bolt of this assembly afterward, as part of maintenance. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traxx-group.com\/en\/assembly-monitoring\/\">long-term monitoring<\/a> allows each assembly to be maintained at its highest level of quality and sealing over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61aa583 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61aa583\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc8cc3\" data-id=\"0dc8cc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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