Every year, Mountz Inc. donates turkeys to local charities before Thanksgiving. With the holiday season closing in fast, Mountz Inc. donated 25 turkeys to Most Holy Trinity, a local church in San Jose, CA. It is because of our community we are able to become successful and we want to give our thanks to them.

“It is the responsibility of any business in its community to give and to encourage its employees to give to those less fortunate. If one cannot give monetarily, one can give time, one can sweep the closet or cupboard for extra clothing or canned food – something that can be used by those in need.” said Brad Mountz, President & CEO of Mountz, Inc.

We hope that our donation to our local community will create warm memories of this holiday season and also help them through the current difficult times. Mountz Inc. wishes everyone a safe and cheerful Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

The accuracy for a torque wrench can be stated in terms of Full Scale (FS) or Indicated Value (IV). There is a big difference in result as full scale accuracy indicates the allowable error over the full-scale range of the tool. Indicated value accuracy indicates allowable error at the set point on the wrench. Indicated value stated wrenches are more accurate, especially on the lower end of the range. It is important to determine if the accuracy needed for an application can be obtained with the torque wrench selected. The table shows the allowable tolerance for Full Scale vs. Indicated Value accuracy.

In the table below, it can be determined that Full Scale accuracy is less accurate than Indicated Value as the tolerance against the scale varies from 5% to 50%, whereas the Indicated Value Accuracy is 5% at each value.

Position Control torque arms are designed to reduce the risk of improperly fastened screws, ensuring that every screw is in the correctly tightened in the correct sequence. Using a Position Control torque arm is like putting the eyes and ears of a quality control manager where they are needed most – right on the assembly area.

“Sequence based fastening is critical to proper process control and a quality fastening result for many applications,” said Brad Mountz, President & CEO of Mountz, Inc. “If an assembly exhibits cross talk, a phenomenon where torque to one fastener changes the result to another in the in fastening pattern, altering the sequence is often necessary to achieve proper results. An encoded torque arm is perfect because it guides the operators sequence and provides feedback if done incorrectly.”

The new EZ-Glider Position Control torque arms by Mountz Inc. help manufacturers detect and eliminate costly screw-fastening errors during the assembly process. Assembly sequences are easily programmed for the torque arm from an easy-to-use control box. Up to nine sequence programs can be stored and are manually or automatically selected for easy recall.

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In the manufacturing and assembly world, tightening, controlling, or measuring torque on fasteners is imperative for production efficiency. An inadequately torqued fastener can vibrate or work loose; conversely, if the tension is too high, the fastener can snap or strip its threads. Faced with these problems, manufacturers are realizing that precise torque control can spell the difference between a safe, reliable, and economical product and complete disaster.

“Anybody who has to tighten a threaded fastener and needs to control, monitor, or measure torque needs sophisticated torque tools,” according to Brad Mountz, President/CEO of Mountz Inc. “Likewise, if OEMs want to save money, make their workplace safer, enhance product quality, or reduce their exposure to liability; only specialized high-quality torque tools will get the job done properly.”

The following 10 tips for achieving precision torque control will give OEMs vital information needed to streamline their production processes:

1. Determine Torque Requirements
When determining correct torque specifications, the engineer must consider the maximum load placed on the fastener, the strength of the material joined, and whether the joint is hard or soft. A hard joint connects materials directly. In this case, the fastener rotates very few degrees to develop full clamping force after it encounters the material. Since a soft joint contains a gasket or involves compressible materials, it requires additional tightening after the fastener makes contact, to achieve full clamping force.

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