Designed for high production environments, electric screwdrivers with a high performance brushless motor design provides durability and reduces the standard maintenance costs for standard electric screwdrivers. Management in power tools ensures product quality, cost savings and a reduction in overall failures.

Standard Electric Screwdrivers (with Brushes)
These ordinary models use brushes and over time there’s wear on expandable parts (carbon brushes, commutators, switches and other contact points. The heat generated by the motor in brushed screwdrivers can shorten the operating life of the screwdriver. These screwdrivers require regular maintenance and part replacement, depending the amount operating time and environment it’s used in.

Brushless Electric Screwdrivers
Screwdrivers with brushless motors have an extremely long operating life with no need for regular maintenance or replacement of expendable parts (carbon brushes, rotor, switches and other contact points). Heat generated by the motor is reduced and screwdriver performance is always at the maximum level resulting in reliable product quality. The brushless screwdriver ensures product quality, cost savings and a reduction in overall failures.
Carbon Brushes

Carbon brushes are the first item replaced after 6 months (based on tightening of 5,000 screws per day). Approximately 0.6g of worn carbon granules are scattered inside the screwdriver case and into the air after each carbon brush replacement. (More Info)

A manufacturer of heavy-duty trailer suspensions was looking for a way they could verify torque and tension on suspension bolts used on current products and on new products that were in development. The manufacturer was experiencing quality control issues, which were causing production delays and rework expenses. Upon further investigation, the quality control manager traced the issued back to improper torque control being the root cause of the problem. The quality control manager started seeking solutions.

The manufacturer needed the capabilities to check up to around 1,000 foot-pounds, but the quality control manager also wanted a torque tool that did not require their testing technicians to pull the full 1,000 foot-pounds of force. He was seeking a tool with low energy input with a high torque output to help reduce any technicians suffering from potential work-related injuries.

Based upon previous experience of using Mountz torque tools, the quality control manager contacted Mountz Inc. After reviewing the application with the quality control manager, Mountz offered a couple solutions to resolve the manufacturer’s torque issue. The quality control manager selected the Mountz hand torque multiplier as the only option to resolve their critical torque application issue.

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Historical approaches to working with heavy-duty threaded fasteners have aimed at sheer torque power, using long lever arms and heavy hammers on slugging wrenches. More recently, the hydraulic wrench has been viewed as the solution to many problems that require serious torque. But hydraulic wrenches are notorious for their heavy ratchets, bulky compressors and laborious operation. And they’re not cheap.

Technicians are finding that the best solution for applying torque power today is with a complete range of torque control tools that provide “continuous” torque, making it easier and often safer to assemble and service-threaded fasteners while reducing application problems and tool costs.

The pneumatic torque multipliers from Mountz, Inc. provide precision tightening and loosening of all heavy duty fastening connections. The torque multiplier shuts-off when pre-set torque is achieved. It’s a non-impacting and operates at a smooth, continuous rotation, the torque multiplier increases speed and productivity, as it is faster than a hydraulic wrench and is less expensive. The tool eliminates the cumbersome set up time and slow ratcheting process of hydraulic wrenches. The pneumatic torque multiplier is ergonomically safer than the harmful hammering of impact wrenches and eliminates the frequent costly repairs of impact wrenches.

Pneumatic torque multipliers are a good example of continuous torque for heavy-duty use and are proven to achieve the correct torque values in a quicker, more cost-efficient manner.