When testing the torque calibration of a tool, you can set up a target for the tool along with the tolerance percentage of that torque setting. The EZ-TorQ III torque analyzer’s touchscreen interface makes it simple and easy to set up torque testing parameters for a tool. Regular quality control programs like tool calibration and…
Mountz, The Torque Tool Specialists®, hosted a torque webinar regarding nagging quality issues that manufacturers look to resolve daily or weekly. How to detect when a tool starts to drift out of calibration? Every industry which relies on torque tools do so for the same reason: accuracy and repeatability matters. Whether it’s in a ventilator,…
There are no hard and fast answers to this question since there are several points to consider. These include the frequency of use, general care, ambient conditions, and the torque setting of the power tool. The type of fastening process must be considered as well. An airplane assembly company may undergo rigorous daily testing whereas…
Torque wrenches enable engineering marvels. In automotive assembly, they allow for screws, nuts, and bolts to be tightened to exactly the right specifications to hold for several thousands of miles of driving—without being so tight that they damage the fastener or become hard to remove. In commercial refrigeration repair, they tighten valves to the tightness…
Precise torque control is absolutely vital in assembly and repair. Screws, bolts, and nuts must hold in place as machinery starts up, vibrates, and experiences forces from different directions. Whether these fasteners hold is determined by the torque that is applied to them. If it is too little, then vibrations can easily loosen a fastener.…
The best torque is the right torque. Whether you’re manufacturing circuit boards or repairing spaceships, applying the correct amount of torque to each screw and bolt is critical for success. If you don’t apply enough torque to a threaded fastener, it can fall free. If you apply too much, you can damage the fastener and…
Improving your process improves your profitability. In assembly, accurate torque tools enable companies to tighten their fasteners correctly, preventing product failures on the line and after delivery. If torque tools slip out of calibration, however, that may affect production. By developing a calibration plan and investing in the right tools to carry it out, companies…
You don’t want to be surprised by a torque tool that is out of calibration. After all, torque tools are precision instruments used to tighten critical, often safety-sensitive fasteners. When these tools are out of calibration, products can be made incorrectly, possibly even failing in the field. So, when a torque wrench is out of…
A lot happens in a day at the factory. Noise levels rise and fall. Temperatures climb and plummet. Shifting vibrations rattle and roll through the building and everything in it. Workers come and go, some passing tools between them and using them with different amounts of force. Tools can drop, or get mucked, or misused.…
Little problems on a large scale become big problems. Let’s do some math: You figured it out! Or cheated….it doesn’t really matter. Because the next problem is the most important one: Congratulations! You figured this one out, too. Now the only thing you have to figure out is what you’re going to tell Congress when…