Ergonomic Torque Arm

Protecting Employees & Making the Assembly Station Ergonomic

Whether your manufacturing staff is assembling components used for electronics, aircraft, automobiles or appliances, it’s important to identify potential ergonomic risk factors. Power tools, both electric and pneumatic type, generally produce unwanted torque reaction that transfers over to an operator’s hand. After a while, the daily fastening process will expose your operators to repetitive stress…

articulated torque arm

Prevent the Risk of Injuries and Additional Expenses with an Ergonomic Solution

A power tool incidentally dropped by an assembly operator at a workstation, causes additional expenses and reduces productivity. Repairing and replacing parts for the assembly tool, recalibrating the tool after its been dropped or purchasing a new replacement tool are all additional, unnecessary costs. Daily, weekly, monthly, an assembly operator performs hundreds and thousands of…

Ergonomic Torque Arms

Preventing Costly Ergonomic Issues in the Assembly Area

As repetitive strain injuries, like carpal tunnel syndrome, continue to increase in the assembly workplace, awareness of ergonomic solutions should be on the radar for many companies. If not, the cost for workers’ compensation claims will become a costly and growing issue. According to OSHA, “repetitive stress injuries (RSI), comprise more than one hundred different…

Torque Arm

Provide Ergonomic Safety for Your Operators During the Assembly Process

The cost for workers’ compensation claims continue to increase. For assembly applications, do you have a strategy for reducing injury loses? Torque arms are an ergonomic solution designed to reduce RMI (repetitive motion injury) and CTS (carpal tunnel syndrome). A torque arm eliminates the torque reaction of power and pneumatic tools. Selecting the right torque tool…

Pulse Tools

Impact Wrench Alternatives – Pulse Tools Enhance Productivity & Reduce Costs

Selecting the right torque tool for the job is crucial. Selecting the incorrect torque tool can affect production yields, manufacturing costs, product quality, product reliability, reputation and profitability. Impact Wrench What is an impact wrench? A wrench that uses a discontinuous drive clutch system and compressed air to achieve torque. Impact wrenches are commonly used…

Adjustable Torque Screwdriver Prevents a Fastener From Being Under and Over Tightened

The Ergo Micro Torque Screwdriver is an externally adjustable tool that offers different setting options for applications that require more than one torque value. The adjustable screwdriver does feature an external adjustment scale, which allows for an operator to adjust the torque setting as needed for the application. The EMT is ideal for field service…

Position Control telescoping torque arm

Sequence Based Fastening is Critical to Proper Process Control & Quality Fastening

The new EZ-Glider Position Control telescoping torque arms by Mountz Inc., helps manufacturers detect and eliminate costly screw-fastening errors during the assembly process. Position Control telescoping 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 the EZ-Glider Position…