Articles Tagged with ''torque and angle control''

What’s New With DC Electric Tools

DC electric fastening tools improve error proofing, quality control and flexibility

June 4, 2018

Error proofing, quality control and flexibility are essential on today's assembly lines. As a result, manufacturers are increasingly investing in DC electric fastening tools. These tools allow engineers to adjust tool speed to match various applications and control more aspects of the fastening process, including key parameters such as torque and angle.

How to Determine a Torque Specification

The best fastening technology is only as good as the specifications they’re designed to maintain.

John Sprovieri

November 14, 2017

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Aslew of technology is available to ensure threaded fasteners are installed in the correct sequence and at the correct torque and angle.

Statistical Process Control of Torque Data on Assembly Lines

Power tools collect a wealth of data about the fastening process, but what can engineers learn from it?

John Sprovieri

November 7, 2016

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Power tools collect a wealth of data about the fastening process. With some simple statistical analysis, engineers can obtain valuable insight into the fastening process.

The ASSEMBLY Show

Next-Gen Fastening Tools Improve Traceability, Ergonomics, Quality

John Sprovieri

February 6, 2015

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Control, ergonomics and data logging were the hallmarks of new fastening tools exhibited at The ASSEMBLY Show last fall.

Challenges in Automatic Screwdriving

John Sprovieri

February 3, 2015

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Suppliers of automatic screwdriving equipment talk about their toughest challenges and how they overcame them.

New Trends in Electric Tools

Error proofing and quality control requirements are driving demand.

Austin Weber

June 4, 2013

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Electric tools have been available for more than a decade. However, until recently, many manufacturers were reluctant to invest in the technology because DC electric screwdrivers and nutrunners traditionally were more expensive than air-powered alternatives.

Fastening Tools

ASSEMBLY Q&A: Desoutter Industrial Tools

We sit down with Yohan Verdon, North American marketing manager at Desoutter, to talk about new technologies and trends in screwdriving.

John Sprovieri

April 17, 2013

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A growing number of manufacturers are moving from air tools to electric tools and from corded electric tools to cordless tools.

Fastening Threads: Torque Control vs. Angle Control

David Archer

December 23, 2009

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Angle control is a more fundamentally sound method of measuring the tension applied to a bolted joint.

John Sprovieri

December 19, 2008

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Preventing screws from loosening requires the right combination of thread design, torque specification and fastening tool.

Fastening Threads: Torque Audits Are a Good Way to Check Joints

David Archer

August 28, 2008

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The most common method of checking a bolted joint is generally referred to as a "torque audit," which measures a value know as "residual torque."

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