In 2017, the International Organization for Standards (ISO) updated its guidelines for the accuracy and calibration of hand torque tools, previously modified in 2003. It was a comprehensive update that split the standard into two parts. The first part, ISO 6789-1:2017, lays out requirements for the design and testing of torque tools to ensure they…
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…
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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…
Rail moved $184 billion dollars worth of freight in the U.S.A. in 2017. Veining all throughout the nation, our rail lines provide channels for the lifeblood of our country. Rail moves goods from a broad range of domestic industries, from bulk agricultural goods to specialized freight like generators, turbine blades, automobiles, and aerospace components. Hundreds…
If you have ever noticed the tiny screws that keep your laptop together, then you know how important fasteners are to the assembly process. The whole laptop is held together with small screws, and removing just one or two of these screws can cause vital components to slide out. Forget one when you put the…
Devices that we depend on every day can be reduced to uselessness by something as small as a single speck of dust in the manufacturing plant. The satellites that orbit far above our heads, the hard drives in our computers, and the medical devices that keep hearts beating and administer life-saving drugs are all assembled…
Nearly everything we eat, wear, or place in our homes moves on a pallet. Lifting those pallets are ANSI B56.1-1969 standard powered industrial trucks—better known as forklifts. If you buy a product in a store, it has been moved by a forklift at some point. The everyday operation of warehouses, distribution centers, and, indeed, the…
We’re all familiar with the old television trope of characters not being able to pay for a meal. The friend who promised to pay for dinner dashes out, and the remaining person finds their wallet empty or has their credit card declined. Cut to the character up to their elbows in sudsy water, washing dishes…
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.…