Tooling a factory is a delicate job, requiring company managers to perform a careful balancing act. For factories assembling large volumes of products with small fasteners, the clear tooling choice is the electric screwdriver. But which one? Even within this small category, there are hundreds of possible options from different manufacturers—too many to even sample.…
Torque wrenches of various types assemble and repair the electronics and mechanical devices we use every day. These torque tools ensure that the fasteners that hold these products together are reliable throughout repeated use year after year. However, the industries that support our daily life—like oil and gas production, farming, water, and power—work with much…
Anyone who has worked on a car’s brake lines has confronted the problem of needing a tight, reliable seal between the fittings that tie the line to the rest of the brake system. These need to hold fluid through the stresses of daily driving. After all, a leak that lets air into the line means…
Manufacturing companies must meet high standards for product quality. Products manufactured on assembly lines must be identical. However, fastening every bolt in every product to the same degree is difficult, if not impossible, for an employee to do without mechanical aids. This variability in fastening results demands the intervention of a tool which can control…
Electronics are something we depend on every day as the digital age marches forward. And as the number of devices we enjoy in our daily lives goes up, the demand for quality electronics assembly also increases. As such, a global electronics contract manufacturer needs to meet the unique needs of every kind of electronics assembly. …
Precision is everything in manufacturing, and that is doubly true for medical devices. Accurate testing and diagnostics depend on every fastener and joint being tightly connected, signals passing through at exactly the right wavelength without interference, and encountering exactly the right resistance. The need for exacting precision is why a Fortune 500 Healthcare Equipment Manufacturer…
Companies in many industries depend on advanced process and quality control to meet the demands of modern markets. Whether it’s to reduce lost product by improving fastening results or to prevent liability with ironclad process management, companies seek the right tools. In industries with narrow fastening tolerances—including medical manufacturing, semiconductors, aerospace and defense, general instrumentation,…
When seeking tooling solutions, modern manufacturers must prize two qualities above the rest: speed and precision. Both speed and precision have a direct impact on product volume, which has a direct impact on profitability. Being able to quickly, accurately assemble products, from low-end electronics to zero-tolerance internal medical devices, predicts success in the fast-paced global…
What’s one thing the future is guaranteed to bring? More work. More products must be built, faster. In order to keep pace with the constantly accelerating economy, manufacturers must find ways to increase their output without significantly increasing their cost input. The best way to do so is to invest in better tools. The precision…
Everything that is assembled on a manufacturing line is put together using some sort of fastening strategy, and torque is a large part of these strategies. Consider the measurement of torque and angle and the role it plays in how fasteners hold sophisticated mechanical devices together. The usual way that engineers and other assembly workers…