Bolt head style, drive style, material, size, and grade are all important elements for selecting the correct metric bolt for your fastening application. Do your eyes glaze over at all the metric bolt choices? We know it can be kind of overwhelming and confusing, especially if you’re not used to ordering metric parts. Let’s look…
Overtime, all power tools start to drift out of tolerance. When testing a power tool using a torque tester or reaction style torque sensor, always use a quality joint rate simulator otherwise known as a run down adapter (RDA). The purpose of using a RDA is to simulate the fastening process of a screw. These…
Assemblers fumble around with screws daily during the fastening process. The repetition of grabbing small fasteners from a bin is tedious and time-consuming. The constant repetition of picking-up and fumbling around with hundreds and hundreds of screws on a daily basis impacts productivity and costs. It’s an unnecessary expense and an inefficient process. Also, a…
The MTX is a low torque sensor designed for calibrating and testing small hand screwdrivers, torque wrenches and power tools. With the sensor’s low profile design, the calibration instrument can also be used for testing automation and robotic fastening applications. These versatile MTX torque sensors are used in conjunction with a torque tester. A torque…
The essential purpose of any nut is to mate with a bolt to discourage the bolt from loosening its grip against a surface. When you thread a nut onto a bolt until it sits tight against the opposite side of the surface from the bolt head, you create a kind of stress on the threads…
For parts that are fastened together and endure constant vibration, fasteners may lose grip over time. What’s the solution? A thread locking patch applied to the screw. A thread locking patch is a simple concept. The threaded area of the screw is treated with a dot of nylon, or a layer that wraps completely around…
Often, regular tool calibration is forgotten, ignored or delayed. Similar to routine car maintenance, periodic servicing is necessary or repairs can become quite expensive. All torque tools must be properly calibrated and maintained on a preventative maintenance and calibration schedule. Calibrating a hand or power torque tool is process that manufacturers need to ensure occurs…
The ergonomic torque arms by Mountz eliminate torque reaction from both power and pneumatic assembly tools. With the EZ-Glider linear and articulated torque arms, a “downward assistant kit” can be installed on the arm to speed up and improve the production process. The system requires no effort from the operator to press downward on the…
“Click” “type wrenches are the most widely used torque product in the world. When the set torque is reached, a click wrench typically emits an audible “click” and a slight moment of release of up to three degrees, before going positive. After the “click”, an operator should stop pulling as torque is achieved and the…
Since 1965, Mountz Inc. has proven its in-depth knowledge of torque by consistently developing, producing, marketing and servicing highly sophisticated, cutting-edge torque tools. Making a safer world through accuracy and precision is the core purpose Mountz, Inc. Brad Mountz, President & CEO, has been with company for 30 years and believes that one of the…