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The Best Preset Torque Screwdriver in the World for Advanced Process and Quality Control

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,…

What to Look for in a Torque Wrench with Interchangeable Heads

July 16, 2019

When many people think of manufacturing, they picture a large plant where hundreds to thousands of workers queue up in a line to punch in for their shift. While these factories do exist, they are few and belong to a select group with customer bases large enough to support such massive productions. Instead, most manufacturing…

Wondering Where to Get a Torque Wrench Calibrated? We Have the Answers You Need

July 10, 2019

Torque wrenches enable engineering marvels. In automotive assembly, they allow for screws, nuts, and bolts to be tightened to exactly the right specifications to hold for several thousands of miles of driving—without being so tight that they damage the fastener or become hard to remove. In commercial refrigeration repair, they tighten valves to the tightness…

How the Right Torque Screwdriver Ensures Consistent Quality

July 8, 2019

Most people have heard of torque wrenches even if they don’t work with tools. Relatively few people have heard of torque screwdrivers, though, and those who have usually work in specialized fields where they are commonly used. In other fields, like automotive repair or facilities maintenance, the reaction to finding a torque tolerance for a…

SMA Torque Wrenches Enable Accurate RF Fastening

July 1, 2019

In 2012, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) set the world of science abuzz and the hearts of futurists everywhere alight by announcing that they had detected neutrinos moving faster than light. The excitement built when they managed to repeat the test with the exact same results. When a thorough inspection of the equipment…

How to Select the Best Pneumatic Torque Wrench for Quality Manufacturing

June 27, 2019

When confronted with a fastener that just won’t turn, most of us reach for an impact wrench. However, while impact wrenches are capable of high torque outputs, they lack precision. When loosening a stuck fastener, this doesn’t matter much. But the unpredictable torque of an impact wrench can leave a fastener too loose or too…

It's important to know when you need a torque wrench vs a ratchet.

Torque Wrench vs. Ratchet: Finding the Best Tool to Provide the Control You Need

June 26, 2019

Wrenches come in many different sizes and a variety of form factors with different functionalities. In fact, even an experienced tradesman wedged into a tight space with one hand holding a fastener and the other hand stretched out for a tool may ask his assistant for “the wrench with the thing” rather than a “ratchet…

Mountz Torque Recognized as 2019 Top Workplace by the Bay Area News Group for the 6th Year in a Row

June 24, 2019

San Jose, Calif., – Mountz, The Torque Tool Specialist ®, has been recognized as a Top Workplace by Bay Area News Group for the sixth consecutive year. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The…

How a Precision Power Assembly Screwdriver Improves Product Reliability

June 21, 2019

Almost everyone has had the experience of buying an expensive bit of machinery—like a shop lathe, a high-end computer, or even a car—and having it fail catastrophically shortly after the purchase. Usually, this is enough to keep us from ever using that product again and maybe even from considering using any other product from that…