SEMS Fasteners

Boost Speed & Efficiency with SEMs Fasteners

If you want to boost the speed and efficiency of your assembly processes, you should look into SEMS, or “pre-asSEMbled” fasteners. These handy devices combine the screw and the washer into a single component, eliminating the need to match the right items up and slip the washer into place by hand. It also simplifies your…

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Establishing a Quality Torque Program

Experience, Quality and Reliable In the manufacturing and assembly world, tightening, controlling, or measuring torque fasteners is imperative for production efficiency. An inadequately torqued fastener can vibrate or work loose: conversely, if the tension is too high, the fastener can snap or strip its threads. Faced with these problems, manufacturers are realizing that precise torque…

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Torque Wrench with “Through Hole Spindle” Design for Pin Fastening Applications

Mountz Inc. offers a cam-over torque wrench designed with a “Through Hole Spindle” for Pin Fastening applications, which cannot be gripped in the conventional manner. Fasteners such as HI-LITE®, AERO-LITE® and VERI-LITE®, are threaded pins with a close tolerance design intended for applications where aerodynamic and precision fastening is required. These ‘blind’ fasteners are increasingly…

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Brushless Rotary Torque Sensor

Monitoring & Testing Torque with a Brushless Rotary Torque Sensor

A brushless rotary torque sensor is a finely tuned instrument designed for monitoring and testing torque applications where accuracy and reliability rank paramount. Designed for torque evaluation and verification, the brushless rotary torque sensor is a laboratory grade instrument that is commonly used for quality control, R&D and calibration applications. For use with most power…

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RPM – Find Out How RPM Impacts Torque Output

During the assembly of parts using an electric torque screwdriver there are many things to consider to achieve proper torque control. Is the joint hard or soft? The material that is being used? Is the screw lubricated or treated with a locking patch? One factor that’s often overlooked when using an electric screwdriver is the…

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Durability of Brushless Electric Screwdrivers vs Standard Electric Screwdrivers

Designed for high production environments, electric screwdrivers with a high performance brushless motor design provides durability and reduces the standard maintenance costs for standard electric screwdrivers. Management in power tools ensures product quality, cost savings and a reduction in overall failures. Standard Electric Screwdrivers (with Brushes) These ordinary models use brushes and over time there’s…

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Testing of Various Suspension Bolts with a Hand Torque Multiplier

A manufacturer of heavy-duty trailer suspensions was looking for a way they could verify torque and tension on suspension bolts used on current products and on new products that were in development. The manufacturer was experiencing quality control issues, which were causing production delays and rework expenses. Upon further investigation, the quality control manager traced…

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