In any application where the fastening of bolts and screws is critical—which includes aerospace, automotive, medical device, electronics, and packaging industries, to name a few—businesses depend on torque tools to deliver the precise amount of force necessary to hold a fastener in place indefinitely. Whether you’re in manufacturing or maintenance, the most important attributes your…
How do you select a precision torque wrench when comparing the technology and quality differences between a click wrench and a cam-over wrench? Each wrench mechanism design limits the amount of torque an operator applies. The type of torque limiting mechanism is what separates these wrenches in ensuring accuracy and precision. Applying the correct torque to each…
As essential automotive repair tools, torque wrenches prevent accidents. By measuring and controlling the amount of force they apply to bolts, torque wrenches can guarantee that wheels stay on their hubs, the crankshaft keeps spinning, and cars don’t veer off the road. Different torque wrenches are best suited to different needs, based on factors like…
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…
Assembly lines are mesmerizing to watch. Components large and small enter a factory and flow together into the main production line where, step-by-step, they become finished products. While it is a process similar to the course of a river, the flow is powered by human energy and ingenuity. Like a river, an assembly line is…
One of the first things a teenager learns when they get their driver’s license is how to change a tire. Loosen the lug nuts, raise the car, remove the lug nuts, and replace the tire with the spare. Tighten a lug nut, then tighten the one that is diagonally opposite to ensure the tire is…
As a precision technician, you use a torque wrench to achieve the exact tightness you need to extract maximum performance. However, the only way you can be sure a fastener is tight enough to resist vibration, but not so tight as to strip the threads or stretch the bolt beyond its yield point, is through…
For some areas in the United States, winter isn’t the end of the year; winter is the year. Winter is when the ponds ice over for fishing, the falls freeze for climbing, and the snow covers the ground for skiing. It’s when the hockey sticks come out of the closet, the snowshoes get tightened, and…
The Importance of Validating Torque Wrenches in Tire Shops When you’re running a tire shop, you’re not just selling tires. You’re selling safety and security, the knowledge that when a customer drives away, they’re driving on a set of wheels that’s safe for the road. As a matter of course, the work you do on…
Your tools are your business. When they’re down, so are you. So, when a torque tool you depend on gets broken, it’s only natural to want to get it fixed as soon as possible. If you’re not in the business of making or repairing torque tools, this can take some time, and time, as you…