QUALITY INNOVATIONS: Control the Torque of an Impact Tool
A new controller measures the torque of an impact tool.
Controlling torque from an impact tool has never been easy. Until recently, the only way of doing so involved a rather unscientific method—the operator deciding to take his finger off the trigger.
But science has stepped up to the plate in the form of Sioux Tools' (Tequesta, FL) Torque Control System (TCS). The TCS monitors up to seven parameters of an impact tool, which can be changed at the touch of a button. After all the parameters have been met, the control system automatically shuts off the tool.