A heater manufacturing company that assembles floorboard heaters and in-wall bathroom heaters for residential
construction was experiencing a quality issue with the product during assembly. A deformation with the coated sheet metal used to house the heating element in floorboard unit occurred during the production process.
They started to test the process and determine what was causing the issue. Using a torque analyzer system they did some destructive testing to first determine at what torque applied to the product would cause the deformation in the coated sheet metal.
After adjusting torque value, the production manager implemented the EZ-TorQ bench-top torque analyzer to check the pneumatic screwdrivers periodically. By checking the pneumatic tools more frequently with the EZ-TorQ torque tester, the production manager was able to monitor when pneumatic screwdrivers would start to fall out tolerance and need to be recalibrated. The process change decreased product defects and rework and increased productivity.
Controlling torque is quintessential for companies to ensure their product's quality, safety and reliability isn't compromised. The failure
of a three-cent fastener that isn’t properly tightened can lead to catastrophic or latent failures. Fasteners that are insufficiently torqued can vibrate loose and excessive torque can strip threaded fasteners. Using a quality torque analyzer has become increasingly important for many companies to ensure that proper torque is being applied and maintains gauge requirements associated with the ISO Quality Standard
A Heater Manufacturer Improves First Pass Rating with the Implementation of Torque Analyzers
