• Powermaster Limited

Torque Multipliers

A Torque Multiplier (mechanical or pneumatic torque multiplier) is a simple gear box, works on the principle of ‘Epicyclic Gearing’. The given load at the input gets torque multipliers as per the multiplication factor & transmitted at the output, there by with a minimum efforts you achieve greater load. Hand Torque Multipliers incorporate an ‘Epicyclic’ or ‘Planetary’ gear train having one or more stages. Each stage of gearing increases the torque multipliers applied by a factor of 5, allowing to offer torque multipliers in ratios of 5:1, 25:1 and 125:1. In the planetary gear system, mechanical / pneumatic torque multipliers are applied to the input gear or ‘Sun’ gear. Three or four planet gears whose teeth are engaged with the sun gear and therefore rotate. The outside casing of the mechanical / pneumatic torque multipliers, or ‘Annulus’ is also engaged with the planet gear teeth, and would normally rotate in the opposite direction to the sun gear. A reaction arm prevents the annulus from rotating, and this causes the planet gears to orbit around the sun. The planet gears are held between input & output plate which also holds the output square drive. Therefore as the planetary gears orbit around the sun gear, output plate the and so the square drive turns. Without the reaction arm to keep the annulus stationary, the output square will not apply torque multipliers. The ratio stated is the true torque multiplication factor, No correction charts are needed to determine torque multipliers output. Strong, safe Anti Wind-Up Ratchet available on most models for safe and comfortable operation. A wide range of alternative reaction arms are available as per customers requirement, making the Mechanical/Pneumatic Torque Multiplier adaptable to many applications.