Tone bolting solutions for torque management as productivity, quality and safety enhancement aids in modern management practice

Hitherto, fastening as a manufacturing practice, or the tools employed to tighten the joints were not given the desired attention. But, since the Indian products and services are now more exposed to the world standards, the Indian managers are now looking closely on the above aspects.

Meeting international standards is possible only if the manufacturing practices change inline with those being followed to achieve these standards. Moreover, the worker output levels and product quality can match only if comparable tools and tackles are used.

An example is the case of tightening a member joint, which undergoes severe working conditions in an isolated field where the plant output depends on the plant uptime, and a plant breakdown can involve serious worker safety issues. If the bolt is under-tightened, there is bound to have a pre-mature loosening of the joint which will result in an unplanned plant outage, shut down of plant or even a safety hazard. If the bolt is over-tightened it may lead the bolt into plasma stage, which in turn can result into an unscheduled breakdown, plant idle time, safety hazard and consequential problems. In both the cases, getting assistance on an emergency basis, from a service point situated far away will create delay, involve extra cost and cause considerable financial losses. Had proper Torque Management techniques been adopted in assembling the member, these situations could have been avoided.

The important issues involved in such a case, are as below:

• To use the tool which will deliver the correct design torque to the joint
• To use the tool which will deliver consistently the correct torque
• To use the tool which will ensure the desired accuracy in delivering the torque
• To use the tool which will facilitate higher worker productivity and safety, and
• To use the tool which does not have to depend solely on human muscle power and judgement in achieving the above.

TONE Products, true to the Japanese technology and tradition, ensure all the above and more.

• The TONE product range includes:
• The conventional ratchet and socket wrenches, hand tools, sockets, spanners, tool sets, tool cases, work cabin as productivity improvements aids
• Specialised car equipments
• Torque wrenches of the widest range and various types such as - digital, pre-set, pre-set digital reading, pre-set lock hold, single purpose, dial, round beam, adjustable- digital reading, etc
• Torque wrench tester and loading support device
• Power wrenches up to 2550 N-m output
• Super power wrenches up to 18,000 N-m output
• Super power wrenches with torque wrench up to 10,980 N-m output
• Simple Torqon STCc model electric power wrenches up to 2,100 N-m with torque pre-selection facility and having accuracy of ?5%
• Simple Torqon SR models with bar sockets for serial production, up to 1,100 N-m
• Torque multiplier with simple Torqon electric wrench combination up to 23,500 N-m output
• Battery operated impact wrench up to 170 N-m
• Main operated impact wrench up to 600 N-m, and
• Shear wrenches, the latest in advanced steel construction technology, up to 1900 N-m output and m30 bolt size.

Thus, TONE products offer the widest possible bolting management solutions giving highest worker productivity, highest quality standards consistently and best possible operating safety.

(Consortech Tools (India) Ltd, Pune offers many productivity, quality and safety enhancement tools in metal working areas of core drilling, bevelling, carbide circular sawing and high frequency grinding systems. Tel: 020-24445576, 65002414, 24445884. Fax: 91-20-24443838. Email: constech@pn2.vsnl.net.in)