Smart Seating Strategies

Smart Seating
Strategies - more than
just Torque and Angle

Customers using clutch screwdriver, only have the ability to measure torque. This type of tool has limitations on the quality control it can provide, as it depends on the materials to have consistent friction properties. This consistency is very hard to achieve due to the low torques in the Electronics Universe

Even when customers use a current controlled or transducerized tool, which are capable of measuring Torque and Angle parameters, it is possible to have False OK RESULTS due to parts variation

Clamp Torque is the measurement of the force between the screw head and the component it is seated on. Hence monitoring or targeting Clamp Torque can assist you to better understand the stress on a joint enabling customers to eliminate quality issues related to tightening.

Instead of the traditional Target Torque approach, Atlas Copco focus on measure the Clamping Torque since this is the best way to guarantee consistency on the parts even if each component has friction variations.

Our smart seating strategies revolutionize the tightening experience

Especially when dealing with inconsistent parts

Smart Torque Seating Monitoring

Accurate clamp torque monitoring

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Smart Seating Control Strategy

Automatic adjustment when tightening

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Smart Torque Seating Monitoring

Torque Seating Monitoring is best suited where you are required to provide a peak target torque value while monitoring the clamp torque applied using pass and fail limits on the latter

Apply: Peak Torque
Monitor: Clamp Torque

Unknown clamp torque

Accurate clamp torque monitoring
Clamp torque within set limit

*This strategy can detect Clamp Torque variation but not automatically compensate

Smart Seating Control Strategy

Our most advanced tightening strategy monitors the seating point and then adjust the final torque to target the Clamp Torque. This means that any inconsistencies in your application based on friction variation between joints will be eliminated as the specified clamp torque will be met. This strategy can automatically compensate for any joint or process varation making it our most advanced tightening strategy

Apply: Clamp Torque
Monitor: Peak Torque

Inconsistent components

Automatic adjustment when tightening
Correct clamp torque applied - no rework required

Software feature comparison

MTF6000

The Brain Behind our Smart Tools, the MTF controller with the Tools Talk MT software lets you set up tightening processes to fit your production needs.

The controller can be used with three different IAMs, namely Basic, Smart Process and Smart Automation which enable different functionality levels

Bringing connectivity to a new level…

…with low torque tightening, MTF6000 has a wide range of connection choices. Available on the back side of the controller