Hand, Power and Assembly Tools Reference Materials

Description: Automotive manufacturers must contend with increased liability concerns as safety devices and assemblies become more complex. From modern e-mobility vehicles to traditional internal combustion ...

Description: THIS IS THE SECOND OF A TWO-PART SERIES DISCUSSING HOW TO ERROR-PROOF YOUR AUTOMATED SCREWDRIVING PROCESS AND ELIMINATE ALL FAILURES FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE. ...

Description: THIS IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART SERIES DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING UP A CONSISTENT, REPEATABLE, AND CONTROLLABLE AUTOMATED SCREWDRIVING AND JOINING PROCESS. ...

Description: Whether you are assembling 3 parts to complete a fuel transfer pump or putting together a speaker, manual subassembly tasks could lead to reliability concerns that increase product liability risks. ...

Description: The power tool market continues to go through a transformation as professionals and consumers require handy, energy efficient tools that provide comfort and elevated results. With the advancements of ...

Description: An appliance manufacturer's in-house build group was looking to clear the bottle neck on their washing machine assembly line. ...

Description: An automotive HVAC supplier needed to capture the torque, angle, stroke and screw height data for each screw driven into their parts. Our solution enabled torque and angle data to be collected from ...

Description: An automotive glass company was having difficulty assembling a rear-view mirror. The equipment they were using was a single-spindle screw driver with a pneumatic cylinder z-axis and a bowl feeder. The ...

Description: Detroit Thermal Products, an automotive HVAC supplier, needed to update their screw driving processes to not only automate these functions, but capture the data for analysis. For each screw driven ...

Description: Selecting the right screwdriving assembly method can help manufacturers overcome the challenges of today, and set up a production process that can scale with increased demand ...

Description: Advanced screwdriving systems play a vital role in ensuring part-to-part repeatability during the EV assembly process. ...

Description: 4 TIPS FOR AUTOMATING COMPLEX SCREWDRIVING ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS ...

Description: Moving from Manual screwdriving operations to automated assembly is becoming the go-to method for ensuring repeatability, increasing productivity, and delivering quality assemblies. Finding human ...

Description: With a positive economic outlook and consumer spending sentiments on the rise, manufacturers still face a combination of old and new barriers when attempting to scale their operations. ...

Description: Global supply chain issues and the Great Resignation of 2022 has had a significant impact on the automotive industry - especially when it comes to lightweight automotive body construction. The ...

Description: Product manufacturers face many challenges every day. Equipment failure, product damage, scrap, and unplanned downtime all adversely impact production and inevitably, your bottom line. ...

Description: When comparing manual processes to automated screwdriving applications, cycle time targets are easier to hit when using robotics ...

Description: INCREASING CYCLE TIMES FOR CHALLENGING ELECTRONIC FASTENING APPLICATIONS ...

Description: Screwdriving automation plays a critical role across all industries, from automotive to consumer goods, medical equipment, and safety gear. To meet the demands of strict cycle times, facilities must ...

Description: SIGNIFICANT RISK FACTORS CAUSING DOWNTIME OF YOUR SCREWDRIVING SYSTEMS ...

Description: MEDICAL APPLICATIONS FOR RELIABLE AUTOMATED SCREWDRIVING ...

Description: ERGONOMIC STRESS ON OPERATORS ...

Description: A long time Visumatic customer manufacturing laundry hampers has been experiencing sustained sales growth. Production was given the task of nearly doubling production of this product at their ...

Description: Assembly Process: Automatically feed and drive, one per cycle, an M4 x 20mm long torx drive pan head screw to required 4.8 Nm torque to secure a fan clutch housing. ...

Description: Here are a few tips for automating a bonding process for a lightweight aviation application. First, let's go over what a thermal adhesive bond is and what materials it bonds together. ...

Description: First things first, converting a manual screwdriving solution into an automated screwdriving operation isn't as easy as you may think. ...

Description: Picking the right industrial tools manufacturer for your business is an important decision, but these considerations will help you narrow down your options. ...

Description: At WEBER, we solve challenging assembly operations with automated screwdriving systems that reduce cycle times, increase overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and help engineers to errorproof their ...

Description: Choosing the right feeder for your fastener can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be. If you are evaluating the latest, most efficient technology that supports automatic screw feeders, then the ...

Description: WHAT CAUSES STRIPPED, LIFTED, AND CROSS-THREADED SCREWS IN YOUR AUTOMATED SCREWDRIVING ASSEMBLY? ...

Description: Frequent jamming and damage to your fasteners are the largest culprits in creating downtime, and for high-demand positions and services like machining and assembly, that means losing money. ...

Description: An automatic feed screwdriver system is one of the best assembly line solutions on the market if you're looking to boost the efficiency of screw-based assembly systems. Its premium precision greatly ...

Description: When faced with the challenge of maximizing cycle times and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) in automated screwdriving systems, having a modular design is key. ...

Description: Integrating an automatic screwdriving system within a machine cell & overall assembly operation can be a major challenge for machine builders. Any breakdown in communication between the end-user and ...

Description: Versatility has become a unique differentiator in today’s assembly processes. Quick tool changes and integrated, automated assembly solutions require process controllers that can provide instant ...

Description: Screwdriving production automation plays a crucial role across industries, from automotive to consumer products and medical equipment. To meet the demand for production requiring a high rate of cycles ...

Description: LCSV Vacuum Spindle for Long Reach Applications. This innovative solution will change the assembly game for manufacturers. It's built to drive screws in deep part recesses that you used to have to ...

Description: Window Keeper Assembly with WEBER 6 to 2 Positioned Screw Diverter. This innovative solution will change the assembly game for manufacturers looking to increase cycle time. ...

Description: Whether it's for large consumer products like a kayak or complex assemblies like a dishwasher, WEBER has a suitable solution to solve your orientation challenges ...

Description: No matter what tools your company employs, the amount of torque applied to fasteners will always vary to some degree. You need to know when this variation is unacceptable and why, which you can do by ...

Description: SOLVING CHALLENGING ASSEMBLY APPLICATIONS WITH WEBER SCREWDRIVER AND FEEDING SYSTEMS ...

Description: Electromobility offers enormous growth opportunities, not only in the field of end products, manufacturing and assembly involving live parts present new challenges - and great potential. ...

Description: An automatic feed screwdriver system is one of the best assembly line solutions on the market if you're looking to boost the efficiency of screw-based assembly systems. Its premium precision greatly ...

Description: Assemblers fumble around with screws daily during the fastening process. The repetition of grabbing small fasteners from a bin is tedious and time-consuming. The constant repetition of picking-up and ...

Description: Our businesses are always moving forward into the future. Over and over again, it's time to sit down and design a new prototype, update older designs, or reconfigure an assembly plant for a new ...

Description: The advantages of continuous rotation, as provided by torque multipliers, are especially beneficial when it comes to heavy-duty torque fastening applications ...

Description: Manufacturing companies globally that use fasteners, bolts, and nuts need to ensure their torque process and quality standards are complying with international standards, like ISO. Establishing ...

Description: A long time Visumatic customer manufacturing laundry hampers has been experiencing sustained sales growth. Production was given the task of nearly doubling production of this product at their ...

Description: A lot of people start their day with a cup of coffee. There are many ways to make that cup of coffee. But there's one way that's only arrived this century, on the wings of the Internet of ...

Description: Can you open a can with a hammer? Sure. But it would probably be easier with a can opener. Special jobs take special tools; using the right tool for your job saves effort and increases productivity. ...

Description: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a costly nuisance for electronics manufacturers. After all, both the solid-state electronics being assembled and the human or automated tool assembling it build and ...

Description: An air tool is a powerful instrument, capable of doing a great amount of work in a short time. But to be used safely and effectively, its operator must know and follow best practices for operation and ...

Description: Whether you're in manufacturing or maintenance, it's essential to use the right tools in order to get the job done right. After all, the tools you invest in will determine the type of work your ...

Description: Smarter manufacturing environments are demanding higher quality tools for precise assembly applications. Companies need partners they can trust to provide education on relevant data and proper torque ...

Description: Airlines operate in a high-pressure environment. They are in constant competition for customers and operate on very tight schedules with little leeway. Refits of aircraft in an airline’s fleet ...

Description: There is a variety of "Preset" and "Adjustable" torque screwdrivers, but selecting the correct hand screwdriver for your application depends on your objective. Preset torque screwdrivers offer ...

Description: H. Galow Co., Inc. needed a solution to automate the insertion of extremely small and hard to handle stainless steel pins into a long cylindrical rod for a medical application. The dimensions of the ...

Description: Our customer was in need of a machine capable of feeding set screws that were not symmetrical on either end. We had to develop an intelligent escapement system that could visually inspect each part ...

Description: The system was required as a high speed presenter for robotic pick-up, but equally could be used with the highly reliable Weber escapement for blowfeeding. ...

Description: Sure, we all know we need a good quality pipe wrench and a well-made drain cleaner in our repertoire as we head out onto a jobsite. But what about those items we tend to forget that make our lives so ...

Description: For many years, metal grilles and screens have been attached to plastic housings and frames by the use of additional fasteners. These fasteners may be screws, clips, rivets, hot-melt glue or adhesive. ...

Description: When it comes to miniature plastic parts assembly such as cell phones and other products, a robust machine that can precisely control process parameters (Heat, Pressure, & Cycle time duration) for ...

Description: The two most common devices for connecting glass flat-panel displays to printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the elastomeric connector and the heat-seal connector. The elastomeric connector is the older ...

Description: Many devices such as cell phones, PDAs, laptops and MP3 players are in great need of real estate within the products' enclosures to mount critical components and hardware. In the past, locating a ...

Description: The heat stake process is used in many high technology fields and consumer products manufacturing and offers many benefits. ...

Description: For plastics heat sealing, anisotropic and formono-isotropic liquid crystal display (LCD) assembly heatseal connector (HSC) to printed circuit boards (PCB connectors), front panel displays, or other ...

Description: Technical article describing processes, applications and technologies involved in the heat sealing and thermal welding of plastic films, laminated foils, textile materials-films, plastics, and heat ...

Description: Technical Article in the characteristics and requirements for the designa nd implementation of heat staking as a technique for plastic assembly. Includes basic design guidelines and process details ...

Description: The most common sources of product defects are errors in setting up workpieces and equipment, omitted processing steps, processing errors, missing parts, and wrong parts. More often than not, the ...

Description: ONE OF THE MOST Difficult challenges manufacturing engineers face is convincing management to slow down an assembly task after industrial engineers have increased speed in order to meet certain ...

Description: Reductions in effort and improvements in comfort lead directly to increased productivity. Because an ergonomically designed tool is more comfortable to use, it will accomplish the same work with less ...

Description: Loading the blades presented a special challenge. Careful handling was required to ensure the safety of the assembler while preserving sharpness of the edges. Initially, NAP developed a manual fixture ...

Description: In this second of a series of articles on torque, we will consider the different types of torque wrench and discuss how to select the correct wrench for your application. Also, how to use and look ...

Description: A basic "for reference-only" guide to torque values, and the effect of coatings and lubrication. ...

Description: Torque 101. This article explains what torque is, conditions that affect torque, and how to select the right tool for the job. ...

Description: FONTANA, CA - GatorJaw, the nutless aluminum frame building system, has been receiving praise from facility engineers for its benefits since it first came on the market three years ago. But according ...

Description: Lead-free soldering techniques have been available for some years. However, they do not always meet the same physical criteria for attachments as alloys containing lead. In the past, the most common ...

Description: Many studies have been made to determine the best copper alloys for producing high-quality welds and long life when resistance welding steel, particularly galvanized metal. New electrode designs that ...