I know that I am looking for an easy answer to a complex problem. To answer your question, Metalguy, My thought was to employ the following method to all of our automotive assembly Atlas Copco tools (approximately 100), and then dispatch the few with inconsistent joints (ie crushing or rubber)...
Thanks for the tips so far! What I haven't heard yet is a reason for me to stop advocating the angle-controlled method. I'm just certain that I'm overlooking something. I just can't figure out what it is!
What I don't have is the advantage of an angle-controlled specification. I am given only a...
As a Quality Engineer for an automotive assembly plant, I have placed myself in the middle of a heated debate over fastening strategies. We currently employ a torque controlled/angle monitoring method that appears prone to inaccurate results with varying degrees of criticality.
It occurs to me...
