Tightening Program Properties
General settings
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Name | A user-defined name for the multistep program. |
Thread Direction | Direction of the threads, either clockwise or counterclockwise |
Loosening Program | Indicate if a loosening program is available. Choose from the list of available loosening programs in the software. |
Type | Type of program, either Tightening or Loosening |
Program Start | Sets the torque level for generating a result. If left blank, the result is generated every time the tool is started; otherwise result is only generated from the set torque level. |
True Angle Compensation | Tools equipped with a gyro can measure the tool rotation during tightening. If the tool is rotated during tightening, the angle measurement may be corrupted. This leads to faulty tightening if made to angle references. With True Angle Compensation the tool can compensate for these rotations and make a correct tightening.  Only tools equipped with a gyro have the capability to measure the tool rotation. True Angle Compensation is not supported for ICB tools. True Angle Compensation is not supported for tools with a crowfoot (Gear Front Attachment) installed. |
Program Monitor
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Angle | Turn angle monitoring On or Off for the entire program. If Active in steps and Trigger Torque are left blank, angle monitoring will start at program start. |
Active in steps | Sets a range of steps the angle monitoring is valid for. If no end step is specified, angle monitoring will stop at the last step of the program that is not a Socket Release step. |
Type | Type of angle monitoring. Choose between:
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Trigger torque | Sets the value of the trigger torque for angle monitoring. |
Low limit | Sets angle monitoring (program) lower limit |
High limit | Sets angle monitoring (program) higher limit |
Program Restrictions
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Maximum Time Limit | Set amount in seconds. This restriction checks the total time for the tightening and if it exceeds the Time High limit the tool is stopped immediately. The time is measured from the start of the program. |
Maximum Torque Limit | This restriction checks the torque and if the measured torque exceeds the Torque High limit the tool is stopped immediately. |
Validation
During the configuration of tightening programs, the entered values are compared with the tool capability values to prevent parameters being outside the selected limits. User-defined maximum values are useful if many different tools are being used.
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Validate against tool values | On: entered values are compared with the tool capability values Off: no validation performed |
Tool | Shows the tool to compare the values with. |
Attachment Tuning
Attachment tuning gives the possibility to compensate for front attachments on the tool. The compensation can be made for each tightening program.
An operator can hot swap attachments and then select a tightening program tuned for that specific attachment.
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Use Attachment Tuning | Yes or No |
Gear Ratio | The Attachment gear ratio is needed to compensate the angle. Minimum: 0.5 Maximum: 3.6 Socket rotation speed = Tool speed / gear ratio |
Efficiency Tuning | Attachment gear ratio combined with the Efficiency tuning is needed to compensate the torque. Minimum: 0.5 Maximum: 1.0 For example 0.9 means 10% efficiency loss. |
