Step Restrictions

The availability of tightening steps, monitors and restrictions depends on the license installed on the controller.

To make sure the tightening stops if something unexpected happens, it is possible to add step restrictions to the multistep tightening program. These restrictions could, for example, test that a maximum torque is not reached or that a part of the multistep tightening does not take too long to run. Each step has its own set of mandatory step restrictions and optional step restrictions. The mandatory restrictions are included when dragging a new step to the multistep program. All steps can have up to four restrictions each.

For synchronized tightening in Power Focus 6000 and Power Focus 8, it is possible to use synchronization points in the tightening program. When any condition that is set for a restriction is met, the tool will be stopped immediately and the program jumps to the next synchronization point (only valid when using synchronized tightening in Power Focus 6000, Power Focus 8, and Flex), or the end of the program. In controllers without synchronized tightening the tool is stopped immediately and the program jumps to the end of the program.

For Flex only:

For each restriction, select Repairable = Yes to allow retry when tightening stops.

The following restrictions are automatically added to every step that is added to the multistep tightening program.

Default step restrictions

Step Restriction

Applicable steps

Maximum Time

All except External Result and MWR

Maximum Torque

  • Tighten to Angle

  • Tighten to Torque+Angle

  • Turbo Loosening

  • Wait

  • Socket release

  • Run until Digital Input

  • Tighten to Trigger Release

  • TensorPulse

  • Impulse

Maximum Angle

  • Tighten to Torque

  • TurboTight

  • Turbo Loosening

  • Tighten to DynaTork

  • Wait

  • Run until Digital Input

  • Loosen to Torque

  • Thread Cutting to Torque

  • Rundown

  • Tighten to Yield

  • Pulsing Rundown Snug

  • TensorPulse

Available tools for each system type

Power Focus 6000 / Power Focus 8

Power Focus 6000 Synchronized tightening / Power Focus 8 Synchronized tightening

Flex

IxB

ST

ST

QST

IxB

STR

STR

SL

QST

QST

STB

IxB

Power Focus Connect