Quick Step

Quick step is a tightening strategy used to reduce the joint’s preload scatter by adding an initial step with a given torque and speed, and then reducing the target speed in the final step.

Quick step tightening strategy

The table below lists all the parameters for the Quick step tightening strategy. Some parameters are mandatory, some are optional and some are conditional.

The conditional parameters are not shown in the configuration menu if the condition is not valid, this is also the case when certain functions are disabled.

Parameters for a torque value as the final target

Parameters for Quick step tightening and Final target = torque.

Parameter name

Condition

Description

Default value

Target

 

Torque or Angle can be selected from a shortcut menu.

 

First torque

Target = torque

 

 

First speed

 

First speed can be Automatically or Manually selected.

 

First speed

First speed = manual

Specifies the tools speed during the first step.

 

Target speed

 

Target speed can be Automatically or Manually selected.

 

Target speed

Target speed = manual

Specifies the tools speed during the final step.

 

Target Torque

 

Defines the target torque of the final step of the tightening.

 

Torque limits

 

Torque values for max and min can be Automatically or Manually selected.

 

Torque min

Torque limits = Manual

Torque value for the lower limit.

95% of target torque

Torque max

Torque limits = Manual

Torque value for the upper limit.

120% of target torque

Angle limits

 

Angle limits is selected from a shortcut menu.

Off: No angle limit monitoring.

From rundown complete: The monitoring window is set from when the Rundown complete torque value is reached.

From first torque: The monitoring window is set from when the First torque value is reached.

From torque: The monitoring window is set from when the specific torque value is reached.

 

Final angle monitoring torque

Angle limits = from torque

Torque value from when the angle limits are monitored.

 

Angle min

Angle limits = on

Angle value lower limit.

324°

Angle max

Angle limits = on

Angle value upper limit.

396°

Time min

Angle limits = on

Minimum time for the stage.

Range 0 - 99999 ms

0 ms

Time max

Angle limits = on

Maximum time for the stage.

Range 1 - 99999 ms

1000 ms

Measure torque at

 

Max torque value: Measures the highest torque value during the tightening.

Value at peak angle: Measures the torque value at the highest angle value.

Shutoff: Measures the torque value before starting the stop stage.

 

Torque compensation

 

On: Compensating the final torque value with the measured torque during rundown at the torque compensation point.

Off: No torque compensation value is applied.

Off

Torque compensation point

Torque compensation = On

The torque compensation point is set by referring back to a specified angle from Rundown complete.

 

45°

Measure angle to

Angle limits = on

Value at peak torque: Measures the angle value at the maximum torque during the tightening.

Max angle value: Measures the maximum angle value during the tightening.

Shutoff: Measures the angle value before starting the stop stage.

 

Premature torque loss detection time

200 ms

Current monitoring

On: The current monitoring is enabled.

Off: The current monitoring is disabled.

The current monitor is used as a redundancy check for the measured torque to give reasonable confidence that torque readings are accurate.

Shutoff current high limit.

Current monitor = On

The current value must be above 0 and below tool maximum current.

Shutoff current low limit

Current monitor = On

The current value must be above 0 and below the current high limit.

The table below lists all the parameters for the Quick step tightening strategy. Some parameters are mandatory, some are optional and some are conditional.

The conditional parameters are not shown in the configuration menu if the condition is not valid, this is also the case when certain functions are disabled.

Parameters for an angle value as the final target

Parameters for Quick step tightening with Final target = angle.

Parameter name

Condition

Description

Default value

Target

 

Torque or Angle can be selected from a shortcut menu.

 

First torque

Target = angle

 

 

First speed

 

First speed can be Automatically or Manually selected.

 

First speed

First speed = manual

Specifies the tools speed during the first step.

 

Target speed

 

Target speed can be Automatically or Manually selected.

 

Target speed

Target speed = manual

Specifies the tools speed during the final step

 

Torque min

Torque value for the lower limit.

95% of target torque

Torque max

Torque value for the upper limit.

120% of target torque

Target angle

 

Target value for the final step.

 

Angle limits

 

Auto: Set automatically by the algorithm.

Manual: The limits are set manually.

 

Angle min

Angle limits = Manual

Angle value lower limit

324°

Angle max

Angle limits = Manual

Angle value upper limit

396°

Time min

Angle limits = Manual

Minimum time for the stage

Range 0 - 99999 ms

0 ms

Time max

Angle limits = Manual

Maximum time for the stage

Range 1 - 99999 ms

1000 ms

Measure torque at

 

Max torque value: Measures the highest torque value during the tightening.

Value at peak angle: Measures the torque value at the highest angle value.

Shutoff: Measures the torque value before starting the stop stage.

 

Torque compensation

 

On: Compensating the final torque value with the measured torque during rundown at the torque compensation point.

Off: No torque compensation value is applied.

Off

Torque compensation point

Torque compensation = On

The torque compensation point is set by referring back to a specified angle from Rundown complete.

45°

Premature torque loss detection time

200 ms

Current monitoring

On: The current monitoring is enabled.

Off: The current monitoring is disabled.

The current monitor is used as a redundancy check for the measured torque to give reasonable confidence that torque readings are accurate.

Shutoff current high limit

Current monitoring = On

The current value must be above 0 and below tool maximum current.

Shutoff current low limit

Current monitoring = On

The current value must be above 0 and below the current high limit.