Tightening Steps

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

General Parameters

The following step parameters are common for many of the step types. The parameters are set in the step properties window which is displayed when selecting a step in the tightening program.

Parameter

Description

Name

Name of the step.

Step category

By selecting step category, the NOK tightenings will be listed in the event result view with related detailed status together with the corresponding multistep error information.
The only supported step category is Final.

Exclude in MCT mode

The Exclude in MCT mode option can be turned on for steps in a Multistep program. When using the MCT mode for a Multistep program, steps with Exclude in MCT mode turned on will be excluded.

MCT mode is only to be used when testing. Make sure MCT mode is disabled before returning the tool to the production line.