Mobile Calibration is a service that extends beyond your everyday calibration laboratory.
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Air travel is the safest form of transportation today, and one of the main reasons can be attributed to the expertise of aircraft mechanics and engineers as well as the reliability of the tools that enable them to work safely and efficiently. Planes are made up of thousands of parts held together with tens of thousands of bolts or fasteners. Because aircrafts must withstand varying degrees of altitude, speed, and temperature on a daily basis, each bolt must be tightened with a very precise amount of torque.
High-precision manual torque wrenches are capable of exerting a very precise, preset amount of torque to a fastener, so they are an important tool in an aircraft mechanic's inventory. Because accuracy is so important when it comes to aircraft maintenance, it is crucial that these wrenches are calibrated on a regular basis. In this post, we’ll review two common high-precision manual torque tools for aircraft mechanics and the importance of maintaining them with an accredited calibration institute.
Read MoreCalibration, Torque Wrenches, Torque Wrench Calibration, Hydraulic Torque Wrench Operation, Aviation
Proper 17025 calibration should be a mandatory maintenance item for any job foreman who manages industrial torque wrenches.
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When you’re working with torque tools, few things matter more than having accurate tools. That’s why we’re excited to tell you about the Smart Socket, an ideal tool for on-site calibration.
What is a Smart Socket? A Smart Socket is a patented torque transducer made by RAD torque systems that measures true torque applied to the bolt.
The accuracy on the RAD Smart Socket is +/- .5 percent of reading and can be used with any non-impacting tool, such as a pneumatic, electric, hydraulic or manual torque wrench. Each smart socket is size specific and goes directly over the nut or bolt head. The torque output is read directly on the screen of the smart socket or can be “blue-toothed” to an accepting device such as a phone or tablet. Data can also be recorded and downloaded into an excel file.
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