Industrial Automation Tool Has PC/104 Brain

An automotive equipment manufacturer has recently introduced a precision industrial automation tool that reliably and efficiently drives fasteners (nuts and bolts) during the high speed, automated production of automobiles. A key feature of the fastener tool is the flexibility to be configured for single spindle operation, one nut at a time, or multiple spindle operation, for example installing a wheel in one single motion. The fastener torque tool also captures and reports detailed production data including at the vehicles assembly level for quality validation and manufacturing history. More...