摘要 |
<p>In a method of tightening screw-threaded fasteners for producing workpiece joints by using a power driven rotary tightening tool the snug point of the fastener is determined by detecting a speed reduction of rotatable parts of the tightening tool when the snug point is reached. An apparatus for tightening the screw-threaded fastener comprises a power-driven rotary tightening tool including an induction motor, an inverter control circuit and a further control circuit capable of determining a reduction in speed of the motor indicative of the snug point, said further control circuit including a proximity detector responsive to the passage of a rotating metallic part of the motor or of a metallic part driven by the motor.</p> |