NEED TO PERFORM A TORQUE STUDY?
Joint development & testing is all we do.
We do it better than other options. We do it quickly and cost-effectively.
Determine tightening strategies through testing at our ISO 17025 A2LA accredited lab.
REASONS FOR TESTING:
PICK THE RIGHT ASSEMBLY PROCESS
LET YOUR ENGINEERS IMPROVE REVENUE
IMPROVE BUILD QUALITY
LOWER ASSEMBLY COSTS
LOWER WARRANTY COSTS
WHY OUTSOURCE JOINT TESTING?
WHY USE PEAK?
Peak innovations Engineering offers independent third-party fastener, joint or equipment testing. Our in-house lab accommodates immediate testing of proposed designs or changes. Peak’s specialized testing can optimize your process parameters including; torque, force, time, etc. Many of our tests can be performed at the customer’s location if requested.
TESTS COMMONLY PERFORMED
BY PEAK INNOVATIONS ENGINEERING:
- Establish recommended target torque
- Calculate bolt friction coefficient (K factor)
- Bench top torque-angle-tension testing (with load cell)
- In-joint torque-angle-tension testing (with ultrasonics)
- In-joint torque-angle testing
- Torque-Tension testing
- Torque-angle test
- Torque Study
- Drive-Strip test/study
- Bolted Joint Testing
- Ultrasonic Bolt Tension
- Ultrasonic Bolt Testing
- Measure and monitor clamp load real-time with ultrasonics
- Measure residual torque in assembled joints
- Determine joint rates (hard, soft joint) and presence of component yield
- Determine deflection curves for gaskets or joints.
- Establish bolt tightening strategies and parameters
- Joint slip load or coefficient of friction testing
- Hardness testing
- K Factor testing
- Nut factor testing
- COF Testing
- Torque-angle to failure
- Monitor joint relaxation(temperature/humidity available)
- Troubleshoot inefficiencies or poor yield of production joints
- Fastener selection – head/drive/thread form
- Installation tool accuracy and repeatability
- Competitive benchmarking of fastener use and installation strategy
- ISO 16047
- SAE/USCAR10
- USCAR11
- SAE J174, J174M
- ASTM D5649
- Ford WZ100
- FordWZ101
- GMW14165
- Fastener Testing
TESTING OVERVIEW
TORQUE TENSION TESTING
Need K factor, nut factor, or coefficient of friction data? Do not guess, contact the experts at Peak for torque-tension testing!
TORQUE-ANGLE TESTING
When fastener tension is not the primary measure of reliability, torque-angle to failure is the most common method of determining installation torque and testing joint capability.
ULTRASONIC TORQUE TENSION TESTING
Whether validating a new design, determining an assembly strategy or diagnosing a problem joint – contact the Peak team to find out how our high-tech methods of ultrasonic bolt testing can be put to use for you.