Reduce Assembly Line Downtime; Improve Productivity; Lower In-place Costs

Automotive Manufacturing & Production, Dec, 2000

The TORX PLUS Drive System is the ideal drive system for fasteners for plastics, since it provides optimum torque transfer, even when forming or cutting threads in reinforced plastics. Its ability to increase productivity by outperforming competing drive systems can lower assembly costs, the company claims.

Features and benefits include: unique, elliptically-based geometric configuration to maximize engagement between driver and fastener; true 0-deg drive angle virtually eliminates the radial forces that cause stress on fastener recesses with vertical walls--allows optimum torque transfer, even in plastics reinforced with nylon or carbon fibers; vertical sidewalls completely enclose the driver tip, reducing tool slippage and virtually eliminating camout, which prevents damage to the fastener and surrounding surfaces, which often occurs with cross recess fasteners; eliminates the debris camout can create, which can damage sensitive applications; and minimizes damage to application. TORX PLUS Drive tools fit bo th inch and metric fasteners. Standard and special tooling is available from over 3,000 outlets around the world. For more information from Camcar Textron,