Hand Tools
This category includes tools used by an individual operator to conduct maintenance on a machine or other system in the fabricating process. Hand tools used for maintenance commonly fall into four categories based on task, including tools for: periodic maintenance (cleaning, lubrication, tightening screws, visual inspections, etc.), preventative maintenance (maintenance used to sustain a specific level of service), corrective maintenance (repairing defects found in a system), and predictive maintenance (testing machines or parts for variations in temperature, vibration, power consumption, etc.). Hand tools include sockets and ratchets, saws, wrenches, screwdrivers, files, plyers, wire cutters, hammers, pry bars, knives, etc.
The Big Benefits of Small Hand Tools
These small but powerful machines help small fabrication shops leverage their workforce to be more productive, and they complement the big, advanced production systems found in more automated factories.
These small but powerful machines help small fabrication shops leverage their workforce to be more productive, and they complement the big, advanced production systems found in more automated factories.
Thanks to advancements, the steps involved in surface prep and finishing processes are fewer, and products are more versatile and safer.
The robotic MIG gun and its consumables are frequently overlooked components in the system, but this maintenance primer from Tregaskiss shows that they are relatively easy to maintain and, by doing so, can positively contribute to the efficiency of the entire welding operation.
The Patmark 2080 is a lightweight handheld, portable, & battery operated dot pin marker from MB Metal Technologies.
EXAIR’s Varistat provides a hands-free solution that requires no compressed air and provides a constant stream of particulate-free and static eliminating air.
Rocklin Manufacturing’s new MobiLase Laser Cleaner allows the user to move the laser to the surface to clean; a short pulse duration combined with small output beam diameter delivers precise surface-level cleaning wherever it is needed.
