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Ergonomics - Atlas Copco

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WEIGHT<br />

The electric nutrunner is a typical assembly<br />

tool, and it weighs 1.5 kg. Thus, the score<br />

is 12.<br />

TEMPERATURE<br />

A typical tightening cycle lasts 2 seconds.<br />

In an 8-hour working day, the average tool<br />

running time is normally 2 hours, resulting<br />

in a work-cycle time of 8 seconds.<br />

The temperature in the handle, meas-<br />

ured with the tool running on a soft joint<br />

with the maximum torque setting, is 40ºC,<br />

thus scoring 13.<br />

SHOCK REACTION<br />

This electric tool presents two options<br />

regarding shock reaction. The joint itself<br />

influences the choice.<br />

If the joint is a hard joint, the Power<br />

Focus can be programmed for a minimum<br />

tightening time. This gives a low impulse<br />

into the machine, resulting in a very low<br />

shock reaction. A medium-soft joint can be<br />

tightened in a double sequence, starting<br />

with a pre-tightening sequence up to<br />

a torque that is lower than the final torque.<br />

The pre-torque is calculated to get an<br />

acceptable impulse. Final tightening then<br />

takes place at low speed, with the speed<br />

gradually increasing to pre-set final torque<br />

and then gradually decreasing to zero. Final<br />

tightening takes longer than 300 ms and<br />

is not regarded as a shock. For very soft<br />

joints, tightening can be carried out in one<br />

sequence, with a smooth ramp up and down.<br />

The parameters can be set in a way that<br />

achieves the best subjective response from<br />

the operator. Different parameter settings<br />

for different operators can be stored in<br />

Power Focus, and each operator starts the<br />

shift by entering a personal code.<br />

For a hard joint at a presetting of 50<br />

Nm, the impulse is 4 Ns and the score is 4.<br />

VIBRATION<br />

The declared vibration value is

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