Hydraulic torque wrench testers

Norbar Torque Tools has launched a new range of products for testing hydraulic torque wrenches from 250 to 80,000Nm. Comprising a hydraulic tool calibration fixture and a transducer, which link to a torque measuring instrument, these devices will accurately calibrate both square drive and hexagon link torque wrenches.

The Hydraulic Wrench Testers are expected to prove useful to a variety of end users, such as: Organisations with many hydraulic wrenches wishing to avoid the costs and potential delays of using a calibration sub-contractor; Tool hire companies needing to ensure that their wrenches are calibrated before being hired out for a job; Calibration and tool repair companies or laboratories specialising in providing expert calibration services.

The wide use of hydraulic torque wrenches in industries such as petrochemicals, mining and wind energy coupled with the ever increasing demands for calibration traceability from industry and regulatory authorities make the availability of these testers highly relevant, says the company.