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Industrial tools have a very important role in various operations of industries that carried out on regular basis. Without these industrial tools, it is very difficult to imagine running an industry safely and efficiently. They not only provide safety and efficiency of the industries, but they also provide you accurate and precise operation, which is necessary for better productivity. One of the most commonly used tools in any industry is wrench. The basic purpose of a wrench is to turn and holds every part and component that contains thread such as nuts, bolts, studs and fasteners.

impact-socketsThere are many types of wrenches that are used in industries which are as follows-

Open end wrenches

An open end wrench is a tool in one piece and has a ‘u’ shape at both of its ends. It is usually available in double ends and both of the ends have different sizes. The ends of the wrench are placed at an angle of 15 degrees from the shank, which provides better movement in enclosed areas.

Adjustable wrench

Adjustable wrench is a versatile and flexible wrench, which can be used to fasten and loosen fasteners of different sizes. Despite of its versatility, it has a drawback that it is not very stable on the fastener heads and hence can damage the fastener. It is only used when the wrench of appropriate size is not available for use.

Impact wrench

Impact wrench is a high speed wrench, which is used for high speed operations usually powered by compressed air or electric droves. It is available in variable speeds and uses a very high impact force to give rotation to the fastener. The impact wrench uses sockets of different size hence same wrench can be used for a large range of sizes of fastener heads. The impact sockets that are used in impact wrenches are made from high speed carbon steel and are designed in such a way that they can withstand the heavy impact levied in them. It is not advisable to use any sockets other than impact sockets in an impact wrench as ordinary sockets cannot bear the high forces and can shatter, which can prove to be dangerous for the wrench.

Torque wrenches

Torque wrenches are designed for carrying out very accurate and precise operations and use a radial force on fasteners to give it a rotating motion. The torque wrenches are provided with a digital or analogue metre, which allows you to easily determine the amount of force that you have applied on the fastener. This helps you in determining when you need not apply further torque on the fastener. This prevents over-tightening of fastener and keeps them from breaking and cracking. You can also find programmable torque wrenches that can be easily programmed for a specific value of torque and the torque automatically stops after reaching the desired value of the torque.