Rather than using conventional bolts, some automakers rely on torque-to-yield bolts for specific engines. But why are these ...

Whether you’re reading about V8 pickups or electric sedans, the concept of torque is critical to understanding the capabilities of a car. Torque often takes a back seat to horsepower when it comes to ...

Perhaps we should start with the basics of how a converter works. It is essentially a modified fluid coupling that, like a clutch, allows the transmission to be separated from the engine, so the ...

For most readers, understanding horsepower is easy; the bigger the number, the faster you go. Torque, however, is a figure that underlies horsepower. Once you understand what it is, and its ...

The class Understanding Torque provides a comprehensive overview of torque and its importance in fastening applications. Torque is a rotational force derived by multiplying force times distance.

A special type of brushless motor is called a limited-angle torquer (LAT). LATs are constrained to produce torque through a rotation angle of less than 180°. But they are widely used to operate ...

Bourns, Inc. announced a new combined torque and angle sensor designed for Electric Power Assisted Steering Applications (EPAS) and other automotive systems. The new combined sensor provides torque ...

Value is a buzzword in today's economy, but in the world of tools, oftentimes "value" is seen as inferior. Not so with Eastwood's new digital electronic torque-angle wrenches. We used them side by ...

July 7, 2014. HBM Inc., a manufacturer of data-acquisition systems, analysis and calibration software, strain gauges, and transducers and sensors, has introduced an industrial measurement amplifier ...