31 August 2010

Low-Voltage, High-Performance Motorized Screwdriver

Comfortable to hold: the low-voltage SLB screwing tool for assembly in medical technology applications.

For the first time, Desoutter is introducing the SLB low-voltage screwing tool at Motek. Combining high performance and outstanding ergonomics, the dozen or so brushless-motor-powered models in the series feature a safeguard against electrostatic overloads and cover extensive torque and speed ranges.

The screwdriving devices offer torques between 0.02 and 5.0 Nm and idling speeds of 500 to 2,000 rpm. Because of these performance characteristics, Desoutter is promoting the SLB in the medical technology market. Another major benefit of the SLB-series screwing tool that Desoutter is emphasizing is its low energy consumption, particularly in comparison with the power demands of the compressed-air screwing tools that are commonly used for equivalent industrial assembly purposes. Over a period of 100 days, says Desoutter, the SLB consumes the amount of electrical current a compressed-air screwing tool does in a single day.

At 63 dBA, the SLB screwing tool is pleasantly quiet during operation. Also, owing to its high speed—it can tighten more than 20 screws per minute—defective assemblies needing to be rejected may be fewer than is the case when alternative assembly technologies are employed. The brushless operation of the low-voltage tool lowers maintenance requirements as well.

The SLB has gone through more than 2 million screw cycles in endurance testing without problems arising.

For further information:

Desoutter GmbH
Maintal, Germany
www.desoutter.de
Hall 1, Stand 1311