TORX PLUS ® Drive System0 pages

TORX PLUS® Drive System
outperforms and outlasts every other drive system available today
The TORX PLUS® Drive System has proven t o keep assembly
lines running smoother and more efficiently by offering
increased drive system strength.
Features
- 100% average improvement
in drive bit fatigue life
- Elliptically-based geometric
configuration provides
larger cross-sectional area
- True 0o drive angle
improves drivability
- Straight side walls eliminate
camout and end load
Standard Design Guidelines
M2 thru M25
Fastener
Head Design:
Sizes:
1IP to 100IP
Drive
Variations:
Sizes:
Bits fit both inch
and metric sizes

Benefits
- Significantly reduces bit usage
and assembly line downtime
from bit changes
- Allows optimum torque transfer
and increased reliability
- Reduces fatigue and muscular
stress during manual assembly
- Lowers scrap, rework and inplace costs

Can be used with all head designs
Also available in double-ended studs
External, TORX PLUS/hex, TORX
PLUS/slotted, Tamper-Resistant

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ost fastener drive systems have problems which are inherent in
their design. For the hex drive system, it’s a 60o angle which puts
high stress on both the fastener and tool. Phillips-type recesses are prone
to camout and require excessive end load to keep the drive bit engaged in
the recess. The design of the TORX PLUS Drive eliminates these problems
on the assembly line. In addition, TORX PLUS Drive is designed to ensure
optimum torque transfer.

Larger
Cross-Section
At Lobes

Elliptically-based Geometry

Broad
Contact
Service
TORX PLUS® Drive System

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he TORX PLUS Drive System is also available with the
AUTOSERT® feature for high rpm engagement. Compound
angle guide ramps, used at each lobe, create a self-engaging action to
allow the driver bit to be rotating at high rpm when it engages the
recess. Under lab testing, 100% of recesses using the AUTOSERT
feature were engaged with the TORX PLUS Drive bit spinning at 700
rpm.

AUTOSERT® Feature
Compound angle ramps
guide driver bit into

n the assembly line, the TORX PLUS Drive System has
greatly surpassed our customer’s expectations. All have
been significant improvements in drive bit life and productivity. One
customer went from using 12 – 24 Phillips bits per day to using only
4 TORX PLUS bits in a 4 month period, saving them $15,000 in drive
bits alone. The most significant savings came in not shutting down
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the assembly line 3 – 6 times each day to change drive bits.
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Companies across the globe have seen drive bit usage drop by over
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50%, reduced scrap and rework, reduced worker fatigue complaints
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and improved quality.

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TORX PLUS and AUTOSERT are registered trademarks of Acument® Intellectual Properties, LLC.

REV: 02/14/11