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Originally Posted by RWebb
doesn't this already exist?
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Yes.
We have an incredible variety of pneumatically driven "wrenches" that will reach into any nook and cranny you can imagine. Many are designed in-house for specific applications, many are commercial off-the-shelf.
In a large manufacturing operation, "wrenches" such as these are specifically assigned to a given operation and do nothing else. Any custom drive features are a part of the "wrench" that the mechanic checks out from a tool room, already set up and ready to rock and roll. Torque values are set by the tool room and locked out, and are certified on a fixed schedule. Some really sophisticated ones have a feedback loop that reads resistance changes in a special rod inserted into the center of the bolt to determine bolt stretch.
This would be a difficult market in which to introduce anything "new".