DGD, a leading brand of industrial assembly tools from Apex Tool Group, recently released its third generation DGD Intelligent Spindle™, an advanced nutrunner for industrial applications. The third generation nutrunner is designed to limit costs, reduce maintenance requirements and increase speed up to 98 percent compared to conventional nutrunners.
 
Unlike conventional spindle nutrunners, DGD's Intelligent Spindle uses a single cable from the controller to the spindle cluster and is powered by a compact Cleco® mPRO400GC controller.  Each Intelligent Spindle features an on-board servo module mounted to the spindle, eliminating the need to house separate modules in a cabinet.  The on-board electronics have been tested to 45º C and shock/vibration proven to 13 g's in three dimensions for one million cycles. The mean time before failure (MTBF) of the servo module is seven million cycles. In standard configuration, the DGD Intelligent Spindle is available with torque capability from two to 1,600 Nm.