The Boeing Company

Brenda K Carlson

Brian Jay Tillotson

Bradley James Mitchell

Charles Briggs Spinelli

Kevin Yong Ung

Tamaira Emily Ross

Steven Craig Venema

James T Farricker

David B Blackwell

Daniel A Hendricks

Peter E Herley

Richard R Rocks

James Eric Brodhead

Kristina A Chinn

Raymond L Kroll

Steven C Venema

Tamaira E Ross

Data is remotely collected from a plurality of fasteners in response to a query signal wirelessly transmitted by a reader. Each of the fasteners includes a sensor for measuring a parameter related to the stress on the fastener. A device adapted to be attached to each of the fasteners receives the query signal, activates the sensor to measure the parameter and wirelessly transmits the data including the parameter to the reader.

Wireless collection of fastener data

Manufacturing systems and methods are disclosed. In one example, an apparatus to apply a predetermine torque to a fitting having a head and a nut engageable with the head is provided. The apparatus includes a driveshaft, configured to be arranged concentrically with an axis and to be rotatable about the axis, a first socket, configured to be arranged concentrically with the axis and to receive the head, and a second socket, configured to receive the nut and to be rotatable relative to the first socket by the driveshaft.

Apparatus and method to torque fittings

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Bothell, WA, United States of America

Brenda K Carlson