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English translation: torque driver

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18:39 Jan 2, 2012

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / aerostructure

French term or phrase: torqueuse

This is from a very brief excel file, so I don't have much context. It relates to airframe manufacture and is part of the "tools and equipment" column. Other equipment in the column includes boudineuse and perceuse, which I am calling extruder and drilling machine, although please correct me if there is a better term in the context.

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English translation:torque driver

Explanation:
A "torque driver" may be used, with interchangeable bits, for small screws and nuts, but here there is no way of telling how big the tool is. For large bolts a "torque spanner" would be used this side of the Atlantic, though "wrench" is becoming more widespread.

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Here are a few examples. As you can see, they are quite small, precision tools, and not the sort of thing you would use on a diesel cylinder head, say. I'm guessing that a "torqueuse" is smaller, rather than larger.
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/?searchTerm=torque driver&cm_m...