I install automated and semi-automated equipment in factories, sometimes including threaded fasteners, and the overwhelming majority of QC issues I observe (bot

I install automated and semi-automated equipment in factories, sometimes including threaded fasteners, and the overwhelming majority of QC issues I observe (both on the devices being manufactured and on the mechanical equipment I'm delivering and writing code for) are not inaccuracies in torque or clamping load, but instead, failure to torque a bolt at all. The cycle was started but someone hit the E-stop mid cycle, and the fasteners were barely finger tight but you can't tell by looking at it. A torque wrench is better than a Smartbolt once it's put on the fastener, but the Smartbolt can be measured just by looking at it. An HN company does a similar thing with RFID tags for grease zerks: https://greaseboss.com.au/ https://greaseboss.com.au/ Again, it's not so much about measuring that the precisely right amount of grease was dispensed, but that every one of the 37 grease points was at least near the tip of the gun once every 30 days for the life of the equipment; the operator didn't forget about that one zerk that's hard to see and grease only 36 zerks for 5 years...