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  1. Our Brand and Mission
FORGING NEW POSSIBILITIES WITH TORQUE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

In manufacturing, the safety and efficiency of a company's material handling tasks can make the difference between success or failure: setup tasks can consume as much as 40-60% of labor hours. Torque Forge is a technology company, founded by engineers. At Torque Forge, we see an opportunity to bring our unique, proven, and patented torque control technology to the material handling market, and remove operational uncertainty by making workforces safer and more effective.

Our purpose is to create intelligent machines that are durable, precise, and intuitive to interact with. With Torque Forge, you're investing in a future for your operations where safety, efficiency, and innovation drive success.

  1. Introducing the
    Gravity Offload Hoist
TURNING CRANES INTO COBOTS
Durable

The rugged design has fewer parts than alternatives, with no coil-over cables or specialized handles. All sensitive components are housed in a rugged overhead body, so your operations continue reliably even in unforgiving environments.

Fully programmable

Users can tailor hoist operation quickly by designing new presets using the wireless pendant. The pendant also includes traditional controls, so you can pick it up and go with no programming required.

Single fault tolerant

The Gravity Offload Hoist has an end-to-end single fault tolerant architecture originally designed for NASA, including redundant sensors, computer processing, and a power-off fail safe brake.

Big Data ready

The hoist continuously records over 20 operating parameters which can be used for maintenance scheduling, failure diagnostics, smart operation, or integration into a warehouse or factory's AI-driven architecture for data insight. The hoist can tell you nearly anything you'd want to know about your lifting operations.

Load-based speed control

The hoist's top speed is dynamically limited based on load weight, to help avoid dangerous situations.

Load change protection

The hoist protects the user from unexpected movement due to sudden load changes.

Regenerative braking

Intelligent regenerative braking reduces wear on the mechanical brake by only using it for parking or safety situations.

Versatility

Operate from a safe distance using the wireless pendant, or go hands on to save time. One hoist is your workhorse for lifts from less than 30 lbs to 2000 lbs.

Unprecedented precision

Command movement at submillimeter scale, with complete control over velocity. You can go fast, slow, and everything in between.

Load limiting

It is not possible to exceed the hoist's load limit. If the load exceeds the hoist's rated capacity, the hoist will detect that before lifting it off the ground.

Intuitive control

New users will understand how to use the device on day one, because of its intuitive and easy-to-understand interface. Just touch the load to move it, or take a step back and use the wireless pendant. Your full suite of safety protections are in place regardless of how you control the hoist.

Gravity offload

Gravity offload mode allows the user to precisely manipulate the load by simply touching it - a huge deal where precision and efficiency are critical. No handle or controller is needed in gravity offload mode.

  1. Latest News
COUNT DOWN WITH US TO LAUNCH

News release: October 1, 2024

Torque Forge is a new company co-founded by Luke Koran (retiring Navy fighter pilot and Defense Acquisitions Officer), Aaron Hulse (Rethink Motion co-founder), and Elliott Potter (Rethink Motion co-founder). Torque Forge is aiming to disrupt the material handling industry with Rethink Motion's patented torque control technology. Rethink Motion's technology has proven highly successful in two separate industries (commercial exercise equipment and managed pressure drilling). The broad use technology provides a sense of touch to machines, making human interaction with machines safer and more natural, and enabling machines to detect disturbances in their environment. This capability unlocks new possibilities to streamline, simplify, and improve the safety of traditional material handling tasks. The entry product is called the Gravity Offload Hoist, and among other things it enables users to very precisely interact with loads carried by a hoist by physically handling the suspended load rather than having to rely solely on a pendant or wireless remote. A fully functioning prototype has already been developed and will be showcased at FABTECH 2024 in Orlando, FL this October. Torque Forge's follow-on schedule includes certification of a production design and product launch in Q4 2025.

News release: October 16, 2024

Come see us in the Nabtesco booth at FABTECH 2024!

News update: October 16, 2024

For more videos from FABTECH 2024, check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@TorqueForge-j8f/videos!

  1. About the Team
TALENTED, PASSIONATE ABOUT USERS, DRIVEN TO SERVE
Luke Koran
Luke Koran - Luke's 20-year career in the Navy as an F/A-18 fighter pilot and defense acquisitions professional prepared him to lead at every level in combat and business. He has a track record of building high performing teams, formulating a sound strategic vision, and fielding disruptive technologies to those most in need. As a former Operational Test Pilot, he understands the importance of user engagement to delivering a product that contributes meaningfully to success. As a robotics engineer and a career military officer, he is driven by a commitment of service to front-line workers and an authentic pride in the industrial base they propel.
 
Aaron Hulse - As an engineer at NASA, Aaron worked at the cutting edge of Robotics for nearly 2 decades on some of the most challenging problems on earth and in space. When he cofounded his first company he sought the independence needed to accelerate delivery of highly disruptive technology to industries that don't typically invest in robotics technology. As an inventor and patent holder, Aaron has worked with Elliott Potter at Rethink Motion to supply critical technology elements that enable Technogym's Biostrength weightless exercise equipment line and Premium Oilfield Technology's managed pressure drilling chokes making Rethink the world's #1 best-selling series elastic actuator technology supplier. The same technology runs Torque Forge's Gravity Offload Hoist product.
 
Elliott Potter - From the Federal Aviation Administration to petrochemical refining to crew health maintenance and robotics at NASA, Elliott's career has been focused on systems that must be robust, reliable, and interact with human operators in safe, predictable ways. As a cofounder of Rethink Motion, he was able to apply these experiences to design effective, reliable, maintainable systems for industries that have not historically engaged with cutting-edge technology. This focus continues at Torque Forge, with the opportunity to bring material handling into the 21st century.
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