(…) As early as the 1980s DEPRAG SCHULZ GMBH u. CO, the screwdriving system specialist based in Amberg, was already tackling this problem. And with success! The machine builders were supplying renowned US manufacturers with screwdriving systems for diskette drive assembly units. “Assembly conditions for the screwdriving process corresponded to sterile room requirements” recalled Hierold. “Our customers were pleased with our method of including all the planning, production and assembly steps into our solution.” The fact that all the components could be harmonised with one another because they all came from a single source, proved to be an advantage. The one-stop-shop company convinced its customers with its high-quality, well balanced sections, all of which had the goal of – preventing any abrasion as the fasteners were fed into the screwdriving system and systematically extracting contaminating particles during the actual fastening process.
So what is the best procedure to adopt? Firstly, obtain an accurate definition of the cleanliness requirements for the product in question. Only in cooperation with the quality management department, the design engineers, the production and logistics is it possible to achieve the highest possible level of technical cleanliness and thus reliability. (…)
