Technically clean if you please
Continuous prevention, reduction and removal of dirt particles in assembly processes
Technical cleanliness is no trend. It is essential in the production and assembly of ever more complex products with increasing quality requirements. Components and units whose function can be impaired by dirt must be produced and assembled in a technically clean environment. It is for this reason that the renowned screwdriving technology specialists DEPRAG SCHULZ GMBH u. CO. have placed great emphasis on the realisation of technical cleanliness in assembly processes using standardised solutions as shown at the AUTOMATICA this year from the 3rd to the 6th of June in Munich. In Hall A6, at exhibition stand 310 the company demonstrates varied detailed solutions focusing on technical cleanliness in screw assembly.
“For all the innovative individual solutions which we present at the trade fair, the complete assembly process should always be considered”, explains Jürgen Hierold, Sales Manager at DEPRAG. The approach towards technical cleanliness relates to all areas, beginning with the design and production of components, training of personnel, layout of production environment, the assembly and entire logistical processes. But the discussion into technical cleanliness really comes to the fore in the selection of suitable assembly equipment for joining technology. “The technology and components used in the realisation of technical cleanliness must be available at a competitive price. Technical cleanliness should be achievable without massive extra costs and individual components must be compatible with each other”, adds Jürgen Hierold. This is one challenge which the screw automation company DEPRAG has mastered by implementing their CleanFeed concept. Diverse standard components have been developed, incorporating decades of processing knowledge, which all have one aim: the prevention of abrasion during feeding of fasteners and the systematic suction of dirt particles within the screwdriving process.
But what is the best course of action? First the cleanliness requirements for the product should be precisely defined. Only in cooperation with the quality management, production and logistics teams will there be the best possible chance to achieve technical cleanliness and therefore reliability. Well-trained staff are equally as important as a clean production environment. It is imperative to keep the cleanroom meticulously pristine. This relates above all to people, material or transport that bring in damaging particles.
