Fastening regimes with multiple screws are susceptible to fastening failures such as cross-threading, cam-outs, stripped screws, omissions, and unfinished rundowns. A screw counting process is an error-prevention technique that allows an engineer to detect and eliminate costly screw-fastening errors during the assembly process.
Monitoring the fastening process allows production managers to correct fastening errors rather than waiting until the product reaches the quality inspection stage. Discovering a mistake in the later stages of the assembly line costs more in terms of rework time and expenses. This error-prevention solution improves productivity and reduces the scrap rate.
Fastener tracking devices count the number of screws delivered and detect and display fastening errors. These error-proofing devices can inform line workers or production supervisors in real time, who can correct the problem by completing the process or preventing the faulty product from being moved down the line. The screw counting process intends to ensure that all screws are accounted for during the assembly process. Using a screw counter is like putting the eyes and ears of a quality control manager where they are needed most – right in the assembly area.
Learn how to implement a screw counting process that allows you to verify that all fasteners were installed and tightened to the correct torque specification.
What You Will Learn:
- How to detect cross-threading, cam-outs, missing screws, unfinished rundowns
- Tactics to enable continuous monitoring of the fastening process
- How to verify the fasteners are installed correctly
- Ways to integrate with a machine & PLC interface for line control
- Best practices to increase efficiency and reduce or eliminate rework and warranty costs
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The screw counter process improves production yields, manufacturing costs, product quality, product reliability, reputation, and profitability by ensuring that every assembly has been subjected to a quality control review process right in the assembly area. Learn more about implementing a screw counting process that allows you to verify that all fasteners were installed and tightened to the correct torque specification.
Mountz smart screwdriver systems feature the screw counting technology. The Scout Screw Counter device is an accessory option that connects to an electric screwdriver to add the screw counting quality control program to the manufacturing process.
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