{"id":14587,"date":"2019-11-04T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=14587"},"modified":"2019-11-03T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T10:26:16","slug":"service-packages-the-most-important-component-in-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/service-packages-the-most-important-component-in-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Service packages: the most important component in manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We can all recognise that the specification of a fastener will be governed by a number of possibly conflicting factors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the concept\/design stage, the designer will consider the functionality of the components, environmental issues, life-cycle expectancy, how the assembly is to be held together and whether there is a need to disassemble it amongst other concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the sake of simplicity and cost the first consideration is to see if standard fasteners can be used and check the current availability with suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While International Standards will provide comprehensive information on things like fastener diameters, lengths, materials, etc, we should not assume that the entire range listed in a particular Standard will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>available from stock as standard product range \u2013 so even \u2018standard\u2019 fasteners may require specialist sourcing and supply arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consideration of standards is of course vital and can be difficult without guidance from an experienced team &#8211; the following are common examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) \u2013 ISO Metric Threads<\/li><li>Deutches Institut f\u00fcr Normung (DIN) \u2013 ISO Metric Threads<\/li><li>American National Standards Institute (ANSI) \u2013 Unified National and Metric Threads<\/li><li>British Standards Institution (BSI) \u2013 ISO Metric, Unified National and British Threads<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference to these international standards will provide detailed specifications for thread tolerances and other information on the geometry of fastener threads while considerations of other configuration requirements can be integrated in the final design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drive types will need to be considered where quantity, speed, torque requirements and cost can be defining factors, differentiating between slotted, Phillips, Pozi and Torx to name a few well-known variants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team at Challenge Europe can offer guidance on material selection based on cost, product strength characteristics, environmental and  corrosion-resistance requirements, application of the fastened joint. 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