Selecting
the right adhesive processing equipment for improved quality control.
Adhesive dispensing and monitoring equipment provides significant quality
advantages over manual processing technology. By using appropriate automated
dispense, motion control, detection, mixing and curing equipment, manufacturers
can reduce their cost per part and better control process quality.
Product defects can lead to costly warranty issues and, in extreme cases, more
serious problems, including lawsuits, injuries, and even death. Nowadays, a
single product defect can attract media exposure that can have disastrous
repercussions for a manufacturer. Imagine the ramifications of a surgical
patient dying because a component on an arterial catheter tool detached and
entered the patient’s bloodstream as a result of improper adhesive application.
Defects are often the result of manufacturing processes that do not incorporate
quality-control measures to ensure repeatable adhesive dispense volume,
coverage and cure. With the equipment available from major adhesive and
dispense equipment manufacturers, many of these issues can now be avoided.