Date Published:Dec. 19. 2022 Date Updated:Jul. 30. 2024
No. 8: Preventing Part Fall-out
Part fall-out
The interior of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is an extremely complex space.
A single screw or washer falling into the equipment during assembly or maintenance can affect its quality, requiring a painstaking search.
A single screw or washer falling into the equipment during assembly or maintenance can affect its quality, requiring a painstaking search.
NBK offers products preventing screw/washer fall-out
Tools with Screw Holding Function
These hexagon screwdrivers and hexagon sockets can retain screws at the tool tip.Screw mounting and removing is easy even with fiddly miniature screws and screws in inaccessible inner areas.
Part Name | Hexagon Screwdriver (with Screw Holding Function) | Hexagon Sockets (with Screw Holding Function) |
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Part Number | SKCD | SKCK |
With Built-in Washer
The washer is built-in already, so there is no concern needed for washer fall-out during assembly or maintenance.Material | SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) | SUS316L | SUS316L | SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) | SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) | SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) | SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) |
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Part Name | Hex Socket Head Cap Screws with Captive Washer and Ventilation Hole | Washer Integrated Hex Socket Head Cap Screws with Ventilation Hole - High Strength Stainless Steel | Washer Integrated Hex Socket Head Cap Screws - High Strength Stainless Steel | Hex Socket Head Cap Screws with Captive Washers(I=3) | Phillips Cross Recessed Pan Head Machine Screws with Captive Washers(I=1) | Phillips Cross Recessed Pan Head Machine Screws with Captive Washers(I=3) | Hex Socket Head Cap Screw with Captive Washer and Ventilation Hole(I=1) |
Part Number | SVSQS | SVSQLG | SNSQLG | SNSQS | SNPI1S | SNPI3S | SVSI1S |
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Material | TW340 (Grade 2 Titanium) | TW340 (Grade 2 Titanium) | Equivalent to SUS304 | Equivalent to SUS304 |
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Part Name | Titanium Hex Socket Head Cap Screws with Captive Washers(I=1) | Titanium Hex Socket Head Cap Screws with Captive Washers(I=3) | Hexagon Head Screws with Captive Washer(P=2) | Hexagon Head Screws with Captive Washer(P=3) |
Part Number | SNSI1T | SNSI3T | SNHP2S | SNHP3S |
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Captive Screws and Washers
With captive screws, even when removed from the frame, the captive screw does not fall out of the cover because it catches on the cover screw hole.With captive washers, when a screw mounted on a cover is removed from the frame, the screw does not fall.
Material | SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) | SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) | SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) | SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) | SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) |
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Part Name | Socket Head Cap Captive Screws | Socket Head Cap Captive Screws with Low Profile | Socket Head Cap Captive Screws with Special Low Profile | Cross Recessed Truss Head Captive Screws | Captive Washers |
Part Number | SSC | SSCLS | SSCHS | SSCMS | SWAS-SC |
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Problem Solution Examples by Semiconductor Manufacturing Process
Problem solution examples are introduced by semiconductor manufacturing process.Pre-process here
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Product Introduction
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Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
The Semiconductor Industry and NBK
Special Screws