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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.

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.

  SKCD  SKCK
Part Name Hexagon Screwdriver (with Screw Holding Function) Hexagon Sockets (with Screw Holding Function)
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.
  SVSQS_ind SVSQLG_index SNSQLG_index
Material SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) SUS316L SUS316L SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304)
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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  SNSI1T SNSI3T    
Material TW340 (Grade 2 Titanium) TW340 (Grade 2 Titanium) Equivalent to SUS304 Equivalent to SUS304
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.

  SSC SSCLS SSCHS SSCMS SWAS-SC
Material SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304) SUSXM7 (Equivalent to SUS304)
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
Post-process here

"The Semiconductor Industry and NBK" back numbers

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Product Introduction Improved productivity/workability Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment The Semiconductor Industry and NBK Special Screws