Case Study
Manufacturer of medical products finds prescription for reducing high assembly costs
Innovative Solutions from Application: Medical Cabinet Assembly Challenge The customer wanted to upgrade their procedures for construction of medical cabinets. The current method used an off-the-shelf self-plugging style blind rivet. Over 50% of the installed rivets required rework to grind down a protruding mandrel after setting. This rework required 10 seconds of additional labor per rivet. Customer Requirements • Increase throughput Re