So how have we at EJOT, achieved products capable of delivering such significant ‘bottom line’ savings. You could simply call it precision German engineering.

The reason we are all in business is to make profit, and profit is not just about cutting costs. We have to consider that the design of many C-class parts have been carried over from product generation to generation. Little time is ever invested to see what impact new technologies can have on the true cost of assemblies. The impact that a low cost fixing has on the finished product cost should never be ignored. Selecting a high quality fastener can easily justify a higher unit cost by either eliminating or simplifying the production processes involved, whilst contributing significantly to higher quality of end product. This can also automatically reduce the inspection required, and
further reduce the number of additional parts needed; so procurement and inventory
management become easier.

An example of this is where a direct screw fixing with the correct thread profile is
engineered to replace the need for ‘drill and tap’ into light alloy applications, by thread
forming directly into a cored hole. It’s the kind of screw technology EJOT has been
instrumental in developing, and has become renowned for globally.

The result is that four operations (including inspection) have been eliminated. This means that production efficiencies improve substantially and many quality issues disappear. With regard to direct cost savings there is now no need for the consumables such as drills and taps and energy to power the machines since these are now no longer needed. Further cost savings are realised by eliminating the need to dispose of scrap material and cutting fluids caused by the drilling and tapping operation.

This leads to an improvement in overall cost saving on the assembly process of
between 20% and 30%... which goes straight to the bottom line.