12/09/2026
Missing by Just 0.5 mm — Would Your Assembly Process Catch It?
At Preston, we help customers look beyond just completing the pressing process. The real question is: can the process also verify that the assembly is correct?
In this simulation, we placed a 0.5 mm spacer between two compressible hard-rubber parts and repeated the same pressing process with the spacer removed.
Using the SCHMIDT® ElectricPress EP343 with force and displacement monitoring, the system was able to identify the difference and detect the missing 0.5 mm spacer during the pressing cycle.
This demonstrates how a pressing process can do more than apply force. With the right monitoring approach, it can also provide an additional layer of in-process quality verification.
At Preston, we work with customers to evaluate their actual assembly process, determine the required pressing force, and explore how process monitoring can help improve quality control.
Press. Monitor. Detect.
