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TORX® Drive System Audit Policy

Quality Audit Review

Acument is required by worldwide trademark laws to provide for a means of controlling the quality of our trademarked products made by licensees. The way we do this is by auditing samples of your TORX products. Sample fasteners, drive tools and heading tools are inspected to ensure they meet the specifications for quality and workmanship as called out in our standards. A majority of the licensees receive a 100% audit. There are those, however, who did not receive a 100% audit. This is usually due to problems we regularly see in the audit samples.

Fastener licensees' with audit rejections usually have either excess fallaway in the recess or no trademark evident on the recess. Drive tool licensees' audits with less than 100% are due mainly to the torsional strength being below the minimum allowed. Heading tool licensees' main cause for rejection is due to the punch pin body diameter W being out of spec. This can create problems in the proper assembly of the punch pin and holder.

If Acument rejects any audit samples, we will provide that licensee with possible solutions to the problem and many times ask for corrected samples. Our goal is to have all licensees achieve a 100% acceptable audit.

TORX® Audit Procedure

Acument reserves the right to change this audit policy at any time.

TORX® Fastener Audit Policy

Submit 10 pieces of current part numbers in production (maximum of 5 part numbers).
If the % acceptance falls below 100%, we shall advise the reasons for disapproval along with suggestions for corrections of any defects in quality.
TORX Fastener audit samples must have the appropriate visible trademark.
- Internal TORX fasteners T15 and larger
- External TORX fasteners E8 and larger

INTERNAL RECESS Proper Trademarking		EXTERNAL HEAD Proper Trademarking

TORX® Drive Tool Audit Policy

Submit 5 pieces of current part numbers in production (maximum of 5 part numbers).
If the % acceptance falls below 100%, we shall advise the reason for disapproval.
TORX® Drive Tool audit samples must have the appropriate trademark.

Drive size required on drive tool.
The word TORX and/or the licensee name or logo.
When submitting screwdriver blades, one trademarked handle per sample lot must be submitted.

DRIVER BIT Proper Trademarking	DRIVER SOCKET Proper Trademarking

TORX® Heading Tool Audit Policy

Submit 5 pieces of current part numbers in production (maximum 5 part numbers) ALL PARTS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE LICENSEE AFTER INSPECTION.
If the % acceptance falls below 100%, we shall advise the reason for disapproval along with suggestions for corrections of any defects in quality.
TORX Header Tool audit samples must have the appropriate visible trademark.
- Internal TORX heading tools T15 and larger
- External TORX heading tools E8 and larger
Resubmission will also be required should the TORX configuration not meet the standards.

PUNCH PIN Proper Trademarking		EXTERNAL PUNCH INSERT Proper Trademarking

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