At the Institute for Manufacturing Automation and Production Systems (FAPS)
, in Erlangen, Germany, the influence of different storage conditions on cr
acking behaviour of high-pin-count components is examined, The aim is to re
gister all relevant influence parameters in an expanded-damage model and to
quantify its effects on the later processing of the components. Effective
strategies can be developed, based on this new model of damage, for storage
and transportation of components.