2. Identify the functions of your assembly: type of support, sealing, vibration, noise level, expansion

2.1 Permanent or temporary retention

From a few seconds to several years, or even centuries, your assembly may have a temporary function, and not necessarily be designed to last; it may be a means of :

• position one element in space in relation to another (advertising insert in a case before welding);

• secure an operation in your process (before moving a transfer table);

• disassemble the assembly for maintenance ;

• imagine a function based on sticking...