Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose a mounting device for attaching a quad to an extender during a hard disk drive manufacturing process. Specifically, the mounting device includes a quad clamp for fastening the quad onto the surface of the mounting device and an extender clamp for fastening the extender to the mounting device. A human operator may apply an adhesive material onto a contact surface of the extender that faces the quad. Using a pressing unit, the mounting device slides the quad until the quad couples to the extender at the contact surface with the adhesive. Once the quad and extender are connected, the clamps may be disengaged so that the combined quad/extender structure may be removed from the mounting device. Using the mounting device to mechanically mount the quad onto the extender mitigates misalignment between the quad and the extender relative to a bonding process that relies on the human operator.

Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose a mounting device for attaching a quad to an extender during a hard disk drive manufacturing process. Specifically, the mounting device includes a quad clamp for fastening the quad onto the surface of the mounting device and an extender clamp for fastening the extender to the mounting device. A human operator may apply an adhesive material onto a contact surface of the extender that faces the quad. Using a pressing unit, the mounting device slides the quad until the quad couples to the extender at the contact surface with the adhesive. Once the quad and extender are connected, the clamps may be disengaged so that the combined quad/extender structure may be removed from the mounting device. Using the mounting device to mechanically mount the quad onto the extender mitigates misalignment between the quad and the extender relative to a bonding process that relies on the human operator.