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Auxiliary material

Consumables used during production that do not become an integral part of the product (e.g. drawing and cutting oils).

A material which is required to carry out an assembly process, form part of the joint or is a necessary localized basic supply for a functional group.

Reference Volume (and volume-specific, additional or differing definitions to the standard):
VDA Volume 2, 6th revised edition, April 2020

VDA Volume 19 Part 2, Technical cleanliness in assembly, 1st edition 2010, editorial revised reprint April 2018