Lecture03 (28 Jan ’08)

Jigs and Fixtures Design

Chapter 2
Jigs and fixtures design
methods

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Jig & fixture design objective

Combination of more than one

processes

Automation of processes

Increase productivity and efficiency

Minimum cost

Meet design requirements & output
quality
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Jig & fixture design criteria

Must last long

Easy to maintain

Minimum weight

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Main elements of jig and fixture

Bearing

Cam

Hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder

Electronic controller

Sensor

Clamp

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Other elements of jig and fixture

Rod

Spring

Bolt

Nut

Plate

Stopper

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Drawings to be produced in jig
& fixture design

Assembly drawing (BoMs – bill of

materials)

Subassembly drawing (one or more)

Detail drawing of each part

Raw material specifications (material,
raw material size, etc.)

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Jig & fixture design
procedure

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 Lecture04 (04 Feb ’08)

Problem statement

Determine the product / workpiece

Define the problem/s
 With clear & simple statement
 Eg. Drill a 20mm dia. Hole. Is high machining
accuracy required? Where to install the jig?

Statement examples
 To drill three 20mm dia. through holes on
mild steel plate of thickness 20mm with
minimum dimensional accuracy of dia. 50µm
using a standard drilling machine.
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 Design needs analysis

The pre-design analysis
 Analyse part drawing
 Analyse assembly drawing
 Produce quality audit on part & assembled
component

Pinpoint the problems

Answer the questions on who, why, how, when,
what & where
 Who will operate the tool?
 What are the hole-location tolerances on the part?
 Is there any obstruction that may hinder the loading
& unloading the workpiece? 9
…continue

Design needs analysis

Answer the questions on who, why, how,
when, what & where
 Where are the free flow movement of scrap
chips?
 What is the material and its hardness?
 Where to locate?
 Where to clamp?
 Where are the working areas?
 What is minimum machining accuracy?
 What machines to be used & its min. 10

accuracy?
 Research and ideas

Workpiece / assembled component
 Dimensions
 Material
 Tolerances

Machine
 Table dimensions
 Maximum material hardness allowable by
machine
 Minimum tolerance
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Research and ideas

Interview experts and tool users

Taking measurements

Calculate

Refer handbooks & catalogues

Sketches on ideas

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 Research and ideas

Design objective
 Combination of more than one processes
 Automation of processes
 Increase productivity and efficiency

Design criteria
 Must last long
 Easy to maintain
 Minimum weight
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Design alternatives

Details out design alternatives

CAD simulations

CAE analysis

Improvements

Cost estimates. Quotation to customer

Decision on best design
 Cost
 Quality
 Delivery timeline 14
 The final design

Assembly
 Three dimensional
 Three-view orthographic drawing

Parts
 Dimensions
 Three-view orthographic drawing

BoMs

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Design tools

Pencils & drawing table or board

CAD
 SolidWorks
 Autodesk AutoCAD / MDT / Inventor
 IronCAD

CAE
 Cosmos
 Nastran/Pastran
 PAM Stamp 16