Abstract:
Jigs and fixtures are the special production tools which make the standard machine tool, more versatile to work as specialized machine tools. They are normally used in large scale production by semi-skilled operators; however they are also used in small scale production by when interchangeability is important. Various areas related to design of fixture are already been very well described by various renowned authors, but there is a need to couple and apply all these research works to an industrial application. This paper on “Design and manufacturing of 8 cylinder hydraulic fixture for boring YOKE on VMC – 1050” which integrates all these aspects and the evolutionary functional approach of designed fixture is proved from the fact that a real industrial component is considered for fixture designing. In addition of the fixture being hydraulic type, it is also collet type and has expanding customized collet as its main fixturing element. The fixture shows great time saving in the production.
