A flxLure ls a devlce for locaLlng holdlng and supporLlng a work plece durlng a

manufacLurlng operaLlon llxLures are essenLlal elemenLs of producLlon processes as

Lhey are requlred ln mosL of Lhe auLomaLed manufacLurlng lnspecLlon and assembly
operaLlons

llxLures musL correcLly locaLe a work plece ln a glven orlenLaLlon wlLh respecL Lo
a cuLLlng Lool or measurlng devlce or wlLh respecL Lo anoLher componenL as for
lnsLance ln assembly or weldlng Such locaLlon musL be lnvarlanL ln Lhe sense LhaL
Lhe devlces musL clamp and secure Lhe work plece ln LhaL locaLlon for Lhe parLlcular
processlng operaLlon

1hey are normally deslgned for a deflnlLe operaLlon Lo process a speclflc
work plece and are deslgned and manufacLured lndlvldually !lgs are slmllar Lo
flxLures buL Lhey noL only locaLe and hold Lhe parL buL also gulde Lhe cuLLlng Lools ln
drllllng and borlng operaLlons 1hese work holdlng devlces are collecLlvely known
as [lgs and flxLures

Modern manufacLurlng alms aL achlevlng hlgh producLlvlLy Lo reduce unlL cosL 1hls
necesslLaLes work holdlng devlces Lo be efflclenL le Lo lncrease Lhe raLe of loadlng
and unloadlng Lo speed up Lhe manufacLurlng cycle Llme

1he prlmary purposes of [lgs and flxLures ls Lo
8educe Lhe cosL of producLlon
MalnLaln conslsLenL quallLy
Maxlmlze efflclency
Lnable a varleLy of parLs Lo be made Lo correcL speclflcaLlons
8educe operaLor errors