ADDITIVE

MANUFACTURING
TOOLING

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AGENDA

Section One – Overview of Manufacturing Tooling: Jigs and Fixtures

Section Two – Transforming the Manufacturing Floor
Section Three – Challenges and Opportunities
Section Four – Customer Use Cases
Section Five – Summary

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WE ARE

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 Our Solutions

Industry-Specific Applications

» Investments in advanced applications spark innovation in targeted industries

» Custom solutions, such as certified materials, are developed to fit unique

needs of each industry

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aerospace, automotive and manufacturing

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 FDM® (Fused Deposition Modeling)

Thermoplastic filament is heated to a

semi-liquid state and extruded across Heated Extrusion Nozzles

computer-controlled tool paths to build

parts layer-upon-layer. Build Platen

Support Material Spool

Model Material Spool

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 PolyJet™

PolyJet 3D Printing works similarly to

inkjet printing, but instead of jetting
drops of ink onto paper, PolyJet 3D
Printers jet layers of curable liquid
photopolymers on to a build platen.
Print Head Support Material

Model Material
UV Light Source

Build Platen

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SECTION ONE

OVERVIEW OF
MANUFACTURING TOOLING:
JIGS AND FIXTURES

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 JIGS AND FIXTURES

Jigs
• Custom-made tools used to guide & control the location and motion
of another work piece during an operation.
• Primary purpose is to provide repeatability, accuracy, and interchangeability as
well as maximize efficiency in the manufacturing of products.

Fixtures
• Devices used to locate & hold a work piece in a fixed location during either a
machining operation or any other industrial process.
• Primary purpose is to maintain consistent quality, reduce cost of production
and enable a variety of parts to be made to correct specifications.

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 TYPES OF FIXTURES

General Purpose: Usually relatively inexpensive, “off the shelf” and can be used to hold
a variety and range of workpiece sizes (examples: vises, chucks, clamps, collets, etc.).

Special Purpose: Designed and produced to hold a particular workpiece for a specific
operation on a specific machine or process.

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 WHERE ARE THEY USED?
Quality Control - Tooling to aid
Packaging & Logistics - Tooling
in the inspection and QC
designed to allow for movement
process, specialty holding
of parts within a facility or during
devices or measurement aids.
shipment.
R&D - Tooling used in the
development phases of
product development and General Manufacturing Floor Health & Safety -
manufacturing. Specialty tooling designed
to aid worker safety and
address ergonomic issues
in the production
environment.

Assembly - Tooling
for the assembly
process, aiding
workers to align and Equipment - Parts and
hold parts during tools associated with the
assembly. equipment used in the
fabrication
process.
 WHERE ARE THEY USED?

Production & Quality Control Packaging &

Health & Safety
Assembly Tools & Inspection Logistics
• Alignment tools • Hand/wrist • Check gauges • Surrogate parts
• Holding devices guards • Work holding • Tool guards
• Feeders • Holding devices • Test fixtures • Dunnage trays
• Hand tools • Bumpers and • Go/no-go tools • Thermoforming
• Check tools guards • Surrogate parts • Kit boxes
• Surrogate parts • Light weighting • Tool holders &
• End effectors • Ergonomic organization (5S)
conversion
• Work holding
• Milling fixtures
• Drill guides

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SECTION TWO

TRANSFORMING THE
MANUFACTURING FLOOR

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JIGS, FIXTURES AND TOOLS

Streamline production floor

workflows and optimize
manufacturing by reducing cost and
cycle time, while increasing product
quality and repeatability.

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 IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

• Accuracy
• Rigidity
• Ease of use
• Economy in production
• Workforce safety

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 BENEFITS OF JIGS AND FIXTURES

• Ensure interchangeability and accuracy of manufactured

parts
• Minimize the possibility of human error
• Permit the use of medium skilled labor
• Reduce the manufacturing time
• Allow production of repeat orders without retooling

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SECTION THREE

CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES

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 TODAY’S CHALLENGES

• Long machine set-ups

• Variation during assembly and fitting
• Complicated part holding requirements
• Ease of handling and transportation
• Defects caught too far down production line
• Employee safety and ergonomics
• Cost, time, wait and storage prevents manufacturers
from producing needed efficiency tools

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 WHERE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MAKES SENSE

Key Success Factors

• Efficient; path of least resistance
• Allows for more on the floor
• Translates to operational savings
• Reduced burdened rate
• Open to change in design and
manufacturing
• Can impact multiple departments

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 BENEFITS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Time & Cost Savings:
40-90% lead time reduction Identifying best fit – tools that:
70-95% cost reduction ✓ Have increased complexity
✓ Have several components that AM
Digital Inventory
has the potential to consolidate
Eliminate or reduce inventory requirements
✓ Can be improved for better
Produce components on demand
ergonomics
Painless design revisions
✓ Would benefit from weight reduction

Mitigate Risk ✓ Customization

Safer, lighter tools for employee handling ✓ Quantity required: 1-100+
Increase accuracy with conformal components

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SECTION FOUR

CUSTOMER USE CASES

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 ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS

• Accuracy

• Design complexity

• Custom user or application designs

• Light weight

• On demand tooling and revision

• Safety and ergonomics

• Long tool life and durability

• Tool protection

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 OPEL

Optimized Assembly Floor Tools:

• Tooling designed to last 6-7 years
• Created customized tools for workers and
vehicle models
• Shortened design development times
drastically

Reduced tooling costs up to 90%

Materials Used: Nylon 12 and ASA

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 VOLVO TRUCK

Assembly and Manufacturing Aids:

• Improved overall plant flexibility and efficiency –
reducing time and waste
• Using additive for over 30 different internal tools
• Enables the equipment design team to be far more
responsive, now able to create one-off and custom
tools
• Significant cost savings
• Up to 94% time savings (36 days to 2 days)

Materials: ABS M30

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SECTION FIVE

SUMMARY

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 SUMMARY

• Reduction of tooling costs is a key part in manufacturing cost savings

• Many companies have been adopting 3D printing to manufacture new jigs &
fixtures, enabling lowers costs, lighter and more ergonomic tools, lower waste of
warehouse space and customization to the specific requirements
• Additive manufacturing offers a unique advantage over traditional manufacturing
techniques:
• 40-90% lead time reduction
• 30-60% cost reduction
• Additive tooling can be a 1:1 replacement in many applications
• Remain open to hybrid tooling and design optimization based on additive
manufacturing requirements

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THANK YOU

Presenter Name: ALOY 3D.

Title: Jigs and Fixtures.
Division: Industrial.
Location: Hermosillo, Sonora.
Email/Phone Number: ventas@aloy3d.com
662 216 6377

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