Jigs and Fixtures

 presented by:- Abhilekh Agrawal (31)

WHAT ARE JIGS AND FIXTURES

 Anything used to hold

a workpiece in a
desired location
 Locate parts for
precision
 Repeating process on
a series of parts
 Holding parts for
machining, painting,
assembly
WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT IN MACHINE
DESIGN
 Parts should be designed to accommodate
standard fixturing components
 Designs should accommodate fast and
repeatable fixturing
CONTD:--

 Both jigs and fixtures position components

accurately; and hold components rigid and
prevent movement during working in order to
impart greater productivity and part accuracy.
CONTD:--

 Jigs and fixtures hold or grip a work piece in the

predetermined manner of firmness and
location, to perform on the work piece a
manufacturing operation.
DEFINITIONS

 Jig: A device that holds

the work and locates
the path of the tool.
 Fixture: A device fixed
Superior Jig
to the worktable of a
machine and locates
the work in an exact
position relative to the
cutting tool.
Flexible Fixturing Systems
JIGS AND FIXTURES DESIGN

 Essential factors:--
 Study of the component

 Study of the locating elements

 Study of the clamping arrangement

JIGS AND FIXTURES DESIGN

 Study of the safety devices

 Study of the power devices for operating the

clamping arrangement

 Study of the tool guiding and cutter setting

elements
JIG AND FIXTURE
DESIGN

Jigs
Drill jigs
Drill bushings
TWO MAIN
TYPES OF JIGS:
 For machining purposes
 Locates the component,
holds it firmly in place,
and guides the cutting
tool.
 For assembly purposes
 Locates separate
component parts and

Northwestern Tools
holds them rigidly in their
correct positions while
they are being connected.
BASIC CATEGORIES OF JIGS

 Clamps
 Chucks

 Vises

 Bushings

 Modular Fixtures
DRILL JIG TERMS
 Open jig (also called plate jig or drill
template)
 The simplest type of drill jig
 Consists of a plate with holes to guide the
drills, and may have locating pins that
locate the workpiece on the jig
DRILL JIG TERMS

 Drill bushings
 Precision tools that
guide cutting tools
such as drill and
reamers into
precise locations in
a workpiece.
Accurate Bushing Co.
 Drill Jig Components
Jig body
Cap screws and dowel pins
Locating devices and clamping devices
Locking pins
Drill jig design
DESIGNING JIGS

Northwestern Tools
DRILL JIG COMPONENTS

 Jig body
 Holds the various parts of a jig assembly.
 Cap screws and dowel pins
 Hold fabricated parts together
DRILL JIG COMPONENTS

 Locating devices
 Pins,pads, and recesses used to locate
the workpiece on the jig.
DRILL JIG COMPONENTS

 Clamping devices
DRILL JIG COMPONENTS

 Locking pins
 Inserted after the
first hole is drilled to
lock or hold the
workpiece securely
to the jig plate while
subsequent holes
are being drilled.
DIMENSIONING JIG DRAWINGS
Milling fixtures
Fixture components
Fixture design
considerations
Sequence in laying out a
fixture

FIXTURES
FIXTURE COMPONENTS

 Set blocks
 Cutter set blocks are mounted on the
fixture to properly position the milling cutter
in relation to the workpiece.
FIXTURE COMPONENTS

Standard Parts Co.

 Fixture base
 Fixture components and the workpiece are
usually located on a base, which is
securely fastened to the milling machine
table.
FIXTURE COMPONENTS

American Drill Bushing Co.

 Clamps
 Clamps counteract forces from the feed of
the table and rotation of the cutter.
APPLICATION
CLAMPS
BUSHINGS
CHUCKS
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