Fundamentals of Jig & fixture Design Working drawing of the finished part, the specifications for its inspection

& the working drawing of the blank (Raw piece to get finish part). Operational sketches of the part for the preceding & given operations. A process-planning sheet (MPL) for the given part, it contains operation description (M/C tool, cutting tool, cutting speed, feed & depth of cut & adopted datum features). Standards for the components & units of M/C tool jigs & fixtures, as well as a manual of standard design of jigs & fixtures. Datum feature/Locating feature or surface. The correct choice of locating surfaces is essential in planning a manufacturing process, because, wrong locating surfaces will result in great scrap losses. The latter involves the selection of the datum features and establishing the sequence of operations with operational dimensions and tolerances for each oparation.also at this stage process engineer makes sketches that indicates how part is to be located & clamped, select the cutting variable, determines the standard time/piece from its elements, selects the cutting tools & the machine tools to be used. It is necessary to know the basic dimensions of M/C tool with respect to the installation of the jigs or fixture (i.e. dimensions of table, T-slots, minimum distance between tool and spindle as well as general conditions of M/C tool). The design the Jig or Fixture is selected in accordance with the available production facilities & required volume of production. Parts subjected to most wear in the jigs or fixtures are to be of renewable design. Determine the cutting forces from cutting variables (feed, speed & Cutting depth). Then the point of application and the required magnitudes of the clamping forces/type of clamping devices are determined as well as elements for checking the position of the cutting tool. After that, the necessary auxiliary devises are selected, and their size and design