PR 305 TOOLING FOR

MANUFACTURING
-DINESH KUMAR . R
ADHOC FACULTY
DEPT. OF PRODUCTION ENGG
NIT-TRICHY
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Unit-3
DESIGN OF FIXTURES

Work Holding Devices

Principles of location and Clamping
Clamping Methods and elements
Design of Fixtures
Milling, Turning , Grinding,
Welding, Inspection and design
of gauges
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Work
Holding Devices

Holding Devices
Two

categories

1. Tool-holding devices
Used to hold or drive cutting tool

2. Work-holding devices
Used to clamp or hold workpiece

Work-Holding Devices
Angle vise
Angular adjustment on base to allow
operator to drill holes at an angle without
tilting table

Work-Holding Devices
Drill Press Vise
Used to hold round, square or odd-shaped
rectangular pieces
Clamp vise to table for stability

Work-Holding Devices
Drill Press Vise

Work-Holding Devices
Drill Press Vise

Work-Holding Devices
Drill Press Vise

Work-Holding Devices
V-blocks
Made of cast iron or
hardened steel
Used in pairs to
support round work for
drilling

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Work-Holding Devices
Step blocks
Used to provide support for outer
end of strap clamps
Various sizes and steps

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Work-Holding Devices
Angle plate
L-shaped piece of
cast iron or
hardened steel
machined to
accurate 90
May be bolted or
clamped to table
Variety of sizes
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Work-Holding Devices
Drill jigs
Used in production for drilling holes in large
number of identical parts
Eliminate need for laying out a hole location

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Work-Holding Devices
Clamps or straps
Used to fasten work to table or
angle plate for drilling
Various sizes
Usually supported at
end by step block and
bolted to table by T-bolt
that fits into table T-slot

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Work-Holding Devices
Finger clamp

U-clamp

Straight clamp
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