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Items Tagged with 'fixturing'

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From the Editor, Darryl Seland

Simple vs. Complex

Darryl
Darryl Seland
March 15, 2020
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By definition, the words simple and complex are antonyms. Complex is complicated, simple is not complicated—literally exact opposites. And as the old saying goes, opposites attract, and the list of subject matter in which simple and complex are joined at the hip is quite substantial.


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Modular tooling fixture

Modular Fixturing for Clay Model Making Today

Emerging autonomous vehicle companies have joined forces with automakers worldwide in designing new vehicles utilizing modular fixturing.
Linda Marino
March 2, 2020
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Have you had a chance to see the film “Tomorrowland”? It’s a fun glimpse into the future and in many ways we are already there. The story includes a bunch of kids ready to see things very differently when they travel into the future and guess what, modular fixturing appears in the last few minutes of the film featuring a current automotive design studio. 


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Industrial metrology fixturing solutions from Renishaw.

Renishaw Industrial Metrology Fixturing Solutions

August 1, 2019
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Global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, announces the strengthening of its range of fixturing solutions for global industrial metrology applications. 


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Aerospace fixturing

Fixturing 101: The Sky is the Limit

Fixturing tubular parts in aerospace duct fabrication with traditional vs. modular systems.
Linda Marino
July 1, 2019
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“Since the beginning, humans have searched for superior more practical methods to fulfill holding and clamping needs.” I said this a long time ago about modular tooling and the beat goes on.


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Custom CMM fixture

Are You Maximizing the Benefits of Metrology Fixturing?

Matt Davies
June 15, 2019
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Within a metrology inspection environment, fixturing is a three-step process of positioning, locating and securing a workpiece within a measuring volume for inspection. 


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Rayco Fixture Kits

Rayco Fixture Kits

September 1, 2018
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Fixture Kits with 6mm threads are a great way to keep your fixtures metric. With our M6 line you gain a new variety of fixturing options. Bridging the gap from our 4mm and 8mm component lines the R6-CK-B will keep you ready to fixture most anything.


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3D inline bead inspection technology.

Inspection Technology Review for Automotive Bead Dispensing Process

The industry is trending toward 3D for inline bead inspection.
Zhenhua Huang
August 8, 2018
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Bead dispensing is becoming a more and more common process for automotive manufacturing. In automotive body frame and chassis, aluminum is gaining popularity, as manufacturers seek to improve fuel efficiency without sacrificing vehicle integrity or performance. 


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What is the Value to Your Company of a Leaner, More Productive Inspection Process?

You may be surprised!
Dwighd Delgado
June 15, 2018
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Quite often in manufacturing, an inspection department is treated primarily as a necessary overhead expense required to assure compliance to customer specifications. Sometimes an inspection department may also be treated as a profit center for compliance to a variety of test protocols dictated by external agencies, or perhaps internal procedures to demonstrate traceability to certain quality standards. 


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Figure 1. Full-scale clutch tests are conducted on test systems, such as the SAE #2 Friction Test Rig.

Clutch Friction Material Screening: Saving Time and Money

Benchtop-based mechanical testing offers an excellent method of assessing a large number of materials rapidly.
Steve Papanicolaou
June 1, 2017
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The frictional behavior of wet clutches for applications such as automatic transmissions have a controlling influence over the function of the entire system during operation.


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Final CAD rendering of tool with Body part. Source: Paul W. Marino Gages

Modular Tooling Evolves

Understand the three ā€œEā€ mentality.
Linda Marino
April 1, 2017
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Let’s see a show of hands. Does everyone here know what modular tooling/fixturing is by now? If yes, are you an advocate yet? If no, why not? Still think it’s not good enough? Just Tinker Toy, Erector Set or Legos? Well, think again.


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