Flexible fixturing for workpiece positioning and constraining
Abstract
Flexible fixturing is an important aspect of any flexible manufacturing system (FMS) and computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) environment. The production analysis for fixturing within an FMS environment is presented. Various approaches to flexible fixturing are briefly described. The reconfigurable fixturing is one of the most appropriate flexible fixturing techniques for CIM environment. Reconfigurable and/or automated modular fixturing employs a number of fixture modules that are set up, adjusted and changed to form different fixture layout. The requirements for locating and constraining workpieces are presented. In addition, computer‐aided planning and analysis of fixture set up are discussed.
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Citation
Shirinzadeh, B. (2002), "Flexible fixturing for workpiece positioning and constraining", Assembly Automation, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 112-120. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445150210423143
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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