DESIGN OF FIXTURE TO REDUCE LOADING –UNLOADING TIME ON VMC MACHINE

Mechanical Engineering

The aim of this article is to design and analyze the fixture for a VMC machine i.e. Vertical Machining Center for an Industry. Various fixture designing steps are mentioned in the article. Fixtures play an important role in the machining process. They are mostly used in mass production as they can reduce the loading and unloading time. Most of the small-scale industries in India look forward to affordable and effective fixtures which will save total lead time for the machining process. There are many operations such as turning, shaping, drilling that require skilled workers and any error in it will directly or indirectly affect the quality of the workpiece which is not acceptable. The fixture designing itself may be a vital process as a fixture is customized for every product. The accuracy and precision in the dimensions of fixture are important Fixtures thus helps by reducing all these variables and attributes in operation by providing support to the workpiece or component. The workpiece must be fixed and supported in a proper way when any mechanical operations are performed over it. It will be beneficial as it will reduce labor efforts, reduce loading-unloading time and improve the production of the workpiece. The analysis is going to be done on software called SOLIDWORKS 2019 while the modeling on CATIA V5 R12 and the design of fixture will be as per the requirement of the Industry. The component for which the fixture is to be designed is an automobile component that is rectangular in shape. Milling, drilling and grooving are the main operations.

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