Learning Outcomes

After accomplishing this course, student will be able to understand:

  • Understand and practically perform the calibration of checking  fixtures
  • Design the checking fixture on CAD software
  • Understand briefly the theoretical concepts of jigs and fixtures 

Who Should Attend?

  • Designers
  • Engineers
  • Diploma Holders
  • Automotive vendors
  • Anyone who wants to start his career as tool Designer

    • Pre-Requisite

    Candidate should have knowledge of Surface Modeling or cleared CAD Level-2 of KTDMC

    Project

    Designing and calibration of checking fixture by using CAD and Inspection software

    Case Study

    Use of 3D printing in jigs and fixture manufacturing by Materialize, Belgium?

    Outline

    • Calibration techniques of Jigs and Fixture:
    • Through CMM
    • Through Scanner
    • Through photo-grammetry
    • Types of Jigs and fixtures
    • Elements of Fixtures
    • Locating Methods
    • Locating Principles
    • Form of locators and supports
    • Clamping principles
    • Type of clamps
    • Materials used in Jigs and fixture
    • GD&T used in Jigs and Fixture
    • Inspection
    • Alignment techniques
    • Position of Datum holes
    • Profile/trimming edges
    • cross-section analysis
    • Gap Analysis