Innovative Fixturing: Oil Pan Fixture (Part II) Case Study Transcript
As I mentioned earlier, this is just showing that same fixture looking
head-on. You can see how the oil pan is rotated to access the compound
angle features. We've eliminated the need for a second operation; we
don't need a fifth axis. Obviously, there's no off line work. A lot of
times customers, instead of cr
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8/28/2008
Modern Machine Shop
As I mentioned earlier, this is just showing that same fixture looking
head-on. You can see how the oil pan is rotated to access the compound
angle features. We've eliminated the need for a second operation; we
don't need a fifth axis. Obviously, there's no off line work. A lot of
times customers, instead of creating a second operation, they'll just
do it at an off line machine, a simpler machine, but this eliminates
that need for that as well, so obviously we're talking about a capital
cost reduction that helps maintain competitiveness in a market.
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