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

inMotion Transcript From: 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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