Jigs and Fixtures are production devices that increase the rate of manufacturing. This highly useful book for Design and Production engineers provides:
Detailed discussions on the basic principles of tool design
Checkpoints for common errors in design
Large number of component drawings for practice
Guidelines on surface grinding layouts
Important standards for elements of jigs and Fixtures What's new in this edition The primary focus of this edition is on Numerically Controlled (NC)/Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) machines and different practical problems faced by professionals in design shops. The book also contains
Solutions to the problem of broken drills in deep angular oil holes
Pitfalls to be avoided while locating castings and forgings
Case study on drilling scores of linear holes with equal pitch
Construction details of large jigs
Modular fixture concepts
Slitless hydraulic collets and expanding mandrels The book contains over 250 illustrations, including 2D/3D views of different jigs. Jigs and Fixtures is an indispensable reference for design and production engineers on the shop floor. The students of production engineering will also find this book very useful.
