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PE-ME702H 26900720064 Mechanical

Jigs and fixtures are used in welding to precisely position components, hold them rigidly during welding to prevent movement, and ensure consistency and interchangeability between parts. They are designed specifically for each part or assembly and can be classified into assembly, precision fitting and welding, and robotic welding fixtures. Key considerations in the design of jigs and fixtures include ensuring easy access to the weld joint and preventing spatter on surrounding components. Their applications include reducing costs, increasing production and accuracy, enabling machining of complex parts, and improving quality control and workplace safety.

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PE-ME702H 26900720064 Mechanical

Jigs and fixtures are used in welding to precisely position components, hold them rigidly during welding to prevent movement, and ensure consistency and interchangeability between parts. They are designed specifically for each part or assembly and can be classified into assembly, precision fitting and welding, and robotic welding fixtures. Key considerations in the design of jigs and fixtures include ensuring easy access to the weld joint and preventing spatter on surrounding components. Their applications include reducing costs, increasing production and accuracy, enabling machining of complex parts, and improving quality control and workplace safety.

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MODERN INSTITUTE OF

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY


SUBJECT : Advanced Welding Technology

TOPIC : Welding JIGS & Fixtures

NAME : ATANU JANA

ROLL : 26900720064

YEAR : 4th SEMESTER : 7th

Paper Code : PE-ME702H


JIGS & FIXTURES FOR
WELDING
JIGS & FIXTURES
Generally it is a work holding device that holds, supports and locates the work piece for a specific operation but

does not guide the tool. It provides only a reference surface or a device. What makes a fixture unique is that each

one is built to fit a particular part or shape. The main purpose of a fixture is to locate and hold a work piece during

either a machining operation or some other industrial process. A jig differs from a fixture in that as it guides the

tool to its correct position in addition to locating and supporting the work piece. In welding their main function is

to position components accurately, hold components rigidly and prevent movement during working in order to

ensure greater productivity and part accuracy. Jigs and fixtures are specially designed so that large no of

components can be machined or assembled identically and to ensure interchangeability of components. It promotes

good fitting tolerance in the final product and the quality of work piece is very high which are produced at low

cost.
The fixtures can be classified into three categories, they are,

• Assembly fixtures

• precision fitting and welding fixtures

• robotic welding fixtures

Assembly fixture produces a satisfactory fit up quickly without any temporary welds to the work piece. Precision jigs

and welding fixtures are used to produce accurate fabrications. Robotic welding fixtures have several specific

requirements depending on the requirement of the work piece to be welded. They are usually made of hardened materials

to avoid frequent damage and to resist wear. Example-MS, Cast iron, Die steel, CS, HSS. The most commonly used

fixtures in welding are chucks.


DESIGN OF JIGS & FIXTURES
There are certain standard fixtures and they can also be designed according to the requirement of the job which is
to be used. There are some features to be considered during the time of design they are,

o Weld joint must be easily accessible

o Fixture must be more rigid than assembly

o All the other components surrounding the weld area should be prevented from weld spatter.

o The fixture should allow assembly of work with a minimum of temporary welds that are visible on
completion

o The work piece must be easily fixed and removed before and after welding.
Fixture carrying a ball valve on a positioner
APPLICATION OF JIGS AND FIXTURES

∙ Jigs and fixtures are used to reduce the cost and increase the production.

∙ To assure the high accuracy on the components during the process.

∙ To provide for interchangeability of the work piece.

∙ To enables heavy and complex shaped parts to be machined by holding rigidly to a machine.

∙ To control quality control expenses.

∙ Less skilled labor.

∙ Saving labor.

∙ There use partially automates the machine tool.

∙ Improve the safety at work, thereby lowering the rate of accidents.

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