In manufacturing, the ability to use a flexible fixture design that works with numerous parts is very important from a productivity and cost standpoint, but the modularization of fixtures for a family of parts is dependent on several criteria. This project develops a method and general set of guidelines and rules for analyzing fixtures and part families so that appropriate feature changes can successfully be made to modularize a fixture. A Delphi ABS valve family and a corresponding fixture are used to demonstrate the techniques and display the results of the applied method that was used.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Kilgus, Robert James.
• Schoon, David J.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05D013M

Advisor

• Rong, Yiming

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright