Research on reconfigurable pin fixture design: A review

Zhi Jian Wang, Yan Wang

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    Abstract

    The manufacturing industry is moving toward rapid customization; this has an important effect on the nature of the fixtures that are used to clamp components. The research and application of reconfigurable pin fixture will become a necessity. Development of a reconfigurable pin fixture system is a complex procedure, as it involves many aspects of the system to be integrated: design, process planning, manufacturing, assembly etc. A thorough investigation of previous research into design of reconfigurable pin fixture is made in this paper. The review is comprised of five parts: pin cross-sectional shape, pin tips, pin density, pin actuation method and pin matrix clamping.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationManufacturing Process and Equipment
    Pages3029-3035
    Number of pages7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 12 Jun 2013
    Event4th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2013 - Dalian, China
    Duration: 30 Mar 201331 Mar 2013

    Publication series

    NameAdvanced Materials Research
    Volume694 697
    ISSN (Print)1022-6680

    Conference

    Conference4th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2013
    Country/TerritoryChina
    CityDalian
    Period30/03/1331/03/13

    Keywords

    • Fixture application
    • Fixture design
    • Mass customization
    • Reconfigurable pin fixture

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