Research on Reconfigurable Pin Fixture Design: A Review

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.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 694-697)
• Pages: 3029-3035
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.694-697.3029
• Online since: May 2013
• Authors: Zhi Jian Wang, Yan Wang
• Keywords: Fixture Application, Fixture Design, Mass Customization, Reconfigurable pin Fixture

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