Workholding that considers the process
Fixture design sits between CAD and the realities of the machine shop. RoseGrid develops concepts with component location, clamping, tool access, repeatability and operator use in mind.
Projects can support one-off machining, repeat production, secondary operations, assembly, toolroom work or a wider manufacturing process.
Typical fixture and jig support
- CNC machining fixtures
- Jigs and production aids
- Assembly, location and checking fixtures
- Soft-jaw and workholding concepts
- Component location and clamping layouts
- Fixture CAD models and manufacturing drawings
- Modification of existing workholding for revised components
Designed with machining access in mind
Because fixture geometry directly affects machining access, a practical understanding of CNC milling and setup planning is useful. RoseGrid can review the component, likely machining sequence and workholding requirements together rather than treating the fixture as an isolated CAD exercise.
Inputs and deliverables
Useful inputs include component and machine models, drawings, photographs, operation details, expected quantities, existing workholding information and known constraints. Deliverables can include fixture concepts, 3D models, manufacturing drawings and agreed design notes.
Hands-on experience behind the design
The work is backed by more than 15 years of practical precision engineering experience across toolmaking, press tooling, CNC machining, CAD/CAM, jigs, fixtures and workholding. That experience helps bring setup, clamping, tool access and operator use into the design from the outset.
Remote design process
Suitable fixture projects can be completed remotely from the available models, drawings, process information and photographs. RoseGrid reviews the information and agrees the scope, deliverables, price basis and timescale before design work begins.