Design of Jigs and Fixtures detailed syllabus for Mechanical & Automation Engineering (MAE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MAE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechanical & Automation Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MAE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VI scheme and its subjects refer to MAE Professional Elective-VI syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of design of jigs and fixtures is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
BASICS OF JIGS AND FIXTURES 9
Introduction – Jigs and Fixtures – Difference between Jigs and Fixtures – Advantages of jigs and Fixtures -Economy and cost – Elements of Jigs and Fixtures – Fool Proofing – Materials used in Jigs and Fixtures – Degrees of Freedom – 12 degrees of freedom – 6point location principle – (or) 3-2-1 principle of location – Essential features of Jigs and Fixtures – General Design Principles – Design steps – Common defects in Jigs design.
Unit II
PRINCIPLES OF LOCATION 9
Principles of location – location point – types of locators – pins and studs – V block – cup and cone location points – adjustable locating points – special adjustable stops – location from finished holes in the work – Diamond pin locator – Cam operated ‘V’ locator – Quick action ‘V ’ locator – Six point location of a three legged object – Location of a cylinder on a v-block- Design of location systems for industrial applications
Unit III
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Unit IV
JIGS AND BUSHINGS AND DRILL JIGS 9
Jig Bushing: Materials for jig bushing – press fit bushing – Fixed renewable bushing – slip renewable bushing – liner bushing – screw bushing – miscellaneous type of drill bushings – bushing specifications. Drill Jigs: Open drill jig plate drill jig – plate drill jig – template drill jig – channel drill jig – turn over drill jig – angle plate drill jig – closed box drill jig – leaf drill jig – post jig – indexing drill jig – universal drill jig -design of template and leaf jig Design of Jigs for industrial applications.
Unit V
PRINCIPLE OF FIXTURE DESIGN 9
Introduction – principles of fixture design – element of fixtures – design consideration of locators and clamps for fixtures – types of fixtures – design of turning fixtures – mandrels – type of mandrels – boring fixtures – milling fixtures – essentials of milling fixtures – method of locating milling fixtures with respect to cutter position – grinding fixtures – surface grinding and cylindrical grinding fixtures – broaching fixtures – internal and external broaching fixtures- welding fixtures- Design of fixtures system for industrial applications.
Course Outcomes:
Upon the completion of this course the students will be able to
- Categorize and justify the requirements of Jigs and Fixtures for Manufacturing, Testing and Assembly
- Describe and implement various indexing mechanics in manufacturing.
- Analyze problems related to Jigs and fixtures in Manufacturing, Testing and Assembly.
- Select suitable material and manufacturing process
- Design and drafting various Jigs and Fixtures using appropriate software package.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Venkataraman. K., “Design of Jigs Fixtures & Press Tools”, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2005.
- ASTME Fundamentals of Tool Design Prentice Hall of India.
- Design Data Hand Book, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
- Donaldson, Lecain and Goold “Tool Design”, 5th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2017.
- Hoffman “Jigs and Fixture Design”, Thomson Delmar Learning, Singapore, 2004.
- Kempster, “Jigs and Fixture Design”, Third Edition, Hoddes and Stoughton, 1974.
- William E Boyes, “Jigs. & Fixtures & Gauge”, Michigan SME 1stEd., 1986, ISBN: 0872633659
- Kempster M. H. A, “An Introduction to Jig and Tool Design”, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd. 3rdEd.1974, ISBN-13: 9780340182215.
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