Design of Jigs, Fixtures and Press Tools

This textbook is aimed at providing an introduction to the subject for undergraduate students studying mechanical and manufacturing engineering at most universities. Many of the universities prescribe a syllabus that contains both Design of Jigs and Fixtures, and Design of Press Tools in a single semester course. Keeping the above in mind, this book is designed in two parts. Part-I deals with Jigs and Fixtures and Part-II is earmarked exclusively for the study of Press Tools. Both these subjects are built progressively in successive chapters. A separate appendix, in each part, provides short answer questions with answers, which will help the students in clarifying doubts and strengthen their knowledge. The explanatory notes and illustrations provided in the book will serve as an aid for learning. End-of-chapter questions and answers will prove useful for self study. This textbook will be extremely useful for the students and practicing engineers studying mechanical, manufacturing, and production engineering.

Introduction to Jigs and Fixtures.- Design of Locators.- Design of Clamps.- Drilling Jigs.- Design of Milling Fixtures.- Other Types of Fixtures.

K. Venkataraman is a Mechanical Engineer by training. He did his graduation from College of Engineering, Guindy (presently Anna University) and post-graduation from Concordia University, Canada. He did his graduate apprenticeship in Durgapur Steel Plant of SAIL in the year 1971–72 and later worked with renowned engineering consultancy organisation, MECON for nearly 30 years. He was associated with steel, oil, defense and general industries. He got separated from MECON in October 2000 under the voluntary retirement scheme and joined as a faculty member in Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai and later on moved into the Mechanical Engineering department of Anna University. From the year 2005, he was a faculty of BITS Pilani, Chennai centre and was involved in the off-campus activities until 2014. His wide experience extends from industry to academia. He is a member of the Institution of Engineers (India) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.