Saturday, October 5, 2013

What is Tool Design

It is a specialized area of manufacturing engineering which comprises the analysis, planning, design, construction and application of tools, methods and procedures necessary to increase manufacturing productivity.
  • Work holding tools – Jigs and Fixtures
  • Cutting tools
  • Sheet metal dies
  • Forging dies
  • Extrusion dies
  • Welding and inspection fixtures
  • Injection molds
  • Manufacturing processing 
Requirements in industrial practice:
  • The importance of tooling in manufacturing
  • Design aspects related to some tooling such as jigs and fixtures, press tools, cutting tools, inspection gages and welding jigs.

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