Design, development and modelling of ginning clutch fixture for productivity improvement

Fixture is one of the important part of machining processes which use for enhancing the efficiency of the process. The conventional ginning clutch fixture is positioned with single fuse body on vertical machining centre. During machining, more time is consumed for loading and unloading which resulted high production time and cost. The solution to an industrial challenge of the design and fabrication of fixture is attempted in the present work. SolidWorks software is used for 3D modelling of novel fixture and stress analysis is performed using ANSYS software which determines the maximum stresses and deformation. Based on the ANSYS results, fixture is fabricated and use for further testing. The ginning clutch fixture was tested during production and was found that the efficiency of the production of ginning clutch was increased by 33%