What is a fixture?

Tooling, that is, process equipment: refers to the general name of various tools used in the manufacturing process. Including tools/fixtures/molds/measuring tools/checking tools/auxiliary tools/fitter tools/workstation tools, etc. Tooling is its general abbreviation.

Tooling is divided into special tooling/general tooling/standard tooling (similar to standard parts).

1. Fixture: manufacturing tools. This word corresponds to fixture, sometimes it is synonymous with fixture, and sometimes it refers to fixture. Generally, this word is used by Taiwan-funded/Korean-funded/Japanese-funded electronic enterprises.

2. Fixture: As the name implies, it is a device used to clamp the workpiece (or guide tool).

3. Mold: equipment used to define the shape and size of production objects.

4. Cutters: The cutters used in machinery manufacturing are basically used to cut metal materials, so the word "cutter" is generally understood as a metal cutting tool.

5. Auxiliary tools: generally refers to tools used to connect tools and machine tools.

6. Fitter's tools: the general name of various tools used in fitter's operation.

Extended data:

Fixtures can be classified into three types: process assembly fixture, engineering test fixture and circuit board test fixture. Process assembly fixture includes assembly fixture, welding fixture, disassembly fixture, dispensing fixture, irradiation fixture, adjustment fixture and shearing fixture. The project test fixture includes life test fixture, package test fixture, environmental test fixture, optical test fixture, shielding test fixture, sound insulation test fixture, etc. Circuit board test fixture mainly includes ICT test fixture, FCT function fixture, SMT furnace fixture, BGA test fixture, etc.

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