Manufacturing Industry
Light-activated glue holds workpieces for machining.(WELDING/JOINING)
Advanced Materials & Processes, November, 2004
A technology in which light-activated glue holds workpieces in position for machining, grinding, and other manufacturing processes has been developed at Pennsylvania State University, University Park. "This new technology offers an alternative to mechanical clamping," says Edward De Meter, professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering who developed the concept.
"Adhering workpieces to a fixture can lead to significant improvements in manufacturing productivity, part quality, and part cost." In the new approach, the work-piece is anchored to a steel fixture that conforms to the underside of the workpiece. At strategic locations on its surface, the fixture has holes capped with small, round, raised pads made of commercial sapphire, a relatively...
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