A Rapid Location and State Memory Fixture System for Arbitrarily Shaped Part

A new fixture system - Rapid Location and State Memory (RL&SM) fixture system is presented. It is based on RFPE technique. In which a new method - adaptable location system is used to locating arbitrarily shaped part. It solves the problems of part location, stock drift and accessibility of all sides of the part in machining. Any part can be machined entirely in a single setup by an appropriate machine tool. RL&SM fixture system con-silts of four parts: state memory, setup, data measure and information handling. The principle, components and work process of it are discussed, and some of the key techniques for industrialization are also presented.