DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF FLEXIBLE FIXTURE FOR SINGLE POINT INCREMENTAL FORMING PROCESS

Abstract

This paper represents the flexible fixture design for single point incremental forming process. Fixture is one of the main
component in single point incremental forming process to hold, support and clamp the blank sheet during forming. The cost of
fixture designing and manufacturing is something about 10 to 20% total manufacturing system cost. Generally a single point
incremental forming process is used for small and batch production. In S.P.I.F Process, To Form the every new shape and size of
sheet metal component, there is need a different size of fixtures. And it will increase the cost of formed parts. To reduce the
manufacturing cost, a fixture is design in such a way that as many as component can be made in single fixture. This Paper
summarized that a new flexible fixture design which can be used for the forming various size and shape of component in a single
fixture. For this fixture, static structure analysis also to be carried out to find out a stresses and deflection in the fixture during
forming.