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Article: Lightning-fast fixtures: laser-cut fixtures help manufacturer weld metal enclosures for less.(Welding)(CMP Advanced Mechanical Solutions)
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- Design News
- Article date:
- April 5, 2004
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Automated assembly processes usually make a lot of sense from a cost standpoint--but not always. Some short-run products simply can't justify the upfront costs of creating machined robotics fixtures. CMP Advanced Mechanical Solutions (Chateaguay, Quebec) recently found a way around this automation barrier as it relates to the robotic welding of electronics enclosures.
Instead of machining its welding fixtures, CMP has begun to turn them out with a computer-controlled laser cutting system. Working from the 3D models of the metal enclosures, the company's engineers first create a related model of the welding jigs and fixtures. This model, in turn, drives the ...