Everyone knows that productive assembly lines require hardworking and efficient people, machines or robots. What’s often forgotten, however, is that these lines also require static fixtures that properly secure parts. For many decades, clamps of all types have helped manufacturers consistently meet this latter requirement.
Recently, one automotive Tier 1 supplier began using a manual pull-action clamp to ensure proper positioning of a part within an assembly. Prior to this, workers had to manually position the part due to limited space inside the fixture.