PATCO modular tooling from Prototype Systems replaces conventional dedicated fixtures.
PATCO modular tooling from Prototype Systems (Sterling Heights, MI) replaces conventional dedicated fixtures with reusable components that position and hold prototype parts to coordinated location points in a functionally repeatable mode. The DaimlerChrysler Tech Center in Auburn Hills, MI, has been using this method for more than 7 years. "We have saved 40 percent on every prototype design and build program," says Richard Moore, supervisor of body in white assembly tooling and gauges for prototype vehicle operations at the DaimlerChrysler Tech Center.