As the trend toward smaller lot sizes and higher accuracy parts continues, many manufacturers are finding that dedicated workholding systems do not provide the versatility they need.

Modular systems, on the other hand, can be well suited to small quantities or infrequent production runs. These and other flexible fixturing systems clamp accurately and consistently, while allowing multiple machining operations to be performed in one setup, often slashing production time and cost.

Flexible fixtures usually combine basic tooling plates and blocks with precision-machined vises. These components can be quickly assembled into different configurations and they readily adapt to medium quantities of related families of parts that can be machined in sequence on machining centers because they have combined features set up on fixturing blocks that can be fed into the machine while the tooling setup remains the same.

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