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Electronic parts holding jig for Sanwa Intec

Holding jigs that seat Sanwa Intec's electronic parts the same way every time, so each one measures alike on their CMM.

Client
Sanwa Intec
What it holds
Eight parts per plate, on two trays of four
What it is made of
Carbon-fibre PETG, with a white clamp at each pocket
Built from
The part's own 3D model and drawing
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What we brought

  1. What we can do

    We design from your part's own geometry

    Each pocket follows the part's outline, so it seats one way only and lands in the same place.

  2. How we look after you

    We adjust the jig once you use it

    If a jig needs a change once it is in use, we modify it.

  3. What you get

    Measurements you can compare

    Every part sits in the same position under the probe, so readings compare across the batch.

The build

How we built it

5 steps, from the brief to the finished piece. Pick a step to jump to it.

The brief

Step 1 of 5

Parts
Two of Sanwa Intec's electronic parts, one jig for each
Use
Holding the parts for measurement on a CMM
Hold
Each part seated one way only and held down

At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we designed and 3D printed holding jigs for Sanwa Intec. They needed two of their electronic parts held firmly and identically for measurement on a coordinate measuring machine (CMM).

Design and prototyping

Step 2 of 5

We built each jig from the part's own 3D model and drawing: a pocket shaped to its outline, a clamp to hold it down, and clearances checked against the print's tolerance. Test prints refined the fit.

Production

Step 3 of 5

The trays were printed on our FDM printers in carbon-fibre PETG, a stiff, stable material that keeps the pockets true. Each pocket has an oval window through the tray and screw holes for fixing it down.

Two printed trays of four pockets.

Build and assembly

Step 4 of 5

We screwed the trays to their base, fitted a white clamp at each pocket, and seated Sanwa Intec's parts to check that every one sat flat and locked.

A white clamp holds each part down.

The final build

Step 5 of 5

Sanwa Intec now load their parts into the same pockets every time, so each measurement starts from the same position. When they asked for a change to one jig, we modified it at no charge.

Parts locked in the end pockets.

How it works

Loading a part into the jig.

Seating a part and closing the clamp.

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