From the course: In the Shop: Manufacturing
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Fixture design: From design in SOLIDWORKS to fabrication
From the course: In the Shop: Manufacturing
Fixture design: From design in SOLIDWORKS to fabrication
- (upbeat music) - Hey Brandon. - Hey. - It's good to see ya. - Good. How's it going? - I'm here with Brandon from Carli Suspension and their manufacturers are some of the best off-road suspension for trucks, like Ford, Dodge, and Jeep. Brandon, tell us a little bit about what's going on here and what you're working on. - Well, what we're working on here is a Jeep control arm for the front upper and- - And you're, this is, you're working in SolidWorks? - I'm working in SolidWorks 2019. - Okay awesome. - So these are all the different parts that you're going to be- a lot of the stuff is bent-tube, you got some laser cut parts, it looks like a little turn part you have here. You guys machine that in your own shop here? - We do. - Okay, awesome. Great. And that all kind of comes back together? All right, great. We'll take a look at it and go down to the shop. Thanks for having me. - Good to see you. (air wrench whirls) - Now we're here with Mike, who's the lead welder for Carli…
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Going off-road to test suspension parts1m 51s
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Terminology used in machine shops3m 4s
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Fixture design: From design in SOLIDWORKS to fabrication3m 37s
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Reverse engineering suspension components3m 15s
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Welding and fabrication for production2m 33s
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Mig welding explained1m 38s
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Assembly of suspension components5m 28s
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Manufacturing flashlights at Surefire3m 11s
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Exploring CNC milling and turning2m 13s
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A look at multiaxis CNC milling machines2m 43s
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What is tumbling and how does it work?2m 34s
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Tool crib management for manufacturing shops4m 55s
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CNC plasma cutting3m 30s
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Sheet laser cutting5m 41s
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Rotational tube laser cutting6m 32s
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Cutting metal to size using band saws, shears, and plate saws6m 24s
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