Fixture Technologies

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Bend Check Fixtures

CAD/CAM Designed Available in L or full-contour style Fixtures available in full or zero tolerance One piece construction assures accuracy and durability Quickest turnaround and lowest price We accept 3-D CAD data Ideal for quick kick-off of dedicated bender builds

L style at zero tolerance

Full contour style with tolerance

Production Fixtures

Pin Style with bushings for zero tolerance or full tolerance

Full-contour style with hardened steel inserts

Bundle Assembly Fixture

Tube/Hose Assemblies slide accommodates varying tolerances between the tube and the hose

Sectional Fixture available for single tube and bundle assemblies - One base covers numerous part numbers -

Benefits of the Production Fixtures: Poke Yoke approach assures 100% quality on the production floor Large assortment of end-features for verifying almost any end-detail Wide variety of fixtures for various applications CAD/CAM design CMM Certification Can be constructed in various materials We accept 3-D CAD data

Steel Stanchion Fixtures

Available: Final Audit Fixtures Weld Fixtures Braze Fixtures Re-strike Fixtures

Benefits: Competively priced Fast turn-around Can be built in steel or aluminum CMM certification
Open format with various enddetails and clamping devices

Stamping Fixtures
Can be made in various materials Ideal for verifying profiles and hole patterns Composite material can, in many cases, eliminate expensive steel fixtures and weight issues Built with CNC accuracy, with CMM certification available
We accept 3-D CAD data

CMM Services
2D and 3D Inspection Set-up Verification CPK Studies First Article and PPAP Inspection Reverse Engineering with documentation

Utilizing two Brown & Sharpe DCC CMMs and PC-DMIS Software

Clark fixture teChnologies

T.R. Clark Manufacturing, Inc. was established in 1978. By utilizing an envelope tolerance concept we developed a full-contour, hard fixturing approach to solve the difficult problem of how to quickly, easily, and confidently ensure the accuracy of a bent tube, wire or formed hose. This concept ensured that no part of the product was outside its allowable positional tolerance. Basically, it provided for a Poke Yoke method to verification. In 1986, with the help of Bowling Green State University personnel, we developed a CAD/CAM system to produce check fixtures in a more precise and effective manner. In 1997, in keeping with our vision for continuous improvement, T.R. Clark Manufacturing pursued and received ISO9002 registration. In 1999 we received ISO9001 registration along with AS9000 compliance. In 1998, after twenty years of refining our processes, the companys name changed to Clark Fixture Technologies. The name change helped demonstrate our commitment to the technologies involved in building accurate and functional fixtures that enable our customers to manufacture quality parts. Today we service accounts in over ten countries and have our website and literature available in English and Spanish. We also participate in Trade Shows, speak at various seminars, and publish articles on pertinent issues in industry trade publications. At Clark Fixture Technologies, we are excited to be in business at this time in history. We believe that we have much to contribute not only to our customers but also to the tube, wire, and hose industries.

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With over twenty three years of experience in working within various industries and countries, we have found that, even with the advent of tube readers and similar devices, it is imperative to have Poke Yoke fixturing on the shop floor. This provides the operator with an easy to use and accurate method to determine, at each stage, whether the product being made falls within their customers print specifications. The envelope tolerance concept, whether in a fullcontour or more open pin style, is the best means to verify quality. It allows virtually any person with a minimum amount of training to know whether their work is acceptable. When applied at each stage of production it also assures the early elimination of defective parts, which eliminates value adding to scrap. Our fixtures are, in departure of the old method, made in what might be termed as unibody construction, which provides two benefits: First of all the machining tolerance is distributed over the entire fixture, rather then stacking up the cumulative tolerances of many individual blocks. Secondly, it provides for a robustly constructed fixture. The result is a more accurate fixture that can be delivered quickly and last the entire life of the program. With numerous quality verifications built into our ISO 9001 certified procedure we believe we can provide you with the best in process or final audit check fixture available.