Custom Workholding Fixtures

We Engineer & Build Custom Workholding Fixtures for many of the top companies in the World

James Tool has been developing and building custom workholding fixtures for over 35+ years. Our engineers and workholding specialists research and develop the most efficient workholding solutions for our customers.

We develop all of our workholding designs using the latest version of Solidworks® Desktop 3D CAD. Once developed and models are created, we utilize MasterCam® to help streamline our manufacturing processes. Our dedicated build and test area is well equipped to build and test the most complex hydraulic fixtures.

Each year James Tool initiates and executes the research and development, design, and build of over 300 fixtures. Many of our fixtures utilize multiple pressures, sequence clamping, clamp confirmation and air part confirmation for robot loading. Our fixtures are developed and built for many industries including but not limited to: Automotive, Medical, Transportation, Aerospace, Heavy Truck, and Household Appliances. – Click for industries served

A James Tool fixture is extensively tested in one of our PLC controlled custom-built hydraulic test stands. These test stands can replicate a CNC machine’s hydraulic system. This final step in the fixture build process was developed so that the part being clamped is under the same production conditions.

Over 130 years of combined experience Developing, Engineering, and Building High Quality Hydraulic Workholding
A dedicated development team is assigned to each project
Large dedicated fixture build area staffed with highly skilled fixture technicians
Inspection approval and other documentation shipped with fixture
CNC Deep hole drilling for hydraulic manifold holes (on-site)
Webcam for live clamp test viewing
Secure file transfer capabilities
All weldments are vibratory stress relieved in order to provide structural stability
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