Experimental Investigation of Workpiece/Fixture Contact and Its Implementation in Numerical Simulation of Machining Processes

Understanding the frictional contact behavior between fixture elements and the workpiece helps improve the Fixturing layout leading to better dimensional accuracy and geometric integrity of machined parts. It also affects the machining process dynamics and stability. The tangential (friction) force on the workpiece/fixture contact surface plays an important role in fixture design as it can be utilized to reduce the number of fixture components, …