The Engineering Category explores the design thinking behind precise, reliable production. Find practical guidance on fixture and tooling design, locating and clamping principles, and solving problems on the shop floor. Whether you’re refining an existing setup or building a new one, you’ll find ideas here to improve accuracy and repeatability.
The first time I watched a missed design for manufacturability check cost real money, I was two years out of…
Nathaniel Cross
Oct 6
Nathaniel Cross writes about jigs, fixtures, and workholding, with practical advice that helps manufacturers make accurate parts faster.
The first fixture I ever designed on my own was a milling plate for a small aluminum bracket. It looked…
Nathaniel Cross
Oct 6
Most of what I know about jig and fixture design started with a failure. The first fixture I ever designed…
Nathaniel Cross
Oct 6
Every few months, someone asks me a version of the same question about industrial engineering design services. Usually it comes…
Nathaniel Cross
Sep 17
