1. Production Planning – Designing Tooling
How can tooling effect the production process?

2. Production Planning - Tooling
There are 2 parts to production planning:
Facility design or planning
Tooling design
In this unit we will be focusing on tooling design.
How can tooling design affect the production of a product?

3. Before we begin… Review your class project from the design unit.
Create the following chart in your design notebook:
Part of Product– list each part of your game
Material – what materials is each part made from
Tool Needed – what tool will you use to create that part
Tooling Needed – we will be learning about this
You can have students complete this task individually, in small groups, or as a class. Discuss the results to make sure everyone is on the same page.
Part of Game
Material
Tool Needed
Tooling Needed

4. Definition of Tooling
Machine operators are able to make parts better and faster with less tooling changes if tooling is designed correctly.
Tooling increases:
Accuracy
Speed
Safety

5. Jigs – attach to the part being processed and guide the part
Example – a box a product goes into to help hold it together for nailing
Fixtures – attach to a machine to help position the part being processed.
Example – a stop block on a saw to help determine the length the wood needs to be cut

6. Brainstorm with a Partner
Write down 2 ways jigs and fixtures can help with each of the following:
Speed
Accuracy
Safety
You can have students complete this task individually, in small groups, or as a class. Discuss the results to make sure everyone is on the same page.

7. Speed of Manufacturing
Increases when operations run smoothly
Tooling increases speed of operation because operators do not have to position materials

8. Accuracy of Manufacturing
Tooling increases accuracy
Time is not wasted having to position materials
Examples –
A stop block on a saw to measure the length material is to be cut
A fixture to determine where a hole should be drilled

9. Safety in Manufacturing
Tooling holds the part allowing the operator’s hands to be out of the way
Example – A part can be placed in a fixture that is clamped to the drill press. It can help hold it down while the part is being drilled, reducing the chance of the part spinning or hands being to close to the drill bit.

10. Class Activity
With a partner, go back to the chart you created at the beginning of this unit. Think through each part and determine if there is a jig or fixture that could be built to help with the production process. Think about how you will complete the assembly.
Complete sketches and any jigs or fixtures that need to be built with measurements. You need a multi-view drawing and an isometric drawing.
Prepare a brief presentation you can give to the class on your ideas.
Sketches – depending on ability level, you can have students complete the sketches by hand or using a drafting software.

11. Presentation
Create the following chart to write notes in about each of the groups presentations:
Group
Description of Tooling
Pros/Cons of Tooling
Have each students create the chart in their design notebooks. They should complete the chart as each group presents their ideas. Once all the presentations are complete, discuss the pros and cons of the tooling each group created. Students can then use CAD software to draw the parts that need to be built.

12. Production Planning - Tooling
Now that you have learned about tooling - write a brief answer to the following question in your notebook:
How can tooling design affect the production of a product?