The tolerance to be applied to bonded parts will be dependant upon a combination of the following factors(in no particular order):
1.Materials to be bonded
2.Size of items to be bonded
3.Bonding material
4.Alignment method
5.Bond thickness
6.Physical requirements of bond
7.The final application...
I don't know if it's any use to you, but a company who i have tended to use fro a variety of special purpose jigs, fixtures and machines is Cobra Precision, 19 PEC Quartremaine Rd, Portsmouth, the guy you need to speak to is Mark Brundrit, they are able to offer a full design and build or build...
Without more information on the application (size, existing tooling volume etc) it would be hard to say, however a company I have worked with in the past may well be able to help you as they tend to specialise in the design and manufacture of custom tooling and handling/inspection fixtures, for...
A handy reference that I have found invaluable because it also contains details on the minimum bend radius for common gauges of sheet material is the "ZEUS" precision data charts and reference tables for drawing office, toolroom and workshop, available as far as I am aware from most...
I currently have a situation where a design engineer has specified a seriers of MJ threaded holes MJ2; MJ3 and MJ4 in an aluminium chassis and has specified M2; M3 and M4 screws as the mating fastener. My understanding of the MJ thread profile is that the root radius is increased (relative to...
