Chapter 9 from the Welding Handbook, Ninth Edition, Volume 1, “Welding Science and Technology,” has been selected by the AWS Product Development Committee as a service to industry professionals. This chapter is intended to serve as a guide with respect to the selection of appropriate tooling and positioning devices, providing suggestions to facilitate improved fixturing applications. The challenge involves the selection of the method of fixturing best suited for the application in terms of cost and fitness for purpose. These criteria vary widely from application to application as they relate to the various fixturing and positioning selections.
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