Jigs and fixtures — Railways
Printed assembly jigs, gauges and fixtures delivered in days. Delivered for a railways client in Kolkata.
- Location
- Kolkata
- Year
- 2024
- Duration
- 29 weeks
- Team
- 6 engineers
- −64%
- tooling cost
- 3 days
- lead time
- 774
- fixtures
The challenge
The railways team was relying on manual effort that could not keep up with volume, and every miss had a direct cost.
What we built
Built in our Motera lab, validated on a replica rig, then commissioned on site in days using FDM and Fusion 360.
Delivery timeline
Phase 1
Discovery sprint and site survey
Phase 2
Prototype built and tested in the Motera lab
Phase 3
Pilot on site with before/after measurement
Phase 4
Scale-out, training and handover
Highlights
- Designed, built and supported from Motera, Ahmedabad
- Operator training delivered in Gujarati, Hindi and English
- Safety case reviewed with the client's EHS team
- Before-and-after measurements agreed with the client up front
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