Job Shop Workflow – Machining Award Medals!

Job shop production process for awards medals!

How can we batch run 18 of these 1/2″ thick aluminum awards for The Zanesville Survivor Challenge? By using the Component Pattern Design feature in Fusion 360 we can model several of these quickly and easily. We’ll use a hybrid superglue + fixturing technique and SPOILER ALERT–it’s not enough to hold it. We’ll talk about why it failed, how it could have worked, and which workholding solution helped us complete the job.

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