DESIGN OF ADJUSTABLE MULTI-SPINDLE ATTACHMENT

Manufacturing plays vital role in any industry for producing the product. With stiff competition and challenges in the present-day market, manufacturers are compelled to be more responsive to the customer’s demands regarding not only quality, but scheduled delivery. Enhancing productivity is a key concern for almost all the mass manufacturing industries. This work focuses upon the design of an adjustable multi-spindle attachment for machining three T-slots together in a single pass thus augmenting the productivity thrice. The components were designed and the three-dimensional CAD model of the adjustable multispindle attachment was generated. The design includes provision for changing the spacing between the T-slots in the range of 40 mm to 320 mm. The various steps involved in the design process are detailed in the work.