The right aids for every repetitive task.
FORMACT manufactures assembly holders, loading aids and workpiece carriers to suit your products and workstations. Simple assembled fixtures combine custom plastic geometries with the required fastening and locating elements.
Made to suit your task. With CAD data or a description of your requirements.
The workstation process is the starting point.
A part needs to be loaded unambiguously, an assembly needs accessible fastening points or a product needs transferring to the next station. A suitable fixture considers more than the contour: hands, tools, removal and variant changes all need space. We translate these requirements into individual aids or simple assemblies for the described process step.
Assembly and loading aids
Contoured holders position components for joining, fitting or fastening. Stops and mistake-proofing geometries support the intended installation direction and keep the required tool paths clear.
Production aids & fixturesGauges for in-process checks
Geometric inspection gauges and test holders complement the workflow at defined points. Contact surfaces and clear markings help with loading and identification.
Gauges & inspection toolsFormat changes at existing stations
Interchangeable inserts and product-specific guides adapt a base holder to further variants. Mounting and removal are designed to suit the intended changeover process.
Format & changeover partsProtective pads and buffers
Flexible contact pieces complement rigid carriers at selected points. Contour, mounting and desired deformation follow the product surface and handling requirements.
Flexible functional partsCustom brackets and replacement components
A missing bracket, adapted cover or custom storage part can complement an existing workstation. Function and installation dimensions form the basis for manufacture.
Replacement & custom partsFrom a task description to an assembled fixture.
A workstation sketch and a description of the task are enough for an initial discussion. We prepare CAD data and design simple holders to clear specifications. Plastic bodies, pins, bushes and threaded inserts can be supplied as a coordinated simple unit.
- Workpiece, loading position and intended task
- Mounting on a table, profile or existing carrier
- Interchangeable contacts and clearly identified variants
Helping your processes work together.
Support processes clearly
Defined loading positions and accessible stops help carry out the intended task. The geometry makes the process step clear.
Connect workstation and product
Mounting, reach and tool access are considered together. The aid takes the shape that suits the existing workstation.
Handle variants in an organised way
Clear markings and interchangeable inserts support correct identification. Further product contours can build on the same basic concept.
Materials for assembly stations and workpiece contact.
Material selection follows the aid's everyday task. The base body, guide and protective pad may each use a different material.
FDMPETG
Loading aids and workpiece carriers
- Heat deflection temperature (HDT)
- up to 70 °C
- Tensile strength
- up to 50 MPa
FDMPA-CF (carbon-fibre-reinforced polyamide)
Rigid assembly holders and carriers
- Heat deflection temperature (HDT)
- up to 147 °C
- Tensile strength
- up to 63 MPa
FDMPolyamide / PA / Nylon
Functional guides and inserts
- Heat deflection temperature (HDT)
- up to 110 °C
- Tensile strength
- up to 36.4 MPa
FDMTPU
Protective pads and buffers
- Hardness
- 88 Shore A
- Tensile modulus
- up to 42 MPa
ResinTough Resin
Small detailed assembly inserts
- Heat deflection temperature (HDT)
- up to 41 °C
- Hardness
- 60 Shore D
FDM and resin to suit the aid.
FDM suits many workplace aids, holders and flexible contact pieces. Resin is an option for small, detailed inserts. We tailor geometry, part orientation and assembly scope to your workflow.
Which task needs clearer guidance?
Describe the process step and show us the workpiece or workstation. With or without a CAD file, we will agree on the holder, contact surfaces and supply scope that suit it.
Enquire about your custom partGeometry, function and specification follow your task. A description is enough for an initial enquiry; you can add any existing files.