Clark Fixture Technologies
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Company Profile and History
Clark Fixture Technologies, originally T.R. Clark Manufacturing Inc., was established in 1978. With over 40 years of experience, the company has evolved into a global leader in quality verification tooling. Initially rooted in the automotive industry, it expanded its expertise to aerospace, space, medical, recreational vehicles, and agriculture. The company changed its name in 1998 to reflect its commitment to technological advancements in fixture design. Clark Fixtures operates facilities in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA, Saltillo, Mexico, and a CAD design facility in Mysore, India, serving customers in eleven countries.
Products and Services
Clark Fixture Technologies provides a 'one-stop' solution for tooling requirements, encompassing engineering, design, and manufacturing of innovative quality verification tooling. Their core offering includes various check fixtures designed to ensure parts are made to specification, enhancing customer processes by verifying critical areas. Key fixture types include full-contour, pin/bushing style, open 'L' style for bend verification, large diameter composite fixtures, and specialized metal stanchion fixtures. They also offer check fixtures for thermal/acoustical products and automotive spoiler assemblies, often utilizing durable composite materials for weight and cost reduction, alongside hardened steel inserts. The company employs an 'envelope tolerance concept' and 'poka yoke' methodology, ensuring ease of use and early defect elimination.
Technical Capabilities and Quality Assurance
The company leverages advanced CAD/CAM systems for precise design and CNC machining, producing fixtures as single pieces to enhance accuracy and longevity. Clark Fixtures holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, and its CMM lab is ISO-IEC 17025:2017 accredited, ensuring rigorous inspection. Their CMM capabilities include Brown & Sharpe Global Performance (1200mm X 3000mm X 1000mm envelope) and Brown & Sharpe Stiefelmayer Horizontal Arm (4000mm X 1200mm X 2000mm envelope), calibrated by Hexagon Metrology technicians and NIST traceable. Reverse engineering with documentation is also offered.
Industry Focus and Innovation
Clark Fixtures serves diverse sectors including automotive (fuel/brake lines, exhaust tubing), aerospace (jet engine components), space (NASA Orion, rockets, engines), medical (formed tubing, equipment), recreational vehicles (frames, handlebars), and agriculture (tubing, pneumatic fixtures). They are actively involved in developing solutions for automated robotic cells, incorporating sensored check fixtures for automated loading, bending, and quality verification, demonstrating their commitment to advancing manufacturing processes and empowering operators with confidence.
