Close-up of a precision-machined custom fixture with steel locating pins and alignment components.
PRECISION WORKHOLDING & PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS

Fixture Design

XL Pattern Shop designs and builds custom fixtures for machining, assembly, inspection, and demanding production applications. From aerospace CNC target fixtures to complex check and assembly fixtures, our team engineers solutions around your part, process, and production requirements.

ENGINEERED AROUND YOUR PROCESS

HOLD IT. POSITION IT. REPEAT IT.

The right fixture makes complex manufacturing more accurate, repeatable, and efficient. XL Pattern Shop combines in-house engineering, precision machining, and hands-on manufacturing experience to design and build fixtures around the specific requirements of your part and process.

From CNC machining and aerospace target fixtures to core assembly, casting inspection, and specialized saw fixtures, we build solutions designed to improve positioning, consistency, accessibility, and production efficiency.

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Custom precision fixture assembly with machined aluminum components and red clamping handles isolated on a white background.

NEED A CUSTOM FIXTURE?

LET’S BUILD IT AROUND YOUR PROCESS.

Send us your part, CAD data, drawings, or production requirements and our team can help determine the right fixture design for your application.

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Request A Fixture Quote  
Custom purpose-built fixture holding a precision component with multiple adjustable clamps and locating points.

Purpose-Built Fixtures

Custom machining, assembly, glue, check, and saw fixtures designed around your part and production requirements.

CAD display showing a custom fixture design with precision locating and clamping components.

ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Experienced engineers develop fixture solutions for complex components, critical geometry, and demanding applications.

CNC machining a custom fixture in-house for precision manufacturing and production applications.

BUILT IN-HOUSE

From fixture design and machining through final assembly, XL Pattern Shop creates it all under one roof.

FIXTURE DESIGN & BUILD CAPABILITIES

BUILT AROUND YOUR PART & PROCESS.

XL Pattern Shop designs and builds custom fixtures for machining, assembly, inspection, and foundry applications. From complex aerospace components to production castings, each fixture is engineered around the part, process, and accuracy requirements of the job.

Custom machining fixture with adjustable clamps and precision-machined components mounted on a steel base plate.

CNC MACHINING & TARGET FIXTURES

Precision fixtures engineered to securely locate and hold complex components for accurate, repeatable machining, including demanding aerospace applications.

ASSEMBLY & GLUE FIXTURES

Custom fixtures designed to position, support, and hold components throughout assembly, bonding, and complex core package processes.

Check and inspection fixture with adjustable clamps and precision-machined components mounted on a steel base plate.

CHECK & INSPECTION FIXTURES

Purpose-built assembly and casting check fixtures for verifying part geometry, alignment, fit, and critical features throughout production.

3D-printed process fixture positioned over a fabricated metal component and engineering drawing.

SAW & PROCESS FIXTURES

Custom fixtures engineered to improve handling and make operations such as cutting gates from castings faster, safer, and more repeatable.

Designed For Your Process

FROM REQUIREMENT TO FINISHED FIXTURE.

Whether you have a part, CAD data, or simply a manufacturing challenge, our team can design and build the fixture around your process.

Purpose-Built Tooling

BUILT AROUND YOUR PROCESS

Every fixture starts with the part and the process it needs to support. XL Pattern Shop combines in-house engineering, machining, and manufacturing experience to develop fixtures around your specific application.

From machining and inspection to assembly, checking, and other production processes, we design each fixture for accurate positioning, repeatability, accessibility, and efficient use on the shop floor.

Close-up of a formed metal part with mounting holes positioned over an engineering drawing for fixture design.

DEFINE THE APPLICATION

Start with the part, CAD data, drawings, or process requirements and identify how the component needs to be located, held, checked, or processed.

CAD-based fixture design showing a precision fixture transitioning from a digital wireframe model to the finished assembly.

DESIGN THE FIXTURE

Engineer a purpose-built fixture around the part geometry, manufacturing process, operator access, and required accuracy.

Finished custom fixture assembly built in-house and ready for use in a manufacturing application.

BUILD & PUT IT TO WORK

Machine, assemble, and finish the fixture in-house for a complete solution ready for use in your manufacturing process.