Tooling that holds tolerances — production that holds quality.
Poor tooling causes poor parts. We design precision jigs, fixtures, and production tooling that hold tolerances, reduce scrap, and give your manufacturing team confidence from the first cycle.
Automotive
Aerospace
Industrial
GD&T per ASME Y14.5
Production-ready drawings
Globally delivered
WHAT WE DO
Precision Tool And Fixture Design For Global Manufacturers.
Tooling and fixture design is where production quality is decided. The right fixture keeps a part in position, ensures repeatable clamping, and makes every machined or assembled component come out within tolerance.A poorly designed one creates defects at volume, drives up scrap costs, and slows your line.
At Monarch Innovation, we provide end-to-end tooling, fixture design, and engineering services to manufacturers, OEMs, and contract manufacturers worldwide. Our engineers bring deep knowledge of machining, welding, assembly, and inspection processes, so every fixture we design is built to perform in your actual production environment.
We deliver CAD-based fixture designs, GD&T-annotated production drawings, and full tooling documentation packages that go directly to your fabrication team or supplier.
Machining, assembly, welding and inspection fixtures
Jigs, gauges, checking fixtures and modular tooling
DFM-reviewed designs for CNC, VMC and manual operations
Tolerance analysis and stack-up verification
SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo and NX delivery
Tooling design isn't decoration. It's the difference between scrapping 5% of your parts and shipping 100% of them within spec.
Senior Tooling Engineer, Monarch
Ready to improve production accuracy? Engineering support for machining fixtures, welding jigs, and inspection tooling.
Work with Tooling Design Experts→By The Numbers
Outcomes our tooling and fixture engineering delivers across thousands of production builds.
40%
Lower scrap rate
Precision-engineered fixtures minimise part variation and reduce manufacturing defects across high-volume production cycles.
PRECISION ECOSYSTEM
6 manufacturing disciplines, one fixture system
Try FAI pass rate
Our simulation-validated designs routinely pass First Article Inspection without revision — saving days of tool trial.
Initial concept
Senior tooling engineers deliver concept designs within two business days of brief.
100%
IP assigned to you
All tooling designs, drawings, and engineering data generated are fully yours on project completion.
FIXTURE INTELLIGENCE
Designed in CAD, proven in simulation, shipped to your supplier.
OUR SERVICES
Our Tools And Fixtures Design Services.
End-to-end mechanical fixture, tooling, and mechanical design services for scalable manufacturing.
SERVICE 01
Machining Fixture Design
Machining fixtures hold a workpiece rigidly in the correct position and orientation for each cutting operation. We design 3-2-1 locating fixtures, vise jaws, tombstone fixturing, and multi-part pallets for CNC milling, turning, and drilling operations. Every fixture is modelled in 3D, tolerance-analysed, and documented with full GD&T annotations.
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CNC milling and turning fixtures
Multi-part pallet and tombstone design
Drill jigs with bushings
4th and 5th axis fixturing
Modular fixture system design
SERVICE 02
Welding Jig and Fixture Design
Welding distortion and positional error are among the most common causes of quality failures in fabricated assemblies. We design welding jigs and fixtures that hold components in the correct position throughout the welding cycle, controlling distortion and ensuring weld access. Our welding fixture designs are widely used in automotive body assemblies, structural fabrication, and tubular frame manufacturing.
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MIG, TIG, spot and robotic weld fixtures
BIW sub-assembly fixtures
Tubular frame and structural jigs
Clamping sequence and access analysis
Locating pin and rest pad design
SERVICE 03
Assembly Fixture and Jig Design
Assembly fixtures ensure that components come together in the right relationship at every station on the line. From PCB assembly nests to complex multi-component mechanical sub-assemblies, we design fixtures that control position, reduce force errors during assembly, and speed up the cycle time for operators. Modular and adjustable designs are available where product variants require flexibility.
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Component assembly nests and trays
Press-fit and snap-fit assembly jigs
Multi-variant adjustable fixtures
Ergonomic workstation fixture design
PCB and electronics assembly fixtures
SERVICE 04
Checking Fixture and Gauge Design
Inspection fixtures and gauges are critical to fast, repeatable quality control. We design CMM fixtures, attribute gauges, functional gauges, and go/no-go tools that allow your quality team to verify parts quickly and consistently at the line or in the inspection room. Fixture designs are validated against GD&T callouts to ensure measurements are accurate and repeatable.
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CMM holding and inspection fixtures
Go/no-go gauge design
Functional and attribute gauging
Surface plate and height gauge fixtures
Optical and vision inspection nests
SERVICE 05
Injection Mould and Die Tooling Design
Tooling design for injection moulding, die casting, and metal stamping requires careful attention to part geometry, gate location, draft angles, parting lines, and ejection strategy. Our tooling engineers design mould tooling, die sets, and progressive stamp tools that are production-proven and DFM-optimised from the start, reducing the cost and time of tool trials.
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Injection mould tool design (single, family, hot runner)
Die casting die design
Progressive and transfer die design
Insert and overmould tool design
Tool trial support and ECO management
SERVICE 06
Modular and Reconfigurable Tooling Design
Fixed tooling is expensive to modify when a product changes. Modular and reconfigurable fixture systems give manufacturing teams the flexibility to adapt tooling across product variants, model years, or production volume changes without building from scratch. We design modular fixture platforms using standardised base plates, risers, clamps, and locating elements that can be reconfigured in minutes.
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Modular base plate and riser systems
Quick-change clamping system design
Multi-variant configurable fixtures
Palletised fixture systems
Fixture standardisation programmes
Looking for reliable fixture design support? Production-ready tooling solutions for CNC, welding, assembly, and inspection.
Connect with Our Engineering Team→WHY MONARCH
Why Businesses Choose Our Tooling & Fixture Design Services.
We are a structured engineering delivery partner — not a freelance CAD service. Every project has senior oversight, defined milestones, production-ready output.
Manufacturing Process Knowledge
Our engineers have worked inside manufacturing environments. We understand how fixtures are used on a CNC machine or welding cell — not just how they look in CAD.
Tolerance-First Design Approach
Every fixture design starts with a tolerance analysis. We work back from the part's GD&T callouts to determine the locating and clamping strategy — not the other way around.
Production-Ready Documentation
We deliver complete tooling packages — 3D models, 2D drawings with GD&T, assembly instructions, BOM, and material specs ready for your fabrication supplier.
Fast Turnaround, Structured Delivery
Initial concept designs within 48 hours. Full detailed design packages with clear weekly milestones. No ambiguity on scope or delivery dates.
Global Engineering Support
We support manufacturers across the USA, Germany, UK, Canada, Australia, Middle East, and Asia with structured engineering delivery and offshore cost advantages.
Multi-Platform CAD Capability
SolidWorks, CATIA, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, and Autodesk Inventor. We work in your existing platform — no translation errors, no data loss between systems.
HOW WE WORK
From Brief To Production-ready Documentation — A Structured Process With Clear Output.
Five phases. Each one delivers a tangible engineering output you can act on — no abstract milestones, no surprises.
5 phases
Brief to production
5 phases
Brief to production
Click a phase to explore the process
Design Brief
Capture part drawings, tolerance requirements, process type, machine interface, and production volumes.
Tolerance Analysis
GD&T review and tolerance stack-up to establish locating datum strategy and clamping requirements.
Concept Design
2–3 concept options with design rationale. Client review and selected direction freeze.
Detailed Design
Full 3D CAD model, DFM review, material selection, and simulation-validated design freeze.
Documentation
Final deliverables — production drawings, BOMs, assembly docs, material specs, manufacturing-ready CAD data.
Improve manufacturing accuracy, repeatability, and production efficiency with expert tooling and fixture engineering.
Start Your Manufacturing Project→TOOLS & SOFTWARE
CAD And Engineering Tools We Use.
We work in your existing platform to avoid translation errors and data loss. Cross-trained engineers across leading CAD, simulation, PLM, and quality stacks.
Fixture CAD Design
SolidWorks
CATIA V5/V6
Siemens NX
PTC Creo
Autodesk Inventor
Fusion 360
Tolerance & GD&T Analysis
3DCS
VisVSA
ASME Y14.5
ISO 1101
Stack-up tools
Mould & Forming Simulation
Autodesk Moldflow
Moldex3D
ANSYS Mechanical
SolidWorks Simulation
Draft analysis
2D Drawing & Documentation
AutoCAD
SolidWorks Drawings
CATIA Drafting
DraftSight
PDF & DXF output
PDM & PLM
SolidWorks PDM
PTC Windchill
Siemens Teamcenter
ENOVIA
Autodesk Vault
Quality Standards
IATF 16949
ISO 9001
AS9100
ISO 13485
APQP / PPAP
PFMEA
FREQUENTLY ASKED
FAQs
Common questions about how we engage, deliver, and protect your engineering investment.