Locating pins

MISUMI locating pins are an economical alternative to application-specific in-house production. There are no freight costs (within Germany), no minimum quantity surcharge and there are comparatively short delivery times, which is especially useful when ordering small quantities of locating pins.

The in-house production of application-specific locating pins cannot begin until a technical drawing is created, production planning has taken place and the machinery has been prepared - this applies if you need a hundred locating pins or even just one. If, for example, you need two different types of locating pins for a certain application, it will generally take about 20 working days until they have been manufactured and can be installed. If the designer chooses MISUMI and orders via the online shop, they will save 60% of the time needed and up to 65% of the cost. Our drawings are automatically generated using specific properties and are promptly available as 3D or 2D CAD data. Ordering is completed after a few clicks and a couple of days later your customised locating pins will be delivered. Ordering small quantities is still great value since MISUMI does not have a minimum quantity surcharge but still delivers quicker than the competition. Batch orders within the discount scale feature reduced prices and short delivery times.

In assembly systems for powertrain production, locating pins are used to locate and position components. They thus have a direct influence on the necessary precision and the end result of the system. A rough division is made into two types, round and flattened locating pins. These are used, for example, in the area of positioning/clamping fixture construction and in the transport of workpieces. In addition to the products themselves, MISUMI also offers application examples for solutions for the TS1 and TS2 workpiece carrier systems.

In body manufacturing, locating pins and positioning pins are used to fix sheet metal parts during production. The pins form the connection between the car body and the conveyor system. In automated handling and welding processes, positioning pins (locating pins) ensure the exact positioning and alignment of individual body parts. The areas of application for locating pins and positioning pins in car body construction are:

In order to ensure that a workpiece is held securely and won’t shift during machining or processing, a workholding assembly needs to prevent movement in 12 different directions, or Degrees of Freedom. Learn in this video about the various uses of workholding units.