The advantages of jigs and fixtures are that they help in increasing productivity by eliminating the individual positioning, marking and frequent checking of the part during manufacturing. This reduces both operation time and increases the productivity.
They also have high interchangeability. Jigs and fixtures help to facilitate uniform quality in the manufacturing process. There is no need for selective assembly to be done. Any part of the machine can fit properly into assembly and all components are interchangeable. Additionally, they help with skill reduction.
They simply locating and clamping of the work pieces. Tool guiding elements help to ensure the correct positioning of the tools with respect to the work pieces. Skillful setting of the work piece tool is not required. Last but not least, it allows cost reduction. Due to the increased productivity, easy assembly, reduction in waste and savings in labour cost results in substantial reduction in the cost of product produced with jigs and fixtures.