Patent ID: 8113415

Claim:
A tooling fixture comprising: a weldment having at least one tooling plate configured to support tooling that is configured to secure a workpiece to the weldment for manipulation of the workpiece by a robot; and at least one enclosure secured to the weldment adjacent to the at least one tooling plate and providing a protected cavity, the at least one enclosure including a movable panel covering the cavity, and a connection panel configured to provide a hole permitting access from an exterior of the at least one enclosure to the cavity; wherein the weldment includes spaced apart opposing lateral members, each lateral member supporting one of a pair of the tooling plates, and spaced apart side members extending transversely from and adjoining the opposing lateral members, at least one enclosure supported on each of the opposing lateral members, and multiple tooling secured to one of the pair of the tooling plates and facing the other of the pair of tooling plates; wherein at least one of the side members including an access hole from the exterior of the at least one enclosure to an inside passage of the side member, the inside passage connecting the cavities of opposing enclosures.