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    How To Perform Assembly Tolerance Stack Up Analysis by Worst Case Method

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    This document describes how to perform assembly tolerance stack up analysis using the worst case method in 3 steps: 1) Calculate the lower and upper specification limits for each component by adding or subtracting the tolerance values. 2) Sum the lower and upper specification limits of all components to get the overall tolerance range of the assembly. 3) The tolerance of the assembly is half the difference between the overall upper and lower specification limits, and the nominal value is the sum of all component nominal dimensions.

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    This document describes how to perform assembly tolerance stack up analysis using the worst case method in 3 steps: 1) Calculate the lower and upper specification limits for each component by adding or subtracting the tolerance values. 2) Sum the lower and upper specification limits of all components to get the overall tolerance range of the assembly. 3) The tolerance of the assembly is half the difference between the overall upper and lower specification limits, and the nominal value is the sum of all component nominal dimensions.

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    This document describes how to perform assembly tolerance stack up analysis using the worst case method in 3 steps: 1) Calculate the lower and upper specification limits for each component by adding or subtracting the tolerance values. 2) Sum the lower and upper specification limits of all components to get the overall tolerance range of the assembly. 3) The tolerance of the assembly is half the difference between the overall upper and lower specification limits, and the nominal value is the sum of all component nominal dimensions.

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    Assembly tolerance stack up analysis is used to calculate the tolerance of an overall assembly from the tolerances of individual components. Worst case method is the simplest approach discussed.

    It calculates the tolerance value of the whole assembly or a specific gap when the tolerance values of all its components are known.

    It involves calculating the lower and upper specification limits of each component and summing them to find the overall tolerance.

    How to Perform Assembly Tolerance Stack

    Up Analysis by Worst Case Method

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    ) on Aug 24, 2010


    This GD&T tutorial will talk about assembly tolerance chain stack up analysis and will describe
    the procedure of calculating the tolerance chain stack up analysis in a practical manner.
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    All the machining process produces the components within certain amount of tolerance to its
    desired dimensions. As the precision of the machining process increases, the tolerance gets
    reduced, but no practical machine can produce components with zero tolerance. Due to this
    tolerance only, the concept of MMS, LMS and bonus tolerance is developed.
    The situation become even more complicated when multiple components with different
    tolerances form an assembly. For such an assembly, what will be the tolerance? How to calculate
    the whole assembly tolerance? Assembly tolerance chain analysis or tolerance stack up analysis
    is the answer.

    What is Assembly Tolerance Stack up Analysis?


    In short, assembly tolerance stack up analysis will tell you the tolerance value of the whole
    assembly or a specific gap of the assembly when you know the tolerance values of all its
    components.
    Assembly tolerance chain stack up analysis can be performed in many ways. The simplest
    method is the worst case method, which we are going to discuss here.
    Worst Case Method of Assembly Tolerance Stack Up
    Say, we have an assembly of four thick plates like below:
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    The thickness and tolerance of the four plates are shown in the above figure. We have to find out
    the dimension “X” and its tolerance value. Proceed as below:
    Calculate the lower specification limit (LSL)size for each of the plates like below:
    For PLATE-1:
    LSL= 27-0.4 = 26.6
    For PLATE-2:
    LSL= 15-0.3 = 14.7
    For PLATE-3:
    LSL= 15-0.3 = 14.7
    For PLATE-4:
    LSL= 15-0.5 = 14.5
    Sum up the LSL thickness values of all the plates, and you will get the LSL thickness of the
    whole assembly as below:
    TL = 26.6 +14.7 + 14.7 + 14.5 = 70.5
    Calculate the upper specification limit (USL)size for each of the plates like below:
    For PLATE-1:
    USL= 27+0.4 = 27.4
    For PLATE-2:
    USL= 15+0.3 = 15.3
    For PLATE-3:
    USL= 15+0.3 = 15.3
    For PLATE-4:
    USL= 15+0.5 = 15.5
    Sum up the USL thickness values of all the plates, you will get the USL of the whole
    assembly as below:
    TU = 27.4 + 15.3 + 15.3 + 15.5 = 73.5
    Tolerance of the whole assembly can obtained as:
    ± (TU – TL) / 2 = ± (73.5-70.5)/2 = ± 1.5
    Sum up the nominal thickness dimensions of all the plates to get the nominal thickness value
    of the whole assembly, like below:
    TN = 27 + 15 + 15 + 15 = 72
    So, by the worst case method we got the overall dimension (X) of the assembly as:
    X = 72 ± 1.5

    Conclusion
    Assembly tolerance chain stack up analysis is used for calculating the tolerance value of the
    overall assembly (or a gap in the assembly) from the tolerance values of the individual
    components. The worst case method of the stack up analysis is the simplest among all the
    methods used in industry.

    Related Readings
    GD&T Tutorial on Projected Tolerance:This geometric dimensioning and tolerancing or
    GD&T tutorial will discuss projected tolerance and its application and benefits for preparing
    engineering drawings.
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