Product Development in Off-Site Construction
Design For Manufacturing
By Dr Mohammed Arif– licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution – Non-Commercial – Share Alike License
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The Design for Manufacture (DFM) Process: The DFM Objectives DFM Methodology Product design principles for efficient manufacture Design for Assembly (DFA): Process & Methodology Design considerations Design for Manufacture / Assembly Systems (DFM/A) Case studies Other considerations in DFM/A
The Design for Manufacture (DFM) Process
Product
ConceptProcess Concept
Design Goals
The DFM Objectives
Product Concept
Component Design
Manufacture Process Design
DFM Methodology
(Boothroyd, et.al. 2002);
Organisational Issues
DFM Approach
Product Design
Product design principles for efficient manufacture
Number of parts
Multi-use Ease of fabrication
Modular design
Standard components
Multi-functional
handling
Design for Assembly (DFA): Process & Methodology
(Boothroyd, 2005);
Complete Systematic Measurable
User friendly
Properties that are of interest to designers
Design considerations
number of parts Fastening Cost of
parts
Assembly Labour Finishing Product
Warranty
Design for Manufacture /Assembly Systems
(DFM/A)
Case studies
Ford Motors
Braun &
Sharp
NCR Group
Other considerations in DFM/A:
Commercial Strategies
Differentiation
Check lists
Test Questions: answer True or False
• In the DFM process, design goals would include both manufacturing and product goals. (T/F) Ans. T
• up to 60% or more of production decisions are directly determined by the product design. (T/F) Ans. F
• Design for assembly as a central element of the design for manufacture, has three important characteristic.
(T/F) Ans. F• The DFM process begins with a proposed product
concept, a proposed process concept, and a set of design goals. (T/F) Ans. T
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