Course Description

This two-day workshop will help participants acquire knowledge and skills to simplify the design of assemblies by reducing part count and minimizing the time required for assembly. Strategies and guidelines will be explored to help reduce the cost of the remaining parts. Participants will learn to use DFM (Design for Manufacturing) to lower the cost of manufacturing and DFA (Design for Assembly) to help to minimize the cost of assembly.

Course Outcomes/Objectives

Improve technical capabilities of your product designer and your industrial engineer in designing products that are easy to assemble and cheaper to produce.

Course Outlines/Contents

Design for Manufacturing / Assembly(DFM/A)

• DFM/A Introduction
• Design Impact on Cost
• DFM/A Fallacies vs. Reality

Design for Assembly

• Principles of Design for Assembly
• Simplify Product Architecture
• Modularity and Structure with Architecture
• Partitioning, Collocation, and Orientation Effect on Interconnections
• Modular Design vs. Integral Design
• Simplicity - Minimize Part Count
• Standardization Approach and Method
• Mistake-Proof Assembly
• Mistake-Proofing Approach and Methodology
• Mistake-Proofing Exercise - Identify Mistake-Proofing Opportunities
• Assembly Process Framework
• Design for Parts Feeding & Handling
• Design for Part Orientation
• Considering and Applying Symmetry vs. Asymmetry
• Measuring Symmetry - Alpha, Beta and Combined Symmetry
• Design for Location and Insertion
• Minimize Flexible Parts
• DFA Considerations
• Self-Fixturing vs. Production Fixtures
• Joining & Fastening Guidelines
• Finishing, Adjustment & Calibration
• Applying DFA to Packaging - The Final Assembly Step
• Case Studies and Benefits - Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Mechanical Machinery

Target Audience & Pre-Requisites

• Product Designer
• Industrial Engineer
• Manager

Course Duration

• 2-day program