Modular design is rapidly becoming the key to cost-effective automation, especially in sectors where demand variability and ...

Design-for-assembly (DFA) and design-for-manufacture (DFM) techniques can be applied to products assembled manually or automatically or manufactured by specific techniques, such as machining, die ...

Learn the principles of design for assembly for both mechanical and electronic products; Obtain detailed guidelines of DFM covering fabrication processes used by your company; Learn by doing through a ...

Engineering teams using DFX (Design For X)—including design for manufacturability, assembly, serviceability, and others—face three major challenges today.

23 thoughts on “ Retrotechtacular: Design For Assembly, 1980s-Style ” Mike B says: ... Cars are an excellent example of this. Report comment. Reply. Miroslav says: February 4, 2021 at 6:11 am ...

Design for the future. Though it’s not possible to accommodate all future production requirements, designing a flexible assembly line to accommodate future capability and adaptability will set you ...

Design for assembly, automation, and fastener selection impose their own requirements. Bolting is a common fastening method, for example, but welding may reduce the weight of an assembly.

This eliminates the need for 45 screws and cuts assembly time from 30 minutes to about six, with no tools required. And although [Will] doesn’t mention it, it must save a bunch of weight, too.