Spearheading this shift are advancements in virtual simulation, which bridge the gap between design and manufacturing. By simulating assembly processes before building physical prototypes ...

To get its engineers thinking about design for assembly back in the 1980s, Westinghouse made a video about a product optimized for assembly: the IBM Proprinter. The technology may be dated ...

[Will] redid his eyeball design to be as easy to assemble as possible ... This eliminates the need for 45 screws and cuts assembly time from 30 minutes to about six, with no tools required.