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Design for manufacturing and assembly, cost optimization
How to move from a working prototype to mass production? A practical guide with steps on DFM, tolerance realism, supplier selection, sample approval and pilot production.
What is lattice structure and when does it make sense in lightening? Advantages, limitations and decision guide of cellular structures made possible by additive manufacturing.
What are bend allowance, K-factor and minimum bend radius in sheet metal design? Practical DFM rules for correct opening and crack-free twisting.
What is lightweighting and material efficiency? We explain how the same design decision reduces both cost and carbon footprint.
What is generative design and topology optimization? We explain why the organic forms produced by the algorithm must pass through the DFM filter..
When does metal additive manufacturing (3D printing) really make sense? From a DfAM perspective, we explain which parts should be printed and which should remain machining/laser..
What are the 7 wastes (muda) of lean manufacturing? We explain with examples that the origin of losses such as transportation, stock, waiting, overprocessing is often a design decision..
Instead of controlling assembly errors with Poka-Yoke (error-preventing design), making them impossible with geometry. Field applications of the lean manufacturing based method.
GD&T and tolerance stacking: why is it wrong to give tight tolerances to every dimension? How to reduce cost without locking the assembly with functional tolerancing?
How we reduce assembly time and margin of error with geometry through assembly-oriented design (DFA); We explain through self-locating interfaces and part consolidation.
We explain with a real part example how 30-minute machining work descends into single-operation laser cutting with manufacturing-oriented design (DFM).
