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Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
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Note:Pricing is dependent on location and may vary.Course Duration: 3 Days - 8 Hours/day
This three-day hands-on seminar is intended to provide insight on the influence of Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFM/DFA) on quality, performance and cost.
Learning Objectives
· Crete advanced knowledge in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (knowledge preparation)
o Development of cross-functional approach to share knowledge
o Use TGRs and TGWs from the DFMEA flow
o Plan for DFM/DFA small group activities (component level) within a project
· Integrate DFM/DFA in Product Design Process (proactive approach)
o Develop DFM/DFA rules, standards and checkpoints
o Establish and integrate DFM/DFA in the management system
o Utilize the DFM/DFA to achieve success in New Product Development
· Implement and sustain a DFM/DFA program impact (sustainability)
o Establish metrics (KPI) for monitoring DFM/DFA implementation
o Review mechanism and updating DFM/DFA manual and checklists
· Overview of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
· Design for Manufacturing and Assembly General Design Rules
o Breakout Exercise 1: Design Evaluation — General Design Rules
· Methods for Evaluating the Design for Assembly
o Boothroyd-Dewhurst Evaluation Method
o Breakout Exercise 2: Design Evaluation — Boothroyd Dewhurst Method
o Lucas DFA Method
o Breakout Exercise 3: Design Evaluation — Lucas Method
· Design for Assembly Rules and Manual Assembly Rules
o Design for Assembly Rules
o Manual Assembly Rules
· Developing Design for Assembly Checklists
o Steps in Developing a DFA Manual and Checklist
o Breakout Exercise 4: Complete a DFA Checklist
· Design for Manufacturing Rules
o Design Rules for Specific Processes with Exercises
o Breakout Exercise 5: Evaluate the Manufacturability of a Design
· Developing Design for Manufacturing Checklists
· New Product Development Methodology
· Introduction to Characteristics Linkage and Flowdown
· DFM/DFA Integration in Product Development Cycle
· Effectiveness Monitoring / Evaluation and Review
o Breakout Exercise 6: Using Indicators
· Development of DFM/DFA Toolkit
Who Should Attend
· Program Managers
· Project Managers
· Quality Managers
· Design Engineers
· AQP Team Members
Each participant will receive a seminar manual and a workbook including all team breakout exercises.
Participants should possess a working knowledge of quality systems and methodologies.