Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Training
If you would like to purchase a copy of the applicable standard or manual, please click here
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)
- Development of cross-functional approach to share knowledge
- Use TGRs and TGWs from the DFMEA flow
- Plan for DFM/DFA small group activities (component level) within a project
- Integrate DFM/DFA in Product Design Process (proactive approach)
- Develop DFM/DFA rules, standards and checkpoints
- Establish and integrate DFM/DFA in the management system
- Utilize the DFM/DFA to achieve success in New Product Development
- Implement and sustain a DFM/DFA program impact (sustainability)
- Establish metrics (KPI) for monitoring DFM/DFA implementation
- Review mechanism and updating DFM/DFA manual and checklists
Course Outline
- Overview of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
- Design for Manufacturing and Assembly General Design Rules
- Breakout Exercise 1: Design Evaluation — General Design Rules
- Methods for Evaluating the Design for Assembly
- Boothroyd-Dewhurst Evaluation Method
- Breakout Exercise 2: Design Evaluation — Boothroyd Dewhurst Method
- Lucas DFA Method
- Breakout Exercise 3: Design Evaluation — Lucas Method
- Design for Assembly Rules and Manual Assembly Rules
- Design for Assembly Rules
- Manual Assembly Rules
- Developing Design for Assembly Checklists
- Steps in Developing a DFA Manual and Checklist
- Breakout Exercise 4: Complete a DFA Checklist
- Design for Manufacturing Rules
- Design Rules for Specific Processes with Exercises
- 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
- Breakout Exercise 6: Using Indicators
- Development of DFM/DFA Toolkit
Who Should Attend
- Program Managers
- Project Managers
- Quality Managers
- Design Engineers
- AQP Team Members
Course Materials
Each participant will receive a seminar manual and a workbook including all team breakout exercises.
Note: Omnex does not provide copies of standard(s) during training courses, but clients are encouraged to have their own copy.
Pre-Requisite
Participants should possess a working knowledge of quality systems and methodologies.