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DFMA Guidelines

This document provides an overview of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) guidelines. It discusses the similarities and differences between Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA), noting that DFM focuses on reducing part production costs while DFA focuses on assembly costs. DFMA is defined as a design review method that identifies the optimal part design, material choice, and assembly/fabrication operations to produce an efficient and cost-effective product. The document outlines general DFMA guidelines proposed by researchers, including minimizing the number of components, using standard parts, designing for easy manufacturability and assembly, and avoiding separate fasteners.

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DFMA Guidelines

This document provides an overview of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) guidelines. It discusses the similarities and differences between Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA), noting that DFM focuses on reducing part production costs while DFA focuses on assembly costs. DFMA is defined as a design review method that identifies the optimal part design, material choice, and assembly/fabrication operations to produce an efficient and cost-effective product. The document outlines general DFMA guidelines proposed by researchers, including minimizing the number of components, using standard parts, designing for easy manufacturability and assembly, and avoiding separate fasteners.

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Lesson 14

Manufacturing Guidelines for Product Design


DFMA Guidelines

Dr. Inderdeep Singh


Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Source : Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly, Second Edition by Geoffrey Boothroyd, Peter Dewhurst and Winston Knight 1
Similarities
• Both DFM and DFA seek to reduce material, overhead,
and labor cost.

• They both shorten the product development cycle time.

• Both DFM and DFA seek to utilize standards to reduce cost


Differences
Design for Assembly (DFA)
concerned only with reducing product assembly cost
• Minimizes number of assembly operations
• Individual parts tend to be more complex in design

Design for Manufacturing (DFM)


concerned with reducing overall part production cost
• Minimizes complexity of manufacturing operations
• Uses common datum features and primary axes
What is DFMA
• DFMA is a DESIGN REVIEW METHOD

It identifies:

-OPTIMAL PART DESIGN


-MATERIAL CHOICE
-ASSEMBLY AND FABRICATION OPERATIONS TO PRODUCE AN
EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE PRODUCT

• It reveals that initial ideas may not be the most effective.

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• Design guidelines are qualitative


description of good design
practices.

• Design guidelines are intended


to be used by designer during
design synthesis.

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By Professor Henry Stoll

• Number of components in a product should be minimum.

• Design a modular product.

• Use standard components.

• Integrate parts, aim to multifunctional components.

• Design components, which can be used widely on different components.


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• Design easily manufacturable product.

• Avoid using separate fasteners.

• Minimize assembly stages and positions.

• Maximize compatibility.

• Minimize handling.
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According to Boothroyd & Dewhurst ideal characteristic of part assembly


are:-
• Part is inserted from top of the assembly so that gravity helps to stabilize
the partial assembly.
• Parts and assembly site can be designed to be self aligning. The chamfer
is most common self alignment feature.
• Parts are assembled in one single linear motion.
• Parts are secured immediately after insertion
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Creative phase
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Similar looking screws having
Different Sizes are confusing.

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Design to eliminate Fasteners and to place them away from obstructions.

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Thank You

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