Design for Automatic Assembly

A Method for Product Design:DFA2 | DFX

DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY DFX is a collective name for methods of evaluation which aim to improve the design from different aspects. It includes for example DFA (Design For Assembly), DFM (Design For Manufacturing) and DFS (Design For Service).

A definition provided for DFA in is "the design of product and process specification for cost effective, reliable manufacture to achieve customer satisfaction and business success".
Source: A method for Product Design: DFA2 Doctoral Thesis by Stephan Eskilander

When working with DFX related topics, the meeting itself often constitutes the major part of the gain in the method. Therefore it is of special importance to have a good tool where ideas and propositions are well documented. With DFX analyses, money and effort can be saved in the product development phase. The number of components and manual steps to produce a product can often be reduced by 20-40%!

DFX | Design for Excellence Benefits:

• Reduce rework – improve productivity
• Reduced time to market
• Minimised product risk
• Improves product designs and quality
• Shorten product development time
• Maximised testability
• Enhanced customer satisfaction
• Improved overall operational efficiencies
• Quick cost estimation to design engineers

DFX
Design for Excellence (DFx) where "X" is a variable and represents "Costs", "Quality", "Manufacturability", etc. and consists of methods, guidelines, and standards for creating better quality products at the concept design phase. Adopting DFx upfront as an integral part of the product development process produces higher quality products, lower product cost, and shorter product development cycles.

Design for Cost and Design to Cost (DTC)? Design for cost and DTC consist of several life cycle cost controlling techniques when a company has a fixed design cost to meet customer expectations. Designing for cost works on engineering principles but DTC is more related to management requirements. DTC also consider value analysis which also known as Design to Value which quantifies values that can be delivered to the customer along with redesign and reworking cost. and after-the-fact-management, but only incidentally on the engineering process. Low cost cannot be managed into a product; it must be engineered into a product.

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