DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE.

Abstract

Design for manufacture (DFM) represents a new awareness of the importance of design as the first manufacturing step. It recognizes that a company cannot meet quality and cost objectives with isolated design and manufacturing engineering operations. To be competitive in today's marketplace requires a single engineering effort from concept to production. The essence of the DFM approach is, therefore, the integration of product design and process planning into one common activity. The objectives of the design for manufacture approach are to identify product concepts that are inherently easy to manufacture, to focus on component design for ease of manufacture and assembly, and to integrate manufacturing process design and product design to ensure the best matching of needs and requirements.