Basic Theory of Manual Assembly Analysis
- The need for better assembly by design
- The core principles of the Boothroyd Dewhurst method
- Reducing part count to generate savings in material and overhead costs
The DFA Steps
- Improving manual assembly methods (handling & insertion etc)
- Total time calculation
- Minimum parts count analysis
- Comparing efficiency of different designs and assembly systems
- Improvement identification
- Categorising re-design ideas, analysis and verification
Product Analysis
- Using a pre-selected product example from your company, the participants will work in small teams to apply the DFA methodology live. This process will enable participants to see the power of the process applied to one of your products
Design for Manufacture
- Linking Design for Assembly to Design for Manufacture
- Identifying potential manufacturing problems early in the cycle
- DFM process steps to a robust, cost effective part design
- Scope interfaces
- Functional description
- Interface performance values
- Part feature specification
- Prioritise part features
- Understand process variability and cost
- Review process capability and cost
- Re-design and/or re-specify process
Summary
- Next steps & action planning
