DFMA® (Design for Manufacture and Assembly) Reviews & Product Details

DFA Product Simplification software utilizes an intuitive question-and-answer interface that identifies opportunities for substantial cost reduction in a product. By applying industry-tested minimum part count criteria, the software finds parts that can be consolidated/eliminated while maintaining 100% functionality. The outcome of a DFA-based design is a more elegant product that is both functionally efficient and easy to assemble. DFA re-designs also have the added impact of increased quality and reliability, faster development time, and require fewer suppliers. DFM Concurrent Costing® software provides an immediate, thorough understanding of the primary cost drivers associated with manufacturing your product – and establishes a benchmark for what your product "should cost." Additionally, DFM guides you through an assessment of alternative processes and materials to help you generate various design proposals. Cost results update automatically as you specify tolerances, surface finishes, and other part details. Gradually, as you choose effective shape-forming processes and consider how to modify part features to lower cost, your product becomes cost optimized. The use of DFM Concurrent Costing® and DFA Product Simplification together is what constitutes DFMA®. Engineers use DFA to reduce the assembly labor within a product through the consolidation of single function parts into more elegant, multi-functional designs. The DFM software is then used to help the design engineer quickly compare the costs to produce each alternative design. The DFMA® software package gives engineers an early cost profile for each product design and provides a basis for planning and decision making. Such analyses, when performed at the earliest stages of concept design, have the potential to greatly influence manufacturing and other life cycle costs before they are solidified and become locked in place.