Design for manufacturing (DFM) is the process of designing your product with the goal of making it easy to manufacture. It is a critical manufacturing tooling design and process development step ...

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Smart manufacturing is a term used to describe a connected and seamless flow of intellectual property (IP) to all teams involved, from design to manufacturing. It connects designs and data in a ...

Turning 3-dimensional product models into manufacturing process designs is no easy task. Kevin Marseilles, senior process designer with Delphi Corp.’s Saginaw Steering Systems Division, used to spend ...

Once upon a time, integrated circuits (ICs) were built by the same companies that designed them. The design of an IC was tightly integrated with the manufacturing processes available within each ...

Many industries and, indeed, companies have their own unique definitions of design for manufacturing (DFM), including how to apply it and the benefits it brings to themselves, their customers, and the ...

Manufacturing issues are one of the top reasons that we see warranty returns and loss of market share in the electronics industry. Issues like supply chain failures and printed circuit board assembly ...

Technical personnel such as engineers and designers need to have input on a device's features and intended functions. In the fiercely competitive medical device and instrumentation industry, speeding ...

In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world faced travel bans, physical lockdowns, heightened consumer demand, and supply chain disruptions across every industry. This was especially true of ...

The past decade has seen unparalleled growth in the field of cell therapy, which uses cells as therapeutic agents to treat and cure disease. Although the first transplants of blood stem cells date ...

For decades there have been five basic types of manufacturing processes. They are distinct. Great design engineers understand the nuances of these processes and tailor their designs accordingly. There ...