Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)

Custom component no-quotes and high quotes, supplier missed shipments, difficulty sourcing metal stock, ...

These are all symptoms of component and assembly designs that don't include Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) considerations.

The focus of DFMA is to prioritize ease of component fabrication and simplified assembly of components. The trick is to do them while also meeting component and assembly performance and reliability requirements.

There are several DFMA principles. This webinar will cover three:

  • Materials compatibility with fabrication and joining processes
  • Design component features that are compatible with fabrication and joining processes
  • Consult with manufacturing experts

Applying these principles is critical if you want to reduce time-to-market, reduce total production costs, and meet shipment targets.

This is a video recording of a webinar presentation. The video is about 30 minutes. You will receive a course slide document and have 12 weeks access to the webinar recording.

Topics covered

This webinar will cover three design for manufacturing and assembly principles:

  • Materials compatibility with fabrication and joining processes
  • Design component features that are compatible with fabrication and joining processes
  • Consult with manufacturing experts

Who will like this video

Product designers who want a solid understanding of design for manufacturing and assembly principles so they can

  • Design lower cost components and assemblies
  • Have fewer supplier and manufacturing problems
  • Launch products faster

Course certificate

No training credit is awarded for this training because of its short length

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Individual: Fee is per person. Add the webinar to your cart and pay. You will receive an email with instructions on how to access the training. Registering for someone else? Register using their name and email address at the start of the check-out process, and use your credit card to pay.

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