ETD 313 Design for Manufacture and Assembly

Course Description: Principles and methodologies for designing parts and products for: ease and efficiency of manufacture and assembly; maintenance and usability during the service life, along with disposal and recycling at the end of service. Students will be able to apply DFMA principles to lower the cost of designing, commissioning, and using new products.

  1. Identify appropriate methods of designing parts based on the manufacturing process used during the part creation.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to apply DFMA principles to lower design costs.
  3. Explain methods used to improve designs to reduce waste.
  4. Apply appropriate materials to design to improve the recyclability of the final product.

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Design for Manufacture and Assembly by Roberta Gagnon and Andrea Bearman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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