Even before a product is made, designers and engineers also have to think about how it will be serviced during its lifespan and if it needs to be disassembled. Boothroyd Dewhurst's Design for Service (DFS) software helps evaluate how product design affects the serviceability of a Product.
It serves to analyze the time and costs for repair , maintenance and Servicing of parts, sub-assemblies in a product over its life and pinpoint where Product Design affects such servicing Costs.
The DFS software works on the principle that just because a product may be easy to assemble it may not be easy to service. This software provides the user with a series of reports, including suggestions for Redesign report that highlights and prioritizes areas in the service task which should be examined for service improvement.
The benefits of conducting a DFS analysis include reduced warranty costs, improved customer satisfaction and more environmentally sensitive products due to longer life through economical servicing. DFS is designed to work with DFA for rapid generation of dis-assembly sequences required for service and re-assembly. |
