DFMA product simplification and cost analysis tools, introduced to the marketplace by Dr. Boothroyd and Dr. Dewhurst in 1983, are being used by Fortune 1000 companies who are engaged in the business of new product introductions.
These companies have cut millions of dollars from their product manufacturing costs while creating products that are easier to manufacture and maintain.
DFMA® analysis, performed in the earliest stages of concept design to quickly determine how to simplify the design for significant cost savings. DFMA analysis increases the potential to reduce manufacturing and other product life-cycle costs before they are locked in, without the expenses and efforts of original research or hiring DFM/A specialists
DFMA Software Average Reductions
Labor Costs
42%
Part Count
54%
Separate Fasteners
57%
Weight
22%
Assembly Time
60%
Assembly Cost
45%
Assembly Tools
73%
Assembly Operations
53%
Product Development Cycle
45%
Total Cost
50%
Results compiled from over 100 published case studies
DFMA software is a combination of two complementary tools:
Design for Assembly (DFA)
1.
Product simplification
2.
Competitive benchmarking tool
3.
Assembly cost and time estimation
4.
Integration with DFM for total
product cost
Design for Manufacture (DFM)
1.
Early and accurate cost estimating
2.
Supplier negotiation and
communication tool
3.
Process and material selection
4.
Customizable for your organization
DFMA latest version include
1. Printed Circuit Board (PCB) process that incorporates cost models for bare board manufacture as well as population, or assembly, of the board.
2. Automatic Assembly process that estimates the cost of assembling a product on an automatic high-speed assembly machine -and for comparison purposes, the software also computes the estimated cost of assembling the same product on a manual assembly line.
