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Generative Design Software Is Transforming the Design Process

Aided by cloud computing and artificial intelligence, generative design software is promising to transform the design process

John Sprovieri

May 13, 2019

This article is not as good as it could be. I spent many days researching the topic, finding sources, conducting interviews, and finally writing and organizing what I learned. I could have included extra information or contacted additional sources. I could have polished one section or an-other. But, at some point, the article needed to be done.

Countering Old-School Views on Design

When designing products, engineers should focus on overall assembly efficiency rather than the cost of individual parts.

Brian Rapoza

June 3, 2016

In the early 1980s, a product design methodology called design for assembly (DFA) began to gain popularity. It focused on improving efficiency by evaluating the amount of labor required for assembly. Since that time, the DFA methodology has been adopted with much success by more than 850 corporations.

Foxconn: ‘iPhone 5 Is Most Difficult Assembly’

October 18, 2012

BEIJING, China—A Foxconn executive blamed the shortage of the iPhone 5 on the device’s complicated design, calling the phone “the most difficult device that we have ever assembled.”

SME to Host DFMA Workshop

July 13, 2012

GLENDALE, CA—The Society of Manufacturing Engineers will host a two-day workshop here Oct. 4-5 on design for manufacturing and assembly.

GE Revives Appliance Park

Seth Fisher

June 1, 2012

An $800 million investment brings a legendary assembly complex back to life.

Design First, Lean Second: A Case Study

Nicholas P. Dewhurst

October 31, 2011

To illustrate how to get more from lean manufacturing by first applying the principles of DFMA, let’s examine a simple product comprised of two pieces of sheet metal.

Product Design: DFMA vs. Lean

David M. Vranson

December 22, 2010

When eliminating waste from your assembly line, don’t overlook waste that may be designed into your product from the start.

In this webinar, Promess Engineers John Lytle and Stephanie Price will walk you through several press fit strategies and why one may work better for an application over another, as well as the ways Promess was able to solve a few real-life application examples.

Join the Reshoring Initiative’s Harry Moser and special guests from across the industry to discuss reshoring trends, forecasts and opportunities and what they mean for manufacturers, factories, long-term strategies and bottom lines as we all gear up for 2022.  