This two-day seminar will help participants learn to simplify the design of assemblies by reducing part count, changing the designs of parts, and minimizing the time required for assembly. Strategies will be explored to help reduce the cost of the remaining parts. DFM (Design for Manufacturing) lowers the cost of manufacturing and DFA (Design for Assembly) will help to minimize the cost of assembly. Participants are encouraged to bring their assembly designs to the training and to use the designs in their own workshops.

Seminar Content Design for Assembly Introducing the DFA Strategies Workshop: Eliminate and Combine Parts Reducing the Complexity of Insertion and Handling Single Handed Top-Down Assembly Optimizing Assembly Flow Workshop: Estimating Design Efficiency Design for Manufacturing Introducing the DFM Strategies Creating the Design: Morphological Charts Developing the Product Design Definition Estimating Costs Redesign for Cost Reduction (DFM Principles) PFMEA/DFMEA, Interactions, and Error State Analysis Eliminating Quality and Reliability Problems through DFR Assessing the Cost Savings

Complimentary breakfast and lunch included. Each participant will receive a comprehensive manual at the start of the seminar and upon successful completion, participants will receive certification.