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  • Design for Maintenance Principles Explained

    Design for Maintenance Principles Explained

    Design for Maintenance is a subset of the Design for Excellence (DFX) philosophy. The philosophy considers the fact that product design can have a considerable influence over the life cycle […]

  • Design to Cost Principles Explained

    Design to Cost Principles Explained

    Design to Cost is a part of Design for Excellence (DFX) philosophy along with its other branches such as Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Supply […]

  • Design for Manufacturing and Assembly

    Design for Manufacturing and Assembly

    In the past few decades, research into design thinking has engendered a new wave of methodologies in product design and manufacturing processes. These methodologies have saved billions in product development […]

  • Design for Sustainability

    Design for Sustainability

    Design for Sustainability is an offset of the Design for X (Design for Excellence) philosophy. DFX encompasses a wide range of methodologies to improve product design and manufacturing processes. The […]

  • Design for Manufacturing

    Design for Manufacturing

    Design for Manufacturing is an emerging design philosophy under the Design for Excellence (DFX) ideology. DFX is a set of relatively new methods for managing design and production processes. These […]

  • Design for Assembly

    Design for Assembly

    Although Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles are often looked at as one subject and combined into Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA), they are separate […]

  • Design for Supply Chain Principles Explained

    Design for Supply Chain Principles Explained

    Design for Supply Chain is a part of the Design for Excellence (DFX) philosophy that focuses on creating designs that improve a certain aspect of a product. Some popular examples […]

  • Design for X (DFX) Methods

    Design for X (DFX) Methods

    Albert Einstein once said, “The best design is the simplest one that works.” But a simple design can be difficult and time-consuming to create. However, putting too little work into […]

  • Topology Optimisation

    Topology Optimisation

    In recent years, many computer-aided methods have been developed to find the most optimum design for a problem. These intelligent techniques have allowed engineers to create designs that were beyond […]

  • Generative Design – the Future of Engineering?

    Generative Design – the Future of Engineering?

    The image above depicts a drone frame created using generative design. This helps to reduce the weight of the structure by minimising material use while conforming to the engineering inputs. […]

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