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Design for Maintenance Principles Explained
22.02.2023Design 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 […]
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Design to Cost Principles Explained
20.09.2022Design 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 […]
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Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
11.04.2022In 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 […]
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Design for Sustainability
09.03.2022Design 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 […]
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Design for Manufacturing
01.12.2021Design 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 […]
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Design for Assembly
28.09.2021Although 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 […]
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Design for Supply Chain Principles Explained
15.07.2021Design 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 […]
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Design for X (DFX) Methods
17.06.2021Albert 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 […]
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Topology Optimisation
03.11.2020In 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 […]
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Generative Design – the Future of Engineering?
15.10.2020The 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. […]
