DFM Software Streamlines Process of Verifying That a Product Can Be Mass Produced
DFM (design for manufacturability) software is created to save time and money in the design and product development process by preventing errors in design the first time around and making certain a product can be easily produced with available manufacturing processes at a reasonable cost.
DISCUS DFM software saves costs and time by working in concert with the first article inspection (FAI) process to determine whether a product design is practical for mass production in its initial version or whether it needs to be modified.
DFM software automatically updates the product design details during the FAI process and adds notations to be followed. And through the process, the software enables users to add notes to the design. Geometric dimensioning and tolerances (GD&T) are integrated in the DFM software.
The software generates a written report regarding the design’s manufacturability as well as a bill of characteristics, bill of processes and bill of documents for each part that is analyzed.
DISCUS DFM software offers a variety of advantages:
- Because it assures that the design is analyzed and corrected properly before manufacturing begins, it saves the need for time-consuming, corrective design work later on in the process.
- It allows part features to be customized according to the manufacturing process to be used.
- It compares DFM criteria with part features to make certain the part can be made with available manufacturing capabilities and recommends the most appropriate manufacturing processes at the lowest possible cost.
- It automatically generates routings and work instructions for manufacturing.
DFM software also saves costs because it enables analysis of a part’s producibility early in the development process when engineers are still involved in working on completing the design.
DISCUS software is capable of working in 3D to further save time and cost, while assuring engineering quality and productivity. Throughout the DFM process, the software allows design details to be added accurately to drawings to ensure that the part is correctly manufactured, following the design specifications using the manufacturing processes that have been selected as being most appropriate and practical.
