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!["A History of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly" is a 1750 word article with 3 images. In short, job and task specialization began in the 1870s at the onset of the Second Industrial Revolution. A century later, engineering and manufacturing had become so specialized that they rarely talked with each other. New product designs were “thrown over the wall” to manufacturing, and then the talking started. Iterating hardened designs to be producible in an efficient manner took forever. Schedules slipped and costs increased. The Design for Manufacturability and Assembly body of knowledge bridged the gap between these two key product creation functions. The purpose of the article is to document a short history of the evolution of design for manufacturing and assembly [DFM and DFA], and to postulate how DFM/A practices might change with the advent of additive manufacturing. Early DfAM practices are already in process.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FI7wBOpX0AYSdZ8.jpg?name=orig)
ALT "A History of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly" is a 1750 word article with 3 images. In short, job and task specialization began in the 1870s at the onset of the Second Industrial Revolution. A century later, engineering and manufacturing had become so specialized that they rarely talked with each other. New product designs were “thrown over the wall” to manufacturing, and then the talking started. Iterating hardened designs to be producible in an efficient manner took forever. Schedules slipped and costs increased. The Design for Manufacturability and Assembly body of knowledge bridged the gap between these two key product creation functions. The purpose of the article is to document a short history of the evolution of design for manufacturing and assembly [DFM and DFA], and to postulate how DFM/A practices might change with the advent of additive manufacturing. Early DfAM practices are already in process.
