DFMA in the News
June 2018
DFM is a Path to Radical Profit Gains, Not Just Manufacturability - Digital Engineering
February 2018
How to Understand Total Cost of Ownership - Industrial Equipment News
October 2016
Embracing the Burden: TCO and its Effect on Offshoring Decisions - My Purchasing Center
August 2016
DFMA Cuts Billions in Manufacturing Costs - Design News
July 2016
Design for Assembly: Countering the reappearance of old-school views on product design - Designfax
July 2016
Design for Manufacturing Providence - Cutting Tool Engineering
July 2016
Talking with DFMA's Supporter of the Year - Machine Design
June 2016
Countering Old-School Views on Design - Assembly
April 2016
Design is top consideration to reduce total cost to manufacture - Plastics Today
March 2016
DFMA helps Marine design new career path - Designfax
December 2015
A Hands-on Look at Product Design and Development - Desktop Engineering
August 2015
Is DFMA the Way Forward for Reshoring Efforts? - Design News
July 2015
The Old is New Again - Desktop Engineering
June 2014
A Metric for Product Improvement - Product Design & Development
May 2014
Engineer's Toolbox: Can you handle the ultimate teardown? - Designfax
January 2014
Lean from Start to Finish - Product Design & Development
December 2013
Fast App: From Mud Stream to Value Stream - Desktop Engineering
December 2013
Case Study: A Metric for Product Improvement - Quality Magazine
December 2013
Information + Imagination = Design Optimization - Foundry Management & Technology
Continuous Improvement Drives Product Re-Design [Slideshow]
August 2013
Improving Cost Estimating for Metalcasting - Foundry Management & Technology
August 2013
Software analysis yields metric for improving product development - Machine Design
July 2013
Understanding the Value in Value Engineering - Desktop Engineering
May 2013
America's Offshoring Debacle -- Accounting for What Happened - Industry Week
April 2013
DFMA -- A Potent Lean Methodology - Assembly
April 2013
Doubling down with DFMA Software - Entertainment Engineering
March 2013
Upstream Scrutiny Drives Downstream Savings at Dynisco - Desktop Engineering
January 2013
Doubling down with DFMA; slot machine gets radical redesign and accelerated assembly - Designfax
January 2013
Designing for reshoring: Can DFM and DFA bring it home? - Plastics Today
November 2012
Upstream Scrutiny Drives Downstream Savings - Assembly
October 2012
Using Smart Design To Manufacture Cheaper Products Keeps Dynisco In The Game - Manufacturing & Technology News
October 2012
Making it manufacturable - Cutting Tool Engineering
August 2012
Cost Information Management at Whirlpool - Appliance Design
July 2012
Value engineering requires value procurement - Procurement Leaders
July 2012
Closing the R&D Cost Analysis Gap - R&D
July 2012
A down-to-earth flight plan for manufacturing success - Designfax
March 2012
Domestic Production Or Offshore Outsourcing? Teardowns Help Reveal The Right Decision - Manufacturing & Technology News
March 2012
A Down-to-Earth Flight Plan - Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
February 2012
When Engineers Take Responsibility for Cost, Good Things Happen - Design2Part Magazine
December 2011
Product Designs Require Careful Calculations - Design World
October 2011
Design First, Lean Second: A Case Study - Assembly
October 2011
Product Design: Design First; Lean Second - Assembly
October 2011
Aerospace industry “late to the game” in using design for manufacture and assembly - SME AeroDef
October 2011
Solving the design engineer’s dilemma - PlasticsToday
September 2011
Upfront Engineering is Real Business - Desktop Engineering
August 2011
The Case Against Shifting Production To China; Hidden Costs And Growing Risks Make U.S. Attractive For Manufacturing - Manufacturing & Technology News
August 2011
How to return manufacturing jobs to the U.S.: Experts give details at Boothroyd Dewhurst DFMA Forum - Designfax
July 2011
Paul Teague: Insourcing deserves a good look - Procurement Leaders
July 2011
DFMA Practices Can Play a Role in Manufacturing Reshoring - Design News
July 2011
Alcoa Makes DFMA Case for Aluminum's Sustainability - Design News
July 2011
Design for Recyclability - Design News
June 2011
The Unintended Consequeces of Design - Design News
April 2011
Prescription for Robust Medical Device Productivity - Medical Design
April 2011
Applying Lean to Product Development - Design News
April 2011
Simplifying Veterinary Device Relieves Maturing Product Symptoms - Product Design & Development
February 2011
DFMA Takes Lean to the Next Level - Designfax
February 2011
Keeping Manufacturing Onshore By Design - Design-2-Part Magazine
January 2011
DFMA helps medical OEM save plenty - Modern Plastics Worldwide
December 2010
DFMA vs. Lean - Assembly Magazine (Download PDF)
December 2010
Evolving Monocopter - Aerospace Manufacture & Design
November 2010
Southco hinges great design on DFMA software - Medical Design
November 2010
The Paul Teague Column: It's often cheaper at home - Procurement Blog
November 2010
Redesign: Out with sheet metal, in with plastics, and way, way up with the savings - Plastics Today
September 2010
DFMA Takes a Back-to-Basics Product Simplification Strategy to Cut Costs - Design News
July 2010
Design for Manufacture Can Cut Costs While Improving Overall Manufacturing Processes - Manufacturing Engineering
July 2010
DFMA Hits the Jackpot - Desktop Engineering
June 2010
Hitting the Jackpot with DFMA - Entertainment Engineering
June 2010
Hypertherm Goes Back to Basics with Design for Manufacture and Assembly
May 2010
Research & Development Magazine - Select article "Flight Meets Design Functionality"
April 2010
Custom Model - Mechanical Engineering Magazine
April 2010
Using DFMA to Control the Controller Design - Design2Part Magazine
February 2010
Case Study: Design in Cost Reduction - Quality Magazine
February 2010
Forklift Manufacturer Streamlines Design and Reduces Costs Using DFMA Software - Design World Magazine
January 2010
Getting Leaner at the Design Stage - IndustryWeek
December 2009
Establish Real-World Costs Up Front - Manufacturing Engineering
November 2009
Can Anyone Out-Lean Toyota? - Assembly Magazine
October 2009
It’s Simple: Use DFMA To Quote, Analyze, Implement & Communicate - Product Design & Development
October 2009
Purchasing learns cost modeling, accounting - Purchasing.com
September 2009
Software Cuts Costs Throughout Production Process - Modern Machine Shop
September 2009
Software: Cost Modeling - Appliance Design
June 2009
Boston-area companies expand beyond CAD alone - Mass High Tech
May 2009
Trimming Costs at the Design Stage - American Machinist magazine
April 2009
Product Simplification: Rediscover a Whole New Game - Nasa Tech Briefs
April 2009
Raymond lowers costs with forklift redesign via DFMA - SAE Off-highway Engineering
March 2009
Motorola University Achieves Smarter and Faster Product Design - Quality in Manufacturing
October 2008
Let’s Fix US Manufacturing Competitiveness - Manufacturing Engineering
August 2008
Reducing Product Costs Early On Reaps Savings - Desktop Engineering
August 2008
Perspectives on First Step in Design (Part IV) - Medical Design Technology
August 2008
Allocating Responsibility for Manufacturing Cost - IndustryWeek
June 2008
DFMA Cuts Downstream Costs - Assembly
June 2008
Survey shows DFMA lowers costs, seen and unseen - Injection Molding Magazine
May 2008
Perspectives on First Step in Design (Part IV) - Medical Design Technology
March 2008
LeCroy Takes Complexity out of the Box in Redesign - Design News
March 2008
Measuring DFMA Savings - Automation World
January 2008
Commodities prices may be high, but here is a way to control other costs - Purchasing Magazine
January 2008
Offshoring Pleasures and Pitfalls - Manufacturing Engineering
December 2007
When Design Meets Assembly Good Things Can Happen - Automotive Design & Production
December 2007
Fitting Product Design to Production Efficiency – Industry Week
November 2007
Engage product design in DFMA now; achieve lean savings of 30 to 50 percent later – Lean Directions
November 2007
Efforts Grow to Design for Disassembly – Design News
November 2007
Designing Fuel Cells for the Future - Desktop Engineering
October 2007
Design Software Rollout - Mechanical Engineering
September 2007
Building Optimum Manufacturability Into Designs - Product Design & Development
August 2007
The Next Proactive Step - Industry Week
July 2007
Designing the Future with DFMA - R & D Magazine
July 2007
Going ‘lean’ from the point a product is conceived - Providence Business News
April 2007
Deere Harvests Savings with DFMA - SAE Off-Highway Engineering magazine
February 2007
Successful Design For Assembly - Assembly Magazine
September 2006
"Engineering sees value of purchasing involvement in the design process" - Purchasing.com
September 2006
"Advice for DFMA Users" - Design News
August 2006
"Recapturing R&D Leadership" - Industry Week
July 2006
"Part Cutters" - Design News
July 2006
"DFMA Advice" - Design News
May 2006
"Better, Faster, Simpler" - Desktop Engineering
March 2006
“How Purchasing Fits in Design” - Global CPO
February 2006
"Bus designer takes the local route" - Off-Highway Magazine
October 2005
"America’s Secret Weapon: Better Designs" - Design News
October 2005
"A less-costly fuel-cell design" - Machine Design Magazine
July 2005
"Technologies to reduce production costs" - American Machinist magazine
May 2005
"The Lawnmower Man" - The Engineer Online
November 2004
"Manufacturing in China? The true cost may surprise you" - Injection Molding magazine
November/December 2004
"Using Design for Manufacture and Assembly To Meet Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System Cost Goals" Defense AT&L
September 2004
"Need to Cut Costs? Check Your Design First" - Desktop Engineering magazine
August 2004
"Simple Medicine" - Mechanical Engineering magazine
August 2004
"Software Produces Better Designs" - Assembly magazine
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