a one page crib sheet of the Design for Innovation in Manufacturing, known as DFIM

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Customer
Requirements,
Data
Standards
e-CAD
data input
CAM / DFM
s/w package
Run Design for
Manufacturability
Analysis and
review results
Do
manufacturability
issues
exist?
Document
Issues in the
DFM report
Use principles
to Identify
viable
solutions
Yes
No
Prototype
New
Component
solutions for ES
Build ES
Prototypes
(w/ Mfg. Eng.
at build)
Identify
Contradictions
Check DFM
violations
against customer
Product cost and
Performance
requirements
Low
Risk
Med & High
Risk
Review
Manufacturing
Performance
(w/ mfg floor feedback)
Legend:
ES = Engineering System
CAM = Computer Automated Manufacturing
DFM = Design for Manufacturability
Release
Product for
High Volume
Mfg
DFM Tool as a Virtual
Prototyping Tool
Continue NPI
Builds for
Statistical
significance
Root cause
for low yield
High
Yield
Trends of ES
Evolution
Analysis
S-Curve
Analysis
Low Yield
Problem
solved with
standard
Engineering
approach
No
Yes
DfIM Flow
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