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DFM Basics Series

Design for Minimalism

Design for Minimalism

Accepting the age old engineering challenge of how to design with the least amount of parts.

Design for Standardization

Design for Standardization

Exploring the challenge of setting new standards in design and manufacturability.

Design for Assembly

Design for Assembly

A deeper look into designing to aid in manufacturing assembly.

Design for Component Fabrication

Design for Component Fabrication

Designing for how your parts will be made in efforts to optimize manufacturability.

Design Mistake Proof

Design Mistake Proof

How to create a mistake proof "Poka-Yoke" design with zero defects.

Design Robustly

Design Robustly

Challenging ourselves in how creatively and elegantly we can design out a manufacturability problems.

Design for Manufacturability Metrics

Design for Manufacturability Metrics

A deep dive into how we quantify DFM efforts so that we know we're making improvements in our design.

Latest Articles

The Reliable and Furious Henry Ford - DFM Engineer and Racer

The Reliable and Furious Henry Ford - DFM Engineer and Racer

Welcome to our DFM Legends series where we share renowned DFM nerds and their stories as they engineer their way through ambitious DFM challenges. 🤓 This story centers on a young Henry Ford challenging the system and designing for reliability before his name was well known. Ford had an audacious vision

A Tale of Two Steves - Designing for Manufacturability before Apple Inc.

A Tale of Two Steves - Designing for Manufacturability before Apple Inc.

Welcome to our DFM Legends series where we share renowned DFM nerds and their stories as they engineer their way through ambitious DFM challenges. 🤓 This article centers on two of my favorite Steves: Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. As with any DFM folklore, some details may be fictionalized but still

About DFM 4.0

DFM 4.0 provides a deep dive into the unconventional culture and principles that make for absurdly great design for manufacturability.